News

Mortgage Subsidy for Rural and Northern MLA Second Homes Must End

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs need to rein in lavish perks for Manitoba MLAs and end the practice of subsidizing second mortgages for rural and northern MLAs.

After Patient’s “Traumatic, Humiliating” Trips to ER, Manitoba Liberals Call for Immediate Intervention at Grace Hospital

Manitoba Liberal MLAs are calling on the Stefanson Government to immediately address patient care at the Grace Hospital after a speaking with a patient who says she endured traumatic and humiliating treatment during several visits this month, including sp

“Guilty, with no explanation” Court Finds Stefanson Broke Conflict of Interest Law, Will Face No Sanction

On Friday, a judge ruled that Manitoba PC Premier Heather Stefanson broke Manitoba’s conflict of interest law, but will face no sanction whatsoever because she said it was “inadvertent.”

More of the Same; Stefanson PCs Reckless Budget Isn’t Progressive or Fiscally Conservative

Dougald Lamont and the Manitoba Liberals say the PCs are trying to buy back their trust from Manitobans with a big-promise budget that will not make up for their seven years of cuts and freezes to health care, education, municipalities, and people in need

Manitoba Liberals Call for Immediate Fix to Cancelled MRI appointments and Surging Wait Lists

Dougald Lamont and the Manitoba Liberals are calling on the PCs to overhaul the way Shared Health is handling MRI scheduling after a patient was told that there are 1,000 people ahead of him, and that just having an appointment booked may take months.

Manitoba Liberals Call for Insiders at The Link to Share Evidence to Support Auditor General Investigation

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface has written a letter to the Auditor General requesting an investigation into The Link, formerly MacDonald Youth Services, over allegations of mismanagement and is asking insiders to confidentially share wit

Safe Shelter Now Plan to End Homelessness in Manitoba

Dougald Lamont and the Manitoba Liberals released their plan for addressing homelessness in the province today, with the goal of same-day housing placements to get people safe shelter and aiming to end homelessness by 2025 as an act of reconciliation.

Deaths for Manitobans Waiting for Cardiac Surgeries Double Since 2019

Dougald Lamont and the Manitoba Liberals say the Stefanson Government needs to act immediately to shore up cardiac care and cut wait lists after a freedom of information request (FIPPA) from Shared Health showed patient deaths on the waitlist doubled sinc

After Nygard Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Misconduct, Survivors Call for Inquiry, New Investigations

After a Manitoba Law Society (MLS) hearing at which Peter Nygard’s Lawyer Jay Prober pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, Shannon Moroney, a Toronto therapist who treats dozens of women who state they were sexually assaulted by Peter Nygard

Throne Speech Can’t Make Up for Years of Damage Done under the PCs

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs throne speech is out of touch with the needs of Manitobans and is focused on reacting to issues they themselves created.

Let Aalya Ahmad Speak: Manitoba Liberals Call on CUPW to End Gag Order; Ask CLC for New Investigation

Manitoba Liberals are calling on Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan and other Labour Leaders to work with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to lift a gag order on Aalya Ahmad, a former CUPW staffer. They are calling on the Canadian Labour Co

PCs Cut Funds to Attract And Retain Doctors and Nurses

The Manitoba PC Government cut funds for programs dedicated to attracting and retaining nurses during the pandemic, even as doctors and nurses alike were quitting Manitoba’s health system due to burnout, overwork and lack of supports.

Manitoba Liberals to Introduce Resolution Against Antisemitism

On today's Order Paper for the Manitoba Legislature is a resolution put forward by the Manitoba Liberals calling on the Provincial Government to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

New Evidence Leads MB Liberals to Renew Call for Inquiry into Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment Cover-Up

After uncovering new evidence of cover-ups of assault and revictimizing survivors in Manitoba’s labour movement, Manitoba Liberals are renewing their call to the Manitoba PCs to launch an independent judicial inquiry into shocking complaints of harassment

Lawyer for NY Class Action Suit Against Nygard Supports “Can’t Buy My Silence” Bill 225 for NDA Reform in Manitoba

Greg Gutzler, a New York lawyer for dozens of women alleging they were abused by Winnipeg fashion mogul Peter Nygard, said he hopes the Manitoba Legislature will pass a bill designed to reform the abuse of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs).

MB Liberals Demand Immediate End to PCs Cuts and Freezes to Women’s Shelter

Manitoba Liberals are calling for an immediate increase in funding to ensure women and children fleeing domestic violence in Manitoba have shelter, which have been cut or frozen since before the PCs were even elected.

Audrey Gordon Must Resign for Crisis at HSC, Shared Health Must Be Held to Account

It is hard to find words to describe the tragic and disturbing situation at Manitoba’s Health Sciences Centre where patients with serious injuries are stuck waiting days for care.

Equity Critical to Fixing Canada’s Broken Health Funding Model

Dougald Lamont, leader of the provincial Manitoba Liberal Party and MLA for St. Boniface, has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, and Canada’s Premiers, calling for equity to be restored to the formula used

To Save Lives, Emergency Opioid Agonist Treatment Must be Covered

One day ahead of Overdose Awareness Day, Manitoba Liberals are urging the PCs to ensure that everyone can access treatment for the medications to treat people’s opioid addictions.

Where is the PCs Safe Back-to-School Plan?

With back to school just two weeks away, Manitoba Liberals are asking where the Stefanson PCs plan for safe Back-to-School is.

PCs Breaking Diabetes Coverage Promise

Manitoba Liberals are calling out the Stefanson Government for failing to deliver on a Pallister-era promise to cover insulin pumps, especially for people with Type 1 Diabetes under the age of 25 in Manitoba.

