Manitoba’s Premier Wab Kinew has signalled he wants to take another look at how the federal carbon price is applied in the province, but it could take up to three years for any change. The lone province with the federal pollution price being applied across the economy, Manitoba is not treading new ground in looking … Read more
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he wants work with Ottawa on re-examining how carbon pricing is applied in the province but did not share specific details on what that may look like. “I think that Manitoba has a very strong case to make that the carbon price could be revisited here in our province, and … Read more
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says that it is time to take another look at how the federal carbon price, popularly known as the carbon tax, is applied in his province. “I think that there’s an argument that Manitoba is maybe one of the strongest cases you could make, that the price on carbon should be … Read more
Louis Riel is set to be recognized as Manitoba’s honourary first premier. Current premier Wab Kinew, along with Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) president David Chartrand and other dignitaries, announced the legislation — the new government’s first — Thursday at the Manitoba Legislative Building. Formally recognizing Riel was a campaign promise by the new NDP government, … Read more
Manitoba politicians are set to hit the campaign trail, with Premier Heather Stefanson formally calling an election at an announcement Tuesday morning. Stefanson, whose Progressive Conservatives are seeking a third consecutive majority government, became the province’s 24th premier in November 2021 — the first woman to hold that role in Manitoba history. The vote, scheduled … Read more
Manitobans will go to the polls in exactly one month — Tuesday, Oct. 3 — but unofficial campaigns are already well underway. Incumbent Premier Heather Stefanson will try to lead her Progressive Conservatives to a third consecutive victory in the province but she faces a strong challenge from the NDP. Stefanson became premier after she … Read more
Manitoba’s 43rd provincial election will officially get underway in the week ahead and when it concludes on Oct. 3, voters will have made history no matter if the incumbent Progressive Conservatives win or the opposition New Democrats sweep to power. If the PCs prevail, Heather Stefanson will have become the first woman in the province’s … Read more