Nahanni Fontaine

NDP candidate in the St. Johns Winnipeg race.

Nahanni can be reached on social media, at [email protected], or by calling 431-293-0637.

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NDP pledge ‘swift measures’ to support MMIWG2S

11 August 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...focus on the safety and welfare of Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited peoples in Manitoba,” NDP families critic and MMIWG2S spokesperson Nahanni Fontaine said in a news release. The Opposition held a campaign announcement at the MMIWG2S monument at The Forks on Friday morning. NDP MLA Nahanni...

Le NPD du Manitoba dénonce l’inaccessibilité d’un site qui compile des données publiques

4 August 2023

Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...données sur plusieurs domaines, allant de la santé à la justice, soit inaccessible. La leader parlementaire du NPD à l'Assemblée législative, Nahanni Fontaine, affirme que le gouvernement progressiste-conservateur manque de transparence et considère que la province ne veut pas que les Manitobains puissent...

NDP calls deleting website that tracked government progress a blow to transparency

4 August 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...wiped clean — which the NDP claims is one way the Progressive Conservative government is hiding from its failings. On Friday, NDP house leader Nahanni Fontaine alleged the government doesn't want Manitobans to know the truth about how the province has fared under their leadership. "It seems highly suspect...

Provincial government progress tracker goes offline

4 August 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...is expected later this year, the message states. “There’s no more information in respect of any of the key priority areas,” NDP house leader Nahanni Fontaine said Friday, as the Opposition held a news conference to bring attention to the obsolete web page. The St. Johns MLA argued the dashboard was a...

Une annonce qui interroge

2 August 2023

La Liberte - ...nos sœurs à la maison. » Un message qu’elle conclut avec l’hashtag #SearchTheLandfill. Plusieurs réactions poltiques De son côté, Nahanni Fontaine, députée manitobaine pour le Nouveau Parti démocratique (NDP), relaie la nouvelle sur son compte X et indique : « Cette annonce ne reflète pas...

NDP calls $2.5B in promised spending fishy

1 August 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...in light of broken pre-election promises in 2016 and 2019. The Tories countered that the only cuts they want to make is to taxes. NDP house leader Nahanni Fontaine and party whip Matt Wiebe held a press conference Tuesday to remind Manitobans that when the Tories promised to protect front-line health services...

Blockade must go: judge – Winnipeg Free Press

14 July 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...democratic rights for demonstrations, prioritizing safety for everyone involved,” the statement said. After the decision was announced, NDP MLA Nahanni Fontaine visited the protest site to show support and ensure the safety of women and children at the blockade was being prioritized. JESSICA LEE / WINNIPEG...

Petition seeks to reverse WCC inmate beadwork sales policy

23 June 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...finished beadwork pieces confiscated until they are released. “That’s what beadwork is now in the jail, contraband,” Burling said. NDP MLA Nahanni Fontaine said she has heard the same concerns through an informal group of women who provide support to those incarcerated at WCC. Fontaine brought up the...

Co-ops struggle to keep housing affordable

10 June 2023

Brandon Sun - ...some of the announced funding to housing operators whose agreements expired in previous years. In an emailed statement, Manitoba NDP housing critic Nahanni Fontaine wrote the government has a role to play in maintaining affordable housing. “Housing co-ops are an important part of the affordable housing...