Heather Stefanson
Party leader and PC candidate in the Tuxedo Winnipeg race.
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Oversight misfiring – Winnipeg Free Press
25 August 2023
Winnipeg Free Press - ...Shefman requested provincial funding to help cover his fees representing Craig’s father. It was denied. A direct plea to then justice minister Heather Stefanson went nowhere. After an appeal to the Manitoba Ombudsman — which called for Manitoba Justice to review its decision — the department funded 12.5...
Les employés de MPI pourraient être en grève dès lundi
25 August 2023
Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - Les employés de la Société d'assurance publique du Manitoba (MPI) pourraient être en grève dès lundi matin, si aucun accord n’est trouvé ce week-end, a annoncé leur syndicat vendredi. La grève pourrait être déclenchée lundi, à 7 h 30, selon un communiqué du Syndicat des employés généraux et des fonctionnaires du Manitoba (MGEU).Tous les employés à l'échelle de la province préparent des moyens de pression. L'arbitrage est un processus équitable et indépendant qui aurait permis d'éviter une grève, et permis à MGEU de présenter ses arguments à un arbitre indépendant. MPI affirme avoir mis en place un plan pour préserver les services essentiels, en cas de conflit de travail, notamment en redirigeant les demandes de la clientèle vers les courtiers partenaires de la société d'État. Enfin, toutes les polices d'assurance et tous les permis de conduire existants resteront valides pendant la période d'interruption de travail.
MPI details contract offer for 1,700 employees preparing to strike next week
24 August 2023
Winnipeg Free Press - ...impacts to MPI employees and their families can still be avoided,” Keith said in the news release. The MGEU has accused the Tories under Premier Heather Stefanson of restricting how much MPI and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries, another Crown corporation, could bargain through a set wage mandate. Ross said...
Le NPD annonce 40 nouveaux pompiers pour servir Waverley West
24 August 2023
La Liberte - ...répondants doivent arriver sur les lieux en moins de 5 minutes après l’appel pour avoir la chance d’éteindre un feu et sauver une maison. Heather Stefanson et John Reyes (le député conservateur de Waverley West) n’ont pas adéquatement répondu aux besoins de cette communauté grandissante. Le temps...
Firefighters union backed Stefanson’s leadership campaign, but supports NDP in upcoming election
24 August 2023
CBC Manitoba - ...firefighters union that backed Heather Stefanson's Progressive Conservative leadership bid is switching sides, supporting Wab Kinew's NDP, which committed Thursday to hiring 40 firefighters in southwest Winnipeg if elected in the upcoming election. United Firefighters of Winnipeg president Tom Bilous said he's...
Stefanson decision on landfill search ‘indefensible’: Amnesty International Canada
24 August 2023
Winnipeg Free Press - ...and Prairie Green landfills for missing murder victims. The federal government has indicated a willingness to help in search efforts, but Premier Heather Stefanson has said the province won’t participate. She has cited the risk to searchers from hazardous materials and how a search might affect the trial —...
Amnesty International denounces Manitoba premier’s decision on landfill search – Winnipeg
24 August 2023
Global News - ...Thursday, the human rights organization — alongside the grassroots group Families of Sisters in Spirit — said it denounces Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson’s decision not to search the Prairie Green and Brady Road landfills for the remains of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and an unidentified woman who...
Liquor firms try to influence government
24 August 2023
Winnipeg Free Press - ...Canada, Labatt Brewing and Diageo Canada have all pursued meetings and correspondence with government officials, Tory cabinet ministers and Premier Heather Stefanson over the past 18 months to discuss liquor modernization and retail expansion, according to lobby registry records. As recently as Aug. 1, Labatt...
Liberals pledge $300m green fund if elected
24 August 2023
Brandon Sun - ...judged that to be insufficient and forced its own plan on the province. Manitoba sued, but lost in federal court. Early this year, current Premier Heather Stefanson announced a $200-million Carbon Tax Relief Fund to send $225 to each individual and $375 to each couple in Manitoba to alleviate the financial...
Truth is the first casualty of an election campaign – Brandon Sun
24 August 2023
Brandon Sun - ...bravado politicians love to summon. Not that he needed it, but Kinew had another motivation in the form of a counter-allegation from Premier Heather Stefanson that is, also, a bald-faced lie. Starting earlier this year, Stefanson has accused the NDP of harbouring a secret plan to jack the provincial sales...