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Manitoba’s elections commissioner says the government broke ban on election promotion

6 July 2023

CTV - ...spending $1,800 on her bid for the Progressive Conservative leadership before the campaign period formally began in 2021. Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont accused the Tories in a written statement of undermining democracy. "These rules are supposed to help create a level playing field for parties and...

Inmate population continues to grow in provincial jails

5 July 2023

Brandon Sun - ...harming a lot of families, they’re harming a lot of social networks, and it’s going to take generations to repair.” Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont attributed the growing inmate population to the justice system catching up from the COVID-19 pandemic and an increased focus on jailing people who...

Inmate population continuing to grow in provincial jails

5 July 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...harming a lot of families, they’re harming a lot of social networks, and it’s going to take generations to repair.” Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont attributed the growing inmate population to the justice system catching up from the COVID-19 pandemic and an increased focus on jailing people who...

Province advised not to enact NDA law

30 June 2023

Brandon Sun - ...Commission has advised the government not to enact a law restricting the use of non-disclosure agreements in discrimination and harassment cases. Dougald Lamont said the commission’s decision also means victims will continue to suffer in silence. “Unfortunately, the report repeats many of the...

Manitoba shouldn’t restrict use of NDAs for harassment, discrimination cases, report says

29 June 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...NDAs, saying doing so could cause "serious unintended consequences" and could "negatively impact" people who sign them. But Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, who has twice introduced bills that would restrict NDAs, said the agreements can sweep harassment and abuse under the rug. "We know for a fact —...

Kinew sticks to script as Tory surge in poll erases NDP lead

21 June 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...party to kind of come up the middle, but that doesn’t seem to be happening.” That will happen, once the writ is dropped, said Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont. “Campaigns matter and we’ve shown that, consistently, in every campaign I’ve run as leader,” he said, dismissing the attention paid to...

Real-time voting reports to be game-changer in Manitoba’s next election

21 June 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...to pick up paper forms, they can just log in to the portal to see that information.” –Mike Ambrose, Elections Manitoba Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont said the near instantaneous access to voter data will change the game on election day. “It’s the end of a paperwork nightmare,” Lamont said....

Wait forces couple to pay for MRI in Calgary

14 June 2023

Brandon Sun - ...coming here and staying here,” said Linklater. The province has the funds to pay people what they are worth, said Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, who added that when the province is exporting patients to Alberta, it’s exporting money there as well. “This year alone, the government of...

Lamont sees ‘huge opportunity’

14 June 2023

Brandon Sun - ...a visit to Brandon this week, Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont took time on Tuesday afternoon to sit down with Brandon Sun editor Matt Goerzen. The following Q&A reflects part of their conversation. It has been edited for clarity and length. Matt Goerzen — So I’ll start by asking you just out...

‘If it walks like a PC attack ad’: Out-of-province group attacks Manitoba NDP leader in advertising campaign

9 June 2023

CTV - ...emailed statement to CTV news, a PC spokesperson said “(The) PC caucus has not had any role with this third party group whatsoever.” However, Dougald Lamont, the leader of the Manitoba Liberals, isn’t convinced. “If it walks like a PC attack ad, it talks like a PC attack ad, and it looks like a PC...