Dougald Lamont
Party leader and Liberal candidate in the St. Boniface Winnipeg race.
Dougald can be reached on social media,at dougald@manitobaliberals.ca,or by calling 204-269-9253.
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September 4, 2019
ChrisD - ...— The Manitoba Liberals are promising to fight for a national pharmacare program if they form government after Tuesday’s election. Leader Dougald Lamont says Ottawa would shoulder the burden of costs and the Liberals would work with any federal government to bring it in. He says there needs to be...
Dougald Lamont dishes on music, elbow patches and ending a 66-year Liberal drought
September 4, 2019
CBC Manitoba - Dougald Lamont wants you to know he does not wear elbow patches on his tweed suit jackets but he will patch up the health care mess he says the Progressive Conservatives have thrust on Manitoba. Oh, and a word of advice from the leader of Manitoba's Liberal Party? Don't do anything to embarrass your mom. After...
Liberals promise independent tax review if elected
September 4, 2019
CTV - ...a news release, the Liberals call themselves, “the only party running whose platform does not offer Brian Pallister a tax cut.” Liberal leader Dougald Lamont said even the NDP and the Green Party are proposing tax changes, which would directly benefit the province’s wealthiest. Lamont criticized their...
Manitoba Liberals promise to opt into national pharmacare program
September 4, 2019
CBC Manitoba - ...system in Canada if elected next Tuesday. The Liberals say they would partner with any government that introduces such a program. Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont said his promise would be paid for by a federal government funding transfer, which he claimed would add no new cost to Manitoba's health care...
Candidates running in Winnipeg’s inner-city nearly all riding outsiders, CBC News analysis finds
September 4, 2019
CBC Manitoba - ...has twice earned the trust of his constituents in Fort Whyte because they can count on him to be a strong voice for the community." Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, who lives in Fort Garry but is running St. Boniface, says he's actively searching for homes in that community. Lamont said he expected to be moved...
Liberal candidate draws fire for remark on MMIWG inquiry
September 4, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...the calls for justice when the report was first released. When asked about the comment at a news conference Tuesday, Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont said the "most important thing" is implementing the inquiry’s recommendations. The party apologized for Huband’s comments and is clear in its...
Privatization unpopular: poll
September 3, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...show the Liberals are somewhat open to privatizing services, despite the provincial party rejecting that idea. Two months ago, Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont pledged a strict "no privatization" policy if elected, for any Crown services. Yet among those polled, Liberal supporters were much more likely to...
The path to premier
September 3, 2019
The Manitoban (UofM) - ...that has to be interconnected through everything else that you do.” “We all want to leave a better Earth to the future than we inherited” Dougald Lamont, Manitoba Liberal Party Liberal Party leader Dougald Lamont believes all other party issues hinge on how we approach one — climate change. “We...
Liberal leader offers 24-hour indoor spaces to reduce crime, improve safety across province
September 3, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...Leader Dougald Lamont’s strategy to tackle safety is to set-up 24-hour spaces where Manitobans can seek shelter and activities indoors. Lamont promised Tuesday that his party would spend $5 million annually on a province-wide Safe Place program. The funding will come out of the federal government’s...
Kids grill candidates with tough questions
September 3, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...the inner city and ranging in age from 6 to 16, about politics and how elections work. "Holy smokes... You guys are tough," said Liberal leader Dougald Lamont, addressing a very engaged group of future voters taking part in Kids Can Vote, an initiative of West Broadway's Art City. If the Wolseley...