Let Public Health Do Its Job: PCs Must Step Up Defense Against New Covid Variants & Monkeypox

Dougald Lamont, Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, has written to Health Minister Audrey Gordon asking the government to step up its efforts to protect Manitobans against Covid with boosters and masks, as well as to start tracking and vacci

To Prevent Further Elder Abuse in Seniors Homes, PCs must Ensure Protection for Whistleblowers

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the province to immediately review the licence at Oakview Place after the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Extendicare admitted that policies and protocols weren’t followed.

Humidity Levels at Victoria General Hospital Exceed Safe Operating Levels

Manitoba Liberals are sounding the alarm over humidity and heat levels at the Victoria General Hospital, after record temperatures over the weekend.

Dr. Jon Gerrard & MB Liberals Successfully Advocate for Cochlear Implant Coverage in Manitoba

Manitoba Liberals are pleased the PCs have finally decided to cover 80% of Cochlear Implant Processors after Dr. Jon Gerrrard, Manitoba Liberal Health Critic and MLA for River Heights, has been advocating for their coverage for over two years

REPORT: Massive Burnout Being Ignored Driving Loss of Doctors in Prairie Mountain Health

Manitoba Liberals are pointing to a report that shows physicians in Manitoba’s Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) are suffering from burnout at levels much higher than the national average, as one of the reasons the area is projected to lose 20 doctors by summ

Manitoba Liberals Flag Job Losses, Broken Promises after Bell MTS Merger

Manitoba Liberals say Bell MTS needs to be held to account for breaking its promise to Manitobans to keep jobs in the province, when Bell MTS has put workers through round after round of downsizing and layoffs while cutting back on basic investments in th

Manitoba Liberals Introduce Bill 239 to Promote Re-Wilding and Wildlife Corridors

Manitoba Liberal MLA for River Heights Dr. Jon Gerrard introduced bill 239 today, which would amend The Ecological Reserves Act, to allow for the creation of an ecological corridor system.

Manitoba Liberals Call on PCs and Public Health to Act to Protect Manitobans from the Dangers of Radon and Lead

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the Stefanson Government and public health to take radon and lead exposure seriously, and to set up a fund to help Manitobans reduce exposure to toxic substances in Manitoba homes, schools, and childcare spaces.

Manitoba Liberal Leader Ask Courts to Examine Whether Stefanson Violated Conflict of Interest Rules

Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont has filed a conflict of interest complaint against a member of the legislature, asking a judge to determine whether Premier Heather Stefanson violated Manitoba’s conflict of interest laws.

Can’t Buy My Silence: Manitoba Liberals Introduce Bill to Ban Abuse of Non-Disclosure Agreements in Harassment, Bullying, and Misconduct Cases

Manitoba Liberals introduced Bill 225 today designed to reform Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in Manitoba so survivors of sexual harassment, intimidation, and misconduct cases can no longer be forced into silence through a legal agreement.

PCs Need to Step Up With Rent Assistance for Ukrainian Refugees

Manitoba Liberals are calling for the PC government to immediately step up with a rent-assist program for refugees from Ukraine who are arriving in Manitoba with no guarantee of a roof over their heads.

Stefanson PCs Flimsy Budget Focuses on Ribbon Cutting for PC MLAs, Not Manitobans’ Needs

Manitoba Liberals say the PC’s 2022 budget is focused on giving PC MLAs ribbons to cut instead of focusing on reinforcing critical systems like health care.

Manitoba Liberals: 2022 Provincial Budget Needs to Focus on Stability, Rebuilding

Treaty 1 Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis, Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba Liberals released the top priorities they would like to see in the PCs provincial budget tomorrow - cutting wait times for Health Care, Independence for Seniors, Education that f

Manitoba Liberal Caucus Newsletter

We sent out a newsletter covering many of our accomplishments, and plans around Seniors, the surgical backlog, Reconciliation, and challenging the conspiracy theories around Covid. - Dr. Jon Gerrard set out our plan for clearing the surgical and diag

Manitoba Liberals Call on PCs to Reinstate Basic Health Precautions

Manitoba Liberals are calling on Public Health and the Provincial Government to immediately reinstate basic pandemic precautions in order to reduce cases and save lives.

PC Announcement on Fishery Cuts Out Vast Majority of Manitoba Fishers - Again

Manitoba Liberals say the Manitoba Government is still making huge changes to the oversight and science of Manitoba’s fisheries with no consultation with Manitoba’s largest group of commercial fishers - the Pioneer Commercial Fishers of Manitoba (PCFM).

Calling on PCs to Audit Pandemic Spending and Business Supports

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the PCs to call a special audit into government spending and business supports after millions of dollars wasted throughout the pandemic.

Manitoba Liberals Renew Call for Provincial Inquiry into Winnipeg Police Headquarters Contracts

Manitoba Liberal MLAs are renewing their call for the Stefanson PCs to finally call an inquiry into the deals and contracts around construction of the Winnipeg Police Headquarters and other questionable deals flagged by auditors and the RCMP.

Call for Immediate Reinstatement of Health Insurance for Manitoba Students from Abroad After Family Receives $500K+ Bill from Shared Health

Manitoba Liberals are once again calling for the PCs to reinstate health insurance for students in Manitoba from abroad after a family is facing a bill for over $500,000 after Tevin Obiga, a fourth-year University of Manitoba student from Kenya, died afte

Manitoba’s Southern Health Region Staffing Shortages hit 23.9%, Government Documents Show

- A freedom of information request (FIPPA) obtained by Manitoba Liberals shows major shortages in staffing levels across the Southern Health region in Manitoba - 584 of 2,448 positions in regular operations going vacant – that is an astonishing 23.9%.

