Wab Kinew
Party leader and NDP candidate in the Fort Rouge Winnipeg race.
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« Previous 1 … 3 4 5 … 72 Next »Saving energy a priority, Manitoba government vows, despite funding halt to furnace replacement program
October 3, 2019
CBC Manitoba - ...a pool of money supporting efficiency improvements, so its funds cannot be spent on improving the efficiency of natural gas projects. NDP leader Wab Kinew questioned how the government could reduce natural gas consumption while pulling funding. 'This is a bad move' "This is going to mean a bigger...
Pallister government faces scrutiny after furnace replacement program axed
October 3, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...a bad move, because this is going to mean a bigger carbon footprint for our province,” NDP Leader Wab Kinew said of the axing of the furnace replacement program. The NDP seized on the revelations to condemn the Progressive Conservative government for failing to address climate change. The...
Manitoba’s next step: where to draw line on civil service numbers
October 3, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...economic growth. They want the provincial government to be an employment agency whose primary goal is to provide jobs for Manitobans. NDP Leader Wab Kinew complained during legislative committee hearings this week cutting 2,000 civil service jobs has an adverse impact on the economy. (Ruth Bonneville /...
Danielle Adams sworn in as Thompson MLA, named critic for childcare, housing, disability and poverty
October 2, 2019
Thompson Citizen - ...in Winnipeg Sept. 27 and was subsequently named the Manitoba NDP’s critic for childcare, housing, disability and poverty matters by party leader Wab Kinew, who highlighted the party’s diversity, with six women, five Indigenous people, two queer people and nine people of colour among the party’s 17...
Un emploi sur quatre n’est pas occupé aux urgences de l’Hôpital Saint-Boniface
October 1, 2019
Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...d'attente empirent parce que le gouvernement ne peut pas doter les salles d'urgence de Winnipeg et de toute la province , a déclaré le chef du NPD Wab Kinew lors de la première période de questions depuis l'élection provinciale il y a trois semaines. Les taux de vacance à la salle d'urgence de...
Tories cut 2,000 civil-service positions in three years
October 1, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...recklessly cutting," he said. Want more great journalism? Get our best news and features delivered in your inbox every evening. Sign Up NDP Leader Wab Kinew pressed Premier Brian Pallister about the "overly aggressive" civil service cuts at a budget committee meeting Tuesday. Such large reductions in...
Vacancy rate rises to more than 1 in 4 jobs at St. Boniface ER
October 1, 2019
CBC Manitoba - ... "We know that wait times are getting worse because this government cannot staff emergency rooms in Winnipeg and across the province," NDP Leader Wab Kinew said, in the first question period since the provincial election three weeks ago. Vacancy rates 'unacceptable' Vacancy rates at the hospital's...
Manitoba government cuts 2,000 civil service jobs: report
October 1, 2019
CBC Manitoba - ...in 2016. A consultant's report touted by the government in 2016 called for a much smaller reduction of 1,200 positions. Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew has asked Premier Brian Pallister why deeper cuts are being made and says the job losses will hurt the economy. Pallister says the Tories inherited...
Numbers show Manitoba government has cut more civil-service jobs than planned
October 1, 2019
Winnipeg Sun - ...such as Crown corporations, which have been ordered to cut management positions by 15%, or regional health authorities. Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew asked Premier Brian Pallister why the cuts had run deeper than planned. “Why cut so many jobs that Manitobans rely on?” Kinew asked Pallister...
Numbers show Manitoba government has cut more civil-service jobs than planned
October 1, 2019
Global News - ...positions. READ MORE: Pallister government’s 100-day mandate includes 200 nursing positions, consulting on plastic bags Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew has asked Premier Brian Pallister why deeper cuts are being made and says the job losses will hurt the economy. Pallister says the Tories inherited...