Wab Kinew
Party leader and NDP candidate in the Fort Rouge Winnipeg race.
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July 9, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...know when the hospital's ER expansion will be fully operational, due to a shortage of nurses. Reaction to Seven Oaks ER closure Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew said he doesn't believe the health-care system is ready to respond to the ripple effects of closing another ER in Winnipeg. "The reason the...
Expanded St. Boniface Hospital ER faces staff shortages
July 8, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...said. "Now, it's going to take years to recruit new nurses and train the new nurses to be able to fill these positions" -Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew But given an already sizable nursing shortage at St. Boniface, Jackson is not optimistic these beds or the new cardiac monitoring beds will be...
Pallister targets PST on home insurance in his first announcement of re-election campaign
July 8, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...whose been under fire for his close ties to the insurance industry starts his campaign on the issue of insurance," Kinew said Monday. NDP leader Wab Kinew noted the PC promise comes after Pallister has repeatedly defended himself against accusations of protecting insurance brokers against a push to let...
Pallister would cancel sales tax on home insurance if re-elected
July 8, 2019
CBC Manitoba - ...how much the tax cut would cost the provincial treasury. He promised to release a fully costed election platform later on. Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew said the New Democrats would offer promises of their own to make it more affordable to own or rent a home. "We've got to remember that there's a...
Tories pledge to eliminate PST on home insurance
July 8, 2019
Winnipeg Sun - ...save a little bit of money. “It’s a broad-based tax that creates an additional financial burden on a lot of families,” he said. NDP leader Wab Kinew called it an interesting proposal but said there are a lot of ways to make life more affordable, and in particular, buying a first home easier. ...
Manitoba Premier Would Cancel Sales Tax on Home Insurance If Re-Elected
July 8, 2019
ChrisD - ...how much the tax cut would cost the provincial treasury. He promised to release a fully costed election platform later on. Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew said the New Democrats would offer promises of their own to make it more affordable to own or rent a home. “We’ve got to remember that...
Lifeflight privatization plan has led to service suspension, layoffs and a call for an audit
July 8, 2019
Thompson Citizen - ...take weeks or months. “The [Premier Brian] Pallister government has made an absolute mess of the Lifeflight situation,” Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew said on Twitter July 2. “These are the critical care air ambulances that serve people around the province. The government has tried to privatize...
NDP fearmongering on MPI fizzles
July 5, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press - ...delivering services and running government. And they need well-researched options before them to make informed decisions. Which is why NDP Leader Wab Kinew’s attempt to convince Manitoba voters that the Pallister government plans to privatize Manitoba Public Insurance will never work. In order for a...
Pallister veut privatiser l’assurance publique du Manitoba, selon le NPD
July 5, 2019
Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ... Brian Pallister a un plan secret pour privatiser Autopac, ce qui vous ferait payer plus cher votre assurance automobile , affirme le chef du NPD, Wab Kinew. Nous savons qu'ailleurs, là où il existe de l’assurance automobile privée, que les conducteurs paient beaucoup, beaucoup plus que nous payons...
NDP accuses gov’t of plan to privatize MPI
July 5, 2019
Winnipeg Sun - ...of planning to privatize Manitoba Public Insurance. At a press conference Friday in front of the MPI Main Street Service Centre, NDP Leader Wab Kinew said documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests showed the government is considering a scenario where MPI “no longer exists.” ...