Manitoba Liberals Call for PCs to Tighten Provincial Corporate Beneficial Ownership to Freeze Russian Assets in Province

Manitoba Liberal MLAs have written PC Premier Heather Stefanson asking the province to step up for Ukraine by offering matching donations from Manitobans to humanitarian efforts, and introducing new legislation to reveal the “beneficial owners” of corpora

Manitoba Liberals Call for Province to Recall Legislature Early & Step Up With Humanitarian Assistance for Ukraine

Manitoba Liberals have written to the PC government and opposition NDP calling for an emergency debate on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and for the Manitoba Government to step up with humanitarian aid.

We Cannot Surrender to a Convoy of Conspiracy

The PCs in Manitoba have completely abandoned any responsibility for enforcing law and order in Winnipeg and across the province.

PCs Use Funding Announcement to Distract from Catastrophic Report on French Services

he PCs are using an announcement of continued funding for the Université de St. Boniface to cover up a report showing soaring complaints due to the PCs cuts and failures on French language services.

Lamont Statement: Protests in Ottawa

Over the last week, a so called “Freedom Convoy” came through Manitoba. In the last week, in the wake of this convoy, there have a series of incidents that have to be condemned.

Immediate EIA Rate Increases Needed to Stave Off Hunger

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the PCs to immediately increase the basic Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) allowance to ensure families on social assistance can make it to the end of the month without going hungry.

Emails Suggest PCs Were Campaigning on Public Dime In Lead-Up to 2019 Election

Manitoba Liberals have asked the Auditor General and Public Service Commission to Investigate

PCs Must Act Now to Blunt Covid Wave - Vaccine Mandates, Masks and Tests

With the Omicron variant spreading through Winnipeg and the rest of the province uncontrolled, the Manitoba Government immediately needs to implement measures to blunt the wave of patients who will be hospitalized or end up in ICU.

MPI Should Invest More in Road Safety, Not Just Rebates

anitoba Liberals are calling for MPI to put more money towards municipal road safety and improvements in road infrastructure to reduce car crashes and deaths, instead of only handing out rebates.

Manitobans Need Answers Now About Safe Back-to-School

Manitoba Liberal MLAs have written a letter to Premier Stefanson, Ministers, and Public Health Officials asking the PCs to ensure they can make schools safe for the return to school on January 17.

Provincial Business Supports Must be Doubled and Based on Need

Manitoba businesses aren’t going under because of bad management or competition. They are going under because the PCs are choosing to bankrupt them by making it impossible for them to earn money.

PCs Must Create Health Equity Fund to Cover Travel Costs For Patients Who Need Care

Manitoba Liberals say that it is time to admit the PCs have broken Manitoba’s health care system and that an emergency plan to cope with a backlog of over 152,000 surgeries and procedures needs to be rolled out now.

Call in the Army: MB Liberals Back Doctors' Call for Ramp up to deal with Fourth Wave

Manitoba Liberals are backing the call by doctors to do much more to keep Manitobans safe in the face of a fourth wave and the Omicron variant.

Manitoba Liberals Call on PCs to Immediately Fix Accessibility Issues with Budget Process

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs need to explain and immediately fix accessibility issues at the PCs public budget consultation process, which has resulted in Manitobans being excluded from participating.

MB Liberals Call for Immediate Halt to Next Wave of PC WRHA Health Cuts

Manitoba Liberals are calling for the PCs to immediately halt the next disruptive “wave” of changes to health care as outlined in an e-mail from Mike Nader, the CEO of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.

Manitoba Liberals Introduce Bill to Have Health Officials Testify to MLAs

Manitoba Liberal Health Critic Dr. Jon Gerrard introduced a Private Members Bill 201 today, the Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act. The Bill takes an approach to bring accountability in health care

Throne Speech Lacks Urgency and Leadership that Manitobans Need

Manitoba Liberals say the provincial Throne Speech is lacking urgency on a series of issues that Manitobans are currently facing.

As Waitlists for Surgeries & Procedures Soar, PC Task Force Nowhere in Sight

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs need to clear up confusion around a task force to help clear the massive backlog of nearly 130,000 surgeries and diagnostic tests in Manitoba’s health care system.

Another Doctor Quits HSC over Shared Health "Dysfunction"

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs need to heed the warnings of doctors who are quitting and address the “dysfunction” they have created in Manitoba’s Health Care system.

Glover’s Statements about Vaccines During Pregnancy Are Reckless

Manitoba Liberal MLAs say comments by PC Leadership candidate Shelly Glover about vaccination are so dangerous that they are disqualifying.

Manitoba Must Act Now To Start Clearing Massive Backlog of Tests and Surgeries

Manitoba Liberal MLAs say the PCs need to immediately get to work with doctors and other health care professionals to come up with a plan for clearing the province’s massive backlog of medical procedures.

MB Liberals Call for New Restrictions for Southern Health, Return to Daily Updates as Manitoba Heads into Fourth Wave

Manitoba Liberal MLAs say with clear signs that Manitoba is heading into a fourth wave of Covid infections, the Manitoba Government must bring back daily updates and targeted restrictions in Southern Health where cases are growing.

The PCs Do Not Care About Debt or Deficits, Because They Have No Problem Liquidating the Government

We need to stop pretending the PCs care about public finances, deficits, debt, balanced budgets, or credit downgrades. If the PCs drive the Manitoba government to the brink of bankruptcy, they will use the crisis to justify liquidating the public sector a

PCs Dragging Feet as Treatment Waitlists for Eating Disorders Double to 2 Years

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs must respond to advocates and provide emergency funding for the Women's Health Clinic and Provincial Eating Disorder Prevention and Recovery Program (PEDPRP) in order to shorten long wait lists for eating disorder treatments

Statement of Support for the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in their Suit to Recover Funds Taken from First Nations Children in Care

Manitoba Liberal MLAs express their full support of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in their lawsuit against the Government of Manitoba launched today.

