Manitoba NDP members met in Winnipeg this weekend for the party’s annual convention as Premier Wab Kinew laid out priorities ahead of the Oct. 5, 2027 general election.
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Manitoba NDP members gathered in Winnipeg this weekend for the party’s annual convention as Premier Wab Kinew spoke to party faithful about what he plans to campaign on next year.
Speaking Saturday night at a gala fundraiser during the party’s annual conference, Kinew focused on investments in health care and efforts to reduce the cost of living. He pointed to the hiring the province has made in the health care sector and referenced $1 billion in federal funding coming to help with homelessness in Winnipeg.
Kinew also argued that if Manitobans want emergency room wait times to decrease, the province needs to reduce the number of people using emergency space for shelter and instead use it for treatments that could be done in a medical clinic if patients had a fixed address.
Kinew’s emphasis aligned with resolutions passed earlier in the day at the conference, including calls for a dedicated minister of seniors and long-term care and more support for rural health care.
He said there is “a lot more the party can do on health care,” and added that it could lose ground if the NDP loses the election.
The provincial election is scheduled for Oct. 5, 2027, but could happen sooner; Kinew said delivering a balanced budget in the spring is the last major piece of unfinished business before he does so.
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