Wab Kinew
Party leader and NDP candidate in the Fort Rouge Winnipeg race.
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« Previous 1 2 3 … 72 Next »Pallister shuffles cabinet, adds two portfolios
October 23, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...tweeted he's "appreciated Squires' accessibility on files in the past," and is pleased to see a minister from Winnipeg in the role. NDP Leader Wab Kinew said Pallister's decision to retain Friesen and Goertzen in health and education, respectively, is bad news for Manitobans. "With ministers...
Pallister shuffles the deck, creates new departments
October 23, 2019
Winnipeg Sun - ...minister. -Rochelle Squires remains the minister responsible for Francophone affairs. How the opposition NDP responded -In a tweet, NDP leader Wab Kinew alleged the shuffle “shows it’s still full steam ahead on cuts to education and health.” He was not available for interviews to explain that...
Letters, Oct. 19
October 19, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...Wolfe Winnipeg Cannabis missteps Re: Province’s money-losing marijuana numbers don’t add up, opposition leaders say (Oct. 16) I join with Wab Kinew and Dougald Lamont in their criticisms of the Pallister government’s report on profits from the sale of cannabis. The alleged one-time costs are...
Province’s money-losing marijuana numbers don’t add up, opposition leaders say
October 16, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...provincial government has been adamant in saying it doesn't expect to generate profits from cannabis sales anytime soon. In an email, NDP Leader Wab Kinew predicted the province should be able to keep "most if not all of the revenue from cannabis sales" next year, money he said could be spent fixing...
Beddome back on the campaign trail
October 15, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...was unsuccessful in wrestling the MLA seat from Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew and the party failed to win a seat for Greens in Manitoba, but they are carrying the campaign momentum into the federal effort. His candidacy for the federal race was confirmed in late 2018, but an early provincial...
Province makes about-face on changes to Crown land leases after backlash from ranchers
October 11, 2019
CBC Manitoba - ...also have been a blow to his children, he says, who are interested in taking over the family business, which is almost 100 years old. NDP Leader Wab Kinew says the changes would have had a negative impact on young ranchers in Manitoba. He raised it in question period this week and on Friday the...
Stormy weather cuts legislature session short
October 10, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...may find it difficult to get home for the Thanksgiving weekend if the session did not wrap up early. The storm was also on the mind of NDP Leader Wab Kinew, as he used it as a pretext to ask the premier about potential government-mandated job cuts at Manitoba Hydro. Noting thousands of Winnipeggers...
Injection drug use top reason for new HIV cases in Manitoba: report
October 9, 2019
CBC Manitoba - ...at 20.9 per cent. The report is from July but was brought up in question period at the Manitoba Legislature Wednesday by Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew, who asked if Premier Brian Pallister would take a harm reduction approach, calling the situation a crisis. The NDP want a safe consumption site...
Les modifications aux baux des terres de la Couronne inquiètent les jeunes éleveurs
October 8, 2019
Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...difficultés depuis des années et affirment qu'ils ne se sont jamais remis des inondations de 2011 et 2014. Le chef de l'opposition officielle, Wab Kinew, a déclaré que ces changements écarteraient les petits agriculteurs et permettraient aux grandes entreprises de prendre leur place. Ils vont...
Young ranchers will feel brunt of changes to Crown land leases: Manitoba Beef Producers
October 8, 2019
CBC Manitoba - ... Some cattle ranchers in the province have been struggling for years and say they've never recovered from the floods of 2011 and 2014. NDP Leader Wab Kinew says the changes will have a negative impact on young ranchers in Manitoba. (Austin Grabish/CBC) Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew says the changes...