PCs Misrepresenting Wait Time Numbers, Especially for Cataracts

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs are misleading Manitobans about wait times, especially for cataract surgeries, because thousands of people are waiting for months or years, not weeks, as the Manitoba Government is claiming.

Vaccines Should be Mandatory for K-12 Education, Early Childhood Education Workers

Manitoba Liberals are joining Safe September 2.0 in calling for universal mandatory vaccinations for people working in education, and say that people working in Early Learning and Child Care should be vaccinated as well.

Mandatory Vaccinations for Health Care Workers

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the Manitoba Government to make vaccinations mandatory for everyone working in healthcare ahead of a 4th wave of COVID-19.

Fishers Demand Meeting with Eichler over Mistreatment, Fish Counts

The Pioneer Commercial Fishers of Manitoba (PCFM) and Dougald Lamont, Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, are calling for Ralph Eichler, the newly appointed Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development, to clean house in his department n

PCs Must Support Agricultural Producers Facing Drought and Financial Hardships

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the PCs to work with the Federal Government and immediately offer supports to agricultural producers to avoid many bankruptcies due to severe drought across the province.

Without Change, PCs Continued Mistreatment of International Students Will Drive Away Future Manitobans

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs terrible mistreatment of international students has to change.

Pallister’s Denial of History is a Denial of Justice

At what should be a moment of national reckoning over Canada’s relationship with First Nations, Brian Pallister’s response is worse than tone-deaf. It is shameful.

Calls for Inquiry Into Allegations of Abuse and Cover Ups Grow

Women who say they were mistreated, discriminated, bullied, harassed and intimidated in Winnipeg’s Labour Movement, have come forward to add their voices to the Manitoba Liberals’ call for an independent judicial inquiry into abusive behaviour

Letter to Archbishop of St. Boniface Calls on Catholic Church to Commit to Reconciliation by Atoning for Role in Residential Schools

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface Dougald Lamont has written a letter to the Archbishop of St. Boniface, Monsignor Albert Legatt asking the Pope to commit the Catholic Church to reconciliation by atoning for its role in running Residential

Statement on the Discovery of Unmarked Graves in Cowessess, SK

We share the grief of First Nations who have discovered the unmarked graves of hundreds of children at Marieval (Cowessess) Residential School in Saskatchewan.

Indigenous Peoples Day Statement

On behalf of the Manitoba Liberal Party, we want to extend our heartfelt condolences and gratitude towards the Indigenous People of Manitoba and Canada.

PCs Must Immediately Address Surgical Backlogs

The statements we’re hearing from doctors are horrifying. It is not acceptable to have tens of thousands of Manitobans not knowing when they will get treatment for a curable condition that could kill or disable them

Statement on the Murder of a Canadian Family in London, Ontario

On behalf of the Manitoba Liberal Party, we express our shock and shared grief that a family in London, Ontario was murdered in a crime driven by hate. First and foremost, we must strive to remember how each person lived - what they gave to each other a

PCs Private Parks Means Paying to Access Public Property

Manitoba Liberals condemn a PC decision to turn over an entire park to a private company that will charge Manitobans for access to public beaches, even when they already have provincial park passes.

Shared Health Memo on Patient Transfers: No Right of Refusal?

On May 18, Shared Health issued a memo including script for health care workers which appears to deny Manitobans the ability to refuse a transfer if they are offered one, and makes no mention of out-of-province transfers at all.

Statement on the Discovery of 215 children who died at Kamloops Residential School

The discovery of two hundred and fifteen children who died at a residential school in Kamloops, BC is a tragic shock, but it should not be a surprise. The Federal Government knew a century ago that they were complicit in a crime.

MPI Bargaining in Bad Faith; Collision Shops Need Fair Deal

Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, MLA St. Boniface, said MPI’s bully tactics with collision shops are backfiring and unless Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) changes direction immediately, some communities in Manitoba will certainly lose collision

MB Liberals ask Ombudsman to Investigate PCs Preferential Treatment of Bureaucrat’s former Employer

Manitoba Liberals have submitted a complaint to the Manitoba Ombudsman to investigate whether the senior officials in the department of Agriculture and Resource Development have been giving preferential treatment to the Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF)

Why Has Manitoba Doubled Saskatchewan Covid Death Rate? Manitoba Liberals Call for Immediate Review

Manitoba Liberals say the PC Government needs to call an urgent review by medical experts to compare the Covid responses of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and determine why Manitoba has nearly twice the number of Covid deaths despite having fewer cases.

Hydro Needs to Clean Up Its Act: No Final Licence for Churchill Diversion until First Nations Concerns Addressed

Treaty One Territory, Métis Homeland, Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba Liberals are joining the O-Pipon-Na-Piwin and Tataskweyak Cree Nations in asking the PC Government to hold off on granting a final license to Manitoba Hydro for its decades-old Churchill River

Manitoba Liberals Secure School-Age Programming for Early Childhood Education

The Manitoba Liberals successfully amended the PCs child care legislation, introducing a new requirement that early learning and child care centres in Manitoba will have to offer school-age programming.

MB Liberals call for Independent Inquiry into Harassment & Sexual Assault in Labour Movement

Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont has written Premier Brian Pallister and NDP Leader Wab Kinew asking for all-party agreement on calling an inquiry into multiple allegations of sexual harassment and even sexual assault in Manitoba’s labour movement.

New Supports for Businesses Urgently Needed to Cope with Third Wave Restrictions

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the Pallister PCs to step up with targeted income and revenue supports to shelter businesses and organizations that are losing money because of the latest public health restrictions.

