NDP, Students and Faculty Stand Together to Oppose Political Interference in Post-Secondary Education

NDP Critic for Economic Development and Training, Jamie Moses, and the Leader of the Official Opposition, Wab Kinew, stood with the Canadian Federation of Students and the Manitoba Organizations of Faculty Associations to demand the PCs abandon their plans to interfere in post-secondary institutions and limit student freedom and independence. ...

PC Government Refuses to Pass Anti-Racism Legislation

The PCs refused to pass legislation that would make workplaces safer and more inclusive spaces for all Manitobans especially BIPOC Manitobans. NDP MLA for St. Vital, Jamie Moses, brought forward a bill to address systemic racism in the workplace but the PCs refused to let it pass. “All Manitobans have...

Conservatives Freeze Funding for Children’s Disability Services

The Pallister Conservatives have frozen funding to disability services for children for the last two years, despite a growing number of children in need of supports and children on the waitlist for services. “It is important that every Manitoban, whether they have additional needs or not, feel included and supported...

Hydro Increases Rates and Freezes Wages While Expecting Tens of Millions More in Profit

Manitoba Hydro’s third quarterly report of 2020 shows the Crown corporation is projecting a net income of $111 million--$64 million more than originally budgeted. Despite this windfall, the PC government has ordered a nearly 3% rate increase and kept wages for Hydro workers frozen for years. “The PCs have used...

NDP Calls on Government to Address She-cession on International Women’s Day

Standing at the Legislature with working women, the female and non-binary members of the NDP Caucus called on the PC government to acknowledge and address the ‘she-cession’ in Manitoba. NDP Critic for the Status of Women, Malaya Marcelino, detailed how Manitoban women have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic...

NDP Send Letter on Hidden Bills