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Where the leaders are in the Manitoba election campaign

6 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...Party of Manitoba Leader Heather Stefanson speaks during a news conference in Whistler, B.C., Tuesday, June 27, 2023; Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew speaks at the Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023; and Manitoba Liberal Party Leader Dougald Lamont speaks to the...

Money talk expected to dominate Day 2 of Manitoba’s provincial election campaign – Winnipeg Free Press

6 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...Lamont is set to release his full costed platform, which he says will outline his promises and show how they would be paid for. Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew speaks to media during a press conference to kick off the 2023 Manitoba election campaign at the West Broadway Commons in Winnipeg on Tuesday,...

An NDP chicken in every pot — so they say – Winnipeg Free Press

6 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...that keeps the New Democrats in the news and, therefore, on voters’ minds, but is it a winning tactic? By promising the world, NDP leader Wab Kinew has set expectations sky-high. With such lofty goals, valid questions remain about how, exactly, the party will implement and fund everything it has...

Liberal leader brushes off Axworthy’s letter backing Kinew

5 September 2023

Winnipeg Free Press - ...Liberal leader said he is not offended Lloyd Axworthy, an elder statesman and longtime Liberal, has written in support of NDP Leader Wab Kinew. Axworthy, a former federal cabinet heavyweight, including as foreign affairs minister, who was president of the University of Winnipeg from 2004 to...

Les partis font leurs premières promesses à l’aube de la campagne électorale manitobaine | Élections au Manitoba 2023

5 September 2023

Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...le NPD s’est adressé aux médias en début d’après-midi pour réitérer ses principaux engagements en matière de santé. Le chef du parti, Wab Kinew, a rappelé sa promesse de construire ou de rouvrir les salles d’urgence de plusieurs hôpitaux et d’engager plus de personnel en santé. Il a...

Provincial parties commit to international student health

5 September 2023

The Manitoban (UofM) - ...no justification for it, even to save money,” said Lamont. “Every single justification the PCs have offered is false, and frankly, cruel.” Wab Kinew, leader of the Manitoba NDP, said he wants institutions to have the ability to attract international students choosing between universities like UBC...

La campagne électorale est lancée : le NPD mise sur la santé

5 September 2023

La Liberte - ...de la campagne électorale. Alors que dans un sondage mené par Probe Research au mois de juin, les deux partis étaient au coude à coude, Wab Kinew, le chef du NPD a clairement montré son intention de faire de la santé sa priorité de campagne. « Vous avez un choix très clair à faire pour...

Wab Kinew’s unlikely path from rapper, reporter to politician vying to be next Manitoba premier

5 September 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...artist. Journalist. Economics student. Wab Kinew's path as a young man, including several brushes with the law and some convictions, did not appear a likely path to politics. But as he entered his 30s, he decided political office might be where he could make a difference. One of the reasons he cites...

Manitoba PCs promise to lower income taxes over next 4 years

5 September 2023

CBC Manitoba - ...her promise to fight the federal government's carbon tax on the natural gas Manitobans use to heat their homes if re-elected this fall. NDP Leader Wab Kinew said the affordability pledges were poorly thought out and desperate, arguing that the PCs were serious about them, they could have made them part...

From rapper to reporter to politician: A profile of Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew – Winnipeg

5 September 2023

Global News - ...artist. Journalist. Economics student. Wab Kinew’s path as a young man, including several brushes with the law and some convictions, did not appear a likely path to politics. But as he entered his 30s, he decided political office might be where he could make a difference. One of the reasons he...