St. Boniface Hospital staff share near-miss horror stories due to critical short staffing

Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, MLA St. Boniface, called on the PC Government to immediately step up to provide relief and resources to health care workers in the St Boniface hospital, especially the ER.

Dead Links: PCs Guidance to Schools has no Winnipeg Covid contact information

Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, MLA for St Boniface, says the PCs “guidance” to superintendents and principals for school closures shows the government is still seriously disorganized 14 months after the pandemic was first declared in March 2020.

Manitoba Liberals Call for Conciliation to End MPI’s Bully Tactics

Manitoba Liberals say the PC government needs to curb the unprecedented bully tactics of MPI trying to force 232 businesses in the collision industry to sign a money-losing contract, and send the two sides to conciliation instead.

PCs Must Act Fast to Curb Third Wave & New Variants Targeting the Young

Manitoba Liberals are calling for quick and aggressive action to stem a third wave of Covid-19 in Manitoba, including tougher public health orders targeted to sites and hot spots where there are high case counts, vaccinations for residents in acute care h

One-Year into Pandemic, PCs Still Misleading Manitobans in 2021 Budget

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs are continuing to deceive Manitobans with misleading projections and numbers in their latest 2021 Budget.

PCs Need to Step Up With Rent Assistance for Ukrainian Refugees

Manitoba Liberals Call for Referendum on Pallister’s Education Plan, Bill 64

Manitoba Liberals have written to Premier Brian Pallister and Opposition Leader Wab Kinew asking for a referendum to let Manitobans decide whether the PC Government’s Bill 64 should become law or not.

Manitoba Liberal Caucus Hosts Senior’s Advocate Event

The Manitoba Liberal Caucus is hosting a public online forum to raise awareness for the need for an official Independent Seniors’ Advocate tonight, Tuesday, March 23, at 7:00 PM via Zoom.

PCs Ignored Most Dangerous Intersections, Chose Project Next to Pallister Family Farm

PCs Ignored Most Dangerous Intersections, Chose Project Next to Pallister Family Far

PCs Appointed Business Partner of Convicted Violent Pimp to Select Manitoba Judges

Manitoba Liberals say Manitobans deserve to know how the long-time business partner of a well-known violent convicted pimp ended up being appointed by the Pallister PCs to the boards that nominate and appoint Manitoba’s judges.

Manitoba Liberal Statement: IBEW 2034 and Hydro Line Worker Strike

Manitoba Liberals are proud to support IBEW and Hydro line workers in their bid to get a fair deal.

Pallister PCs Complacency Resulted in Single-Site Exemption for Workers During December Code Red Outbreak

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs need to explain how Revera-owned Kildonan Personal Care Centre sought and obtained an exemption to the “single-site rule” two days after a Covid-19 outbreak, in the middle of Code Red in December.

Wall Report on Hydro is Fatally Flawed - Massive Omissions, Bad Recommendations

Manitoba Liberals say the Wall Report on Manitoba Hydro is fatally flawed, has huge omissions, and its recommendations to break up Hydro and sell it off in pieces are totally unnecessary and wrongheaded.

Dougald Lamont Statement on Pallister’s Reopening Mess

This is not a reopening plan, this is a grocery list of maybes. You don’t plan a reopening by throwing stuff at a wall and seeing what sticks.

Pallister’s Providence Therapeutics Deal Doesn’t Stand Up to Scrutiny

Manitoba Liberals say the vaccine development deal that Brian Pallister is signing with a small Calgary start-up doesn’t make any sense.

PCs New College & Universities Plan Threatens $30-million in Cuts

Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, MLA St. B Boniface said the Pallister Government’s “Skills Talent and Knowledge Strategy” released today put a gun to the heads of colleges and universities, forcing them to cut programs in exchange for funding.

All the Way Home: Manitoba Liberals Launch Homeless Report Follow-Up

The Manitoba Government needs to step up immediately and change the way it handles homelessness, not just for the next brutal week of freezing weather, but to permanently ensure that homeless people have a place to live, say Manitoba Liberals.

Underlying Conditions at All Ages Should be a Vaccine Priority

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the Pallister Government to ensure people with underlying medical conditions that put them at greater risk from Covid-19 be made a vaccine priority.

Manitoba Liberals Release Report Detailing 40+ Years of Neglect in Seniors Care

The Manitoba Liberal Caucus released a report detailing 40+ years of warnings and reports of neglect by Manitoba Governments of the conditions in personal care homes they say contributed to the appalling Covid-19 death toll in personal care homes across t

Maples Care Home Families Deserve the Truth About Covid-19 Catastrophe

Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, MLA for St. Boniface says the PCs and the WRHA must release reports into the Covid-19 disaster at the Revera-owned Maples Care home.

Mid-Pandemic, Pallister Announces More Health Care Upheaval, Less Scrutiny

The Pallister Government’s decision to proceed with yet another major health care overhaul in the middle of Code Red shows that the PCs are still focused on cost cutting, union-busting and avoiding responsibility, instead of focusing on the pandemic and t

Province Should Ramp up Testing for Covid-19 Variants

Manitoba Liberals say the provincial government needs to ramp up testing, including for Covid-19 variants that are more infectious, especially with schools reopening next week.

Manitoba Liberals Call to Support Ranchers in Legal Fight Against Pallister

Manitoba Liberal MLAs are asking Manitobans to help ranchers facing eviction and insolvency from changes the Pallister PCs have made that have tripled the price of their ranchland.

Freedom of Information Shows PCs Concealed McLaughlin Expenses Beyond $50K Contracts

Manitoba Liberals say conflicting reports from the PC government has them wondering just how much Pallister’s former two-time campaign manager, David McLaughlin, billed taxpayers before being installed as the bureaucrat in charge of Manitoba’s public serv

Pallister PCs Waited Until Eleventh Hour to Post RFP for Private Vaccine Delivery

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister government’s total lack of preparation for the Covid-19 vaccination is clear from two ads posted by the government in the last two weeks.

ER Nurses Deserve Covid Top-Up

Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, MLA for St. Boniface, has written a letter to the Premier and Minister of Health calling for ER nurses across Manitoba to receive the same pay top-up being offered to nurses working in ICUs and personal care homes.

Emergency Pandemic Support for People who are Homeless Needed Now

Manitoba Liberals are calling for immediate action to improve services for people who are homeless or who are facing homelessness due to evictions and pandemic measures.

Manitoba Liberal Statement on the Top 5 Deceptions in the Pallister PCs Fiscal and Economic Update

Manitobans are tired of the pandemic and are equally tired with the Pallister PCs denial of reality when it comes to the pandemic, public finances, and their record.

PCs Should Stop Wasting Money on Legal Cannabis Case

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister Government should stop wasting public money in court defending a law that is offside with Federal legislation and has already been tossed out in Quebec.

Sweeping Evictions Ban For Renters, Ranchers Needed Now

As temperatures drop and Manitoba stays in Code Red, Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister Government must immediately reintroduce and expand a ban on evictions to prevent needless economic suffering.

Correcting the Record: Liberal Statement on Pallister's Fact-Free Distortions of Health Care Funding

Today, Brian Pallister released a statement about health care funding in Canada that repeats the same distortions and outright falsehoods the Premier has been making for years.

Manitoba Liberal Statement on PCs Awarding RFP to Sell Off Parks

Manitoba Liberals are extremely concerned with the PCs decision to proceed with a request for proposal to commercialize and privatize Manitoba’s provincial parks.

Warning Sign: Manitoba Consumers & Businesses are Filing Insolvency Proposals More than Any Other Province

Statistics Canada’s report on year-over-year insolvencies and insolvency proposals show that Manitoba’s consumers and businesses were in big trouble in the third quarter of 2020 - even before Code Red shutdowns.

PCs Hike Prescriptions for Seniors in PCHs

Some seniors in Riverview and Deer Lodge are suddenly facing a hike in prescription prices due to the Pallister government’s change in policy. Manitoba Liberals say the PCs must reverse the policy immediately.

Manitoba Liberals Call on Ombudsman to Investigate Conflicts of PC Candidate-turned Bureaucrat Involvement in Proposed $1-billion Project

Manitoba Liberals have filed a complaint with the Manitoba Ombudsman to investigate Brian Pallister’s Director of Municipal Relations with the Priorities and Planning Secretariat in the Department of Finance, Michelle Richard, for violating the conditions

While Small Businesses Struggle, Are Clients of PC Consultant-Turned Bureaucrat Getting Special Treatment?

Manitoba Liberals are questioning the Pallister PCs decision to hire a former PC Candidate, Michelle Richard, as Director of Municipal Relations with the Priorities and Planning Secretariat. As a consultant, Richard has a number of clients who have benefi

New Evidence Shows School & Child Covid Transmission Risk

Manitoba Liberals are urging public health officials and the Pallister Government to consider new medical findings in the Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Lancet that suggest that school openings and children may play a stronger role in the tr

Code Red Business & Income Supports Needed Now to Drive Down Cases

Manitoba will only be able to bring Covid-19 cases under control with economic supports that rewards businesses and people for staying safe by paying them to stay home or stay closed.

Nothing for Teacher Hiring or Burnout: Pallister PCs COVID Spending on Education Still Doesn’t Add Up

The Pallister Government is once again announcing something Manitoba Liberals called for months ago – distance learning, while refusing to address teacher burnout and massive staffing shortages due to Covid-19.

Manitoba Liberal Statement on the Crisis at the Maples Care Home

Manitoba’s Covid-19 outbreak is bad and growing worse. We have had hundreds of doctors pleading with the government to change course. We have been told by medical experts that we are seeing exponential growth in cases, and by experts in emergency manageme

MB Liberals Repeat Call for Takeover of Risky For-Profit Seniors Homes: Call for Sweeping Changes to PC Pandemic Response

TREATY ONE TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, MB - In response to a horrific scene at the Maples PCH, Manitoba Liberals called for a series of measures to respond to a Covid-19 crisis that is now resulting in system breakdowns in personal care homes and across Manitoba

PC Declares Moral Bankruptcy: Budget Legalizes Theft of $338-million from First Nations Children

Manitoba Liberals condemn the Pallister Government’s passing of budget clauses that blocks agencies and Indigenous children in care from $338-million that was taken from children in care by NDP and PC governments alike.

Pallister’s “Code Red" is a Half-Measure: MB Liberals call for 2-week Hard Shutdown, Immediate Emergency Financial Supports for Every Affected Worker and Business

With experts projecting that Manitoba’s Covid-19 deaths could reach 2600 deaths by the end of January without a change in direction, Manitoba Liberals are calling for tougher emergency health and financial measures to drive down cases and help Manitobans.

Manitoba Liberals Call on Families, Seniors to Share Their Struggles

Treaty 1 Territory, Winnipeg, MB - Manitoba Liberals were joined by family members of seniors to demand immediate investments from the Pallister PC government in personal care homes, especially increase staffing levels and wages which reports say are comp

PCs Must Reverse 28% Cuts to Inclusion Supports for Children with Autism

Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont, MLA for St. Boniface, said the Pallister Government must immediately restore funding that has been cut from “inclusion support” programs to help schools pay for trained workers caring for and teaching children with

Friesen Must Resign or Be Fired for Failed Second Wave Response: Inquiry Needed

Manitoba Liberals are calling for Health, Seniors, and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen to resign or be fired for the Pallister PCs disastrous mishandling of the Covid-19 second wave and undermining public health.

Manitoba Liberals Request Supreme Court Reference to Ensure Justice for Indigenous Children in Care

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont, has written to the Federal Cabinet to ask them to consider referring two controversial sections in Manitoba’s budget to the Supreme Court to rule whether they are constitutional.

Pallister PCs Launch RFP to Privatize Manitoba Parks

Manitoba Liberals are condemning the Pallister PCs’ decision, along with Travel Manitoba, to issue a request for proposal on how to privatize and sell off Manitoba’s parks.

Manitoba Liberals Introduce Bill 200 to Crack Down on Scrap Metal Theft

Dougald Lamont, Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, introduced Bill 200 today - a bill to crack down on scrap metal theft by requiring recyclers to keep records of who sold them scrap metal and where it came from.

Manitoba Liberals Launch “Strong Recovery” Anti-Austerity Coalition

Manitoba Liberals are launching an online campaign to build a “Strong Recovery Coalition,” calling on the Federal Government to provide better financing to provinces, municipalities and Indigenous governments, in exchange for a guarantee from participants

Manitoba Liberals Introduce Latex Control bill to coincide with Latex Allergy Awareness Week

Today, Jon Gerrard, Manitoba Liberal Health Critic and MLA for River Heights, introduced a bill which will help improve the lives of individuals living with a Latex Allergy in Manitoba. The bill will ban the sale and use of gloves containing latex as of

Pandemic Throne Speech Shows Pallister PCs on Right-Wing Autopilot

The PCs Throne Speech pays lip service to the health and economic crisis caused by the Pandemic while reintroducing the same tired ideas.

New Municipal Board Overruled RM in Favour of Conservative Donors

he fact that the Pallister Government’s newly-created Municipal Board overruled the by-laws of the democratically elected RM of Rosser in favour of an applicant whose team has donated over $91,897.25 to the PC Party shows

Manitoba Liberals Report: Clear Links Between Manitoba High Lead Levels and Crime Demand Action

Manitoba Liberals have released a major report on the serious effects of exposure to lead in order to spur governments to take the issue more seriously.

Manitoba Liberals Call for Federal Review of Vivian Sands Project

Manitoba Liberals are asking the Federal Government to do a full environmental review alongside provincial reviews of the Vivian Sands project, a massive sand-mine project with untested technology being built over Manitoba’s largest aquifer.

PCs Must Remove Measures that Undermine Vulnerable Children from Budget

Grand Chief Jerry Daniels of the Southern Chiefs' Organization (SCO) and Dougald Lamont, Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, say the PCs must withdraw two measures from the budget that are designed to shield the Manitoba Government from bein

CEO of Proposed Manitoba Sand Mine Accused of Stock Manipulation in Alberta

Manitoba Liberals say the PC Government needs to do better due diligence when it comes to mining projects in Manitoba, citing the business record of the CEO of the proposed Vivian Sands project.

PCs Used Untendered Contract to Kill Manitoba’s Public Air Ambulance Service, Sell to Company with PC Ties

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs used an untendered contract to kill off Lifeflight, a 35-year public air ambulance company that served rural and Northern Manitoba

Hydro CEO Must Return to Testify at Committee

Manitoba Liberals have written a letter to the PCs and NDP asking to immediately recall a committee on Crown Corporations to shed light on recent changes at Manitoba Hydro they say are raising “red flags”.

Pallister PCs Need to Fund Covid-19 Protections for Personal Care Homes Now

With outbreaks of Covid-19 in six personal care homes in Manitoba, Manitoba Liberals say the PCs need to step up and fund Covid-19 protections for Long Term Care facilities and Personal Care Homes (PCHs).

Three years later, PCs have yet to deliver on promised mental health programs for grieving women and families

The Pallister PC government has yet to deliver on a Pregnancy and Infant Loss Program, a mental health program for grieving women and families promised as part of a $400-million federal-provincial agreement.

Remote Learning, not Forced Homeschooling: Liberals Back #SafeSeptemberMB

Manitoba Liberals are backing the calls of Safe September Manitoba, a coalition of concerned parents, teachers and educators who have given the Pallister PCs back-to-school plans a failing grade.

PC-NDP Pension Bill Foul-Up Driving Roblin Lab Closure & Public Sector Losses

Manitoba Liberals say that a public sector pension bill that has been bungled by the PCs and NDP alike is driving resignations, cuts and closures to services — including a medical lab in Roblin, Manitoba.

PCs Using Pandemic to Deny Access to Public Education, Just as Goertzen Promised

The Pallister PCs are using the pandemic to deny parents and students access to the public education, while misleading Manitobans about how much new money the government is putting into making schools safe.

Congratulations to Fisher River Cree Nation and Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

Surplus Food Program will put 3,000 people back to work, feed 75+ Indigenous Communities

Mine Project that Threatens Manitoba’s Largest Aquifer Needs Review, Not a Rubber Stamp

Treaty 1 Territory, Winnipeg MB - Manitoba Liberals are raising concerns that the Pallister PCs are going to skip essential environmental procedures and rubber-stamp the approval of a huge frack sand mine in the RM of Springfield that could pollute the pr

PCs Must Scrap Proposed Changes, Immediately Address Early Learning and Child Care Sector

Manitoba Liberals were joined by Child Care Advocates to demand that the PCs reverse proposed changes to Early Childhood Education that will further undermine the sector in Manitoba.

PCs Bought $1.2-million of Recalled Hand Sanitizer

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs need to account for $1.2-million in hand sanitizer purchased by the Provincial Government in April that has since been recalled by Health Canada.

One Month After Flooding, Western Manitoba Communities Still Waiting on Disaster Assistance

It’s been one month after the “1,000 year rainfall” in westman and the Pallister Government has yet to address the catastrophic flooding that has washed out dozens of roads, destroyed bridges and flooded hundreds of homes.

PCs Must Reverse Proposal to Gut Early Childhood Education

Manitoba Liberals are urging parents and early childcare education workers to get the Pallister Government to change course on a series of proposals that will gut early childhood education in Manitoba.

Closed for Business: Pallister PCs Blocking Federal Infrastructure & COVID Support Fund

Even as the Pallister PCs are pushing to reopen Manitoba’s borders in the name of economic growth, the Manitoba Government is turning away federal money for transit while hundreds of millions in federal infrastructure funds sit idle.

CERB is the not reason thousands can’t go back to work: Pallister is

Manitoba Liberals say that if Brian Pallister is looking for a reason why Manitobans are having difficulties going back to work, he should look in the mirror.

Province, Feds Must Step Up Now With Disaster Assistance for Westman

anitoba Liberals are calling on the Provincial and Federal Governments to act as quickly as possible to provide emergency disaster assistance to communities in Western

PCs Deceitful Fiscal Update Overstates COVID-19 Spending by $1.2-billion

After waiting months for a fiscal update on Manitoba’s finances, the Pallister government has released a document that rebrands $1.24-billion in spending that was going to happen anyway as “COVID-19” measures.

100th anniversary of the election of Manitoba’s first female MLA, Edith McTavish Rogers

Manitoba Liberals are marking the 100th anniversary of the election of Manitoba’s first female MLA, Edith Rogers McTavish, a Métis woman born in Norway House whose accomplishments included introducing the legislation that created the Winnipeg Foundation.

Manitoba Liberals Seek Elections Manitoba Investigation into NDP Financial Transfer

The Manitoba Liberals are asking Elections Manitoba to investigate a series of financial transfers made from Federal NDP campaigns to the provincial Manitoba NDP Party last fall.

Pallister’s Hatchet Man for Civil Service Has Family Business in “Paradise Papers”

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister PCs should be looking harder to collect revenue from people and businesses who hide money offshore instead of demanding cuts and layoffs from the civil service.

Pallister’s Campaign Manager Landed $50K in Govt Contracts Before Controversial Hire

Manitoba Liberals want to know what work was done for two contracts worth $50,000 that Brian Pallister gave to his Ottawa-based PC campaign manager, David McLaughlin.

PCs Gaslighting Manitobans about Bureaucrat’s Campaigning for Conservatives

Dougald Lamont, Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party and MLA for St. Boniface, says the Pallister PCs are lying about the role played by a bureaucrat who was paid thousands

Video and Email list Show Who’s Who of PCs & CPC Knew of Senior Bureaucrat’s Political Involvement

Dougald Lamont, Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, says there needs to be a deeper investigation into the political activities of a senior bureaucrat in the Manitoba Government who has admitted to running a Conservative MPs campaign on the

Manitoba Liberals Call on Ombudsman to Investigate Manitoba Government Director of Stakeholder Relations

Manitoba Liberals have filed a complaint with the Manitoba Ombudsman to investigate the Government of Manitoba’s Director of Stakeholder Relations, Michael Kowalson

International Far-Right Parties in Lockstep with Goertzen and PCs

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface Dougald Lamont is renewing his call for Premier Brian Pallister to fire his education Minister, Kelvin Goertzen, for participating in a webinar with a network of far-right politicians

PC Education Minister Shared Panel with Extreme-Right German Party: Goertzen Must Resign or Be Fired

Manitoba Liberals are calling for Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen to resign or be fired for participating in a conference with extreme right-wing politicians from the U.S., Russia, Brazil and Germany.

LOCKED OUT: Conservative Legislature Shutdown is Unacceptable

The Pallister Government’s decision to shut down the Manitoba Legislative Assembly is simply unacceptable in the mist of a global pandemic and economic crisis.

Open Letter on Pallister Gutting Post-Secondary

We are writing to express our concern about the strong-arm tactics your government is taking towards forcing cuts and policy changes to post-secondary institutions through the so-called “Transitional Support Fund.”

Manitoba Liberals Call for All-Party Agreement to Bring Back Full-Time Legislature

Manitoba Liberals are calling for the Legislature to go back to sitting Monday to Thursday during June to make up time that’s been lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.

Ready for the Second Wave? Get Rapid Response Medical Team Ready Now

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister government needs to start preparing a Rapid Response medical team that could be deployed to personal care homes or other hotspots

With only 17% Uptake, PCs Small Business Program is a Flop

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister Government’s gap protection program is not designed to reach enough Manitoba small businesses, as more than 80% of the program funds are untouched.

LAMONT: Is COVID-19 Pulling a Pin on a Bigger Debt Crisis?

I'm tired of hearing that these times are unprecedented. These are precedented times. We've had pandemics before. We had a pandemic here a hundred years ago.

Video Shows Hygiene Concerns at Neepawa Hog Processing Plant

Manitoba Liberal Health Critic Jon Gerrard says a video and photo taken inside the Hylife hog processing plant in Neepawa raises concerns about the hygiene in the plant

NDP Oppose Measures to Strengthen Public Pensions They Once Supported in Government

Manitoba Liberals say the level of distrust and dysfunction at the Manitoba Legislature is so low that on Wednesday, the NDP held up a PC bill that would strengthen and secure public pensions for public sector workers

Hydro E-Mails Show Pallister Deceitful on Hydro Layoffs

Manitoba Liberals say e-mails from Jay Grewal, CEO of Manitoba Hydro, show Premier Brian Pallister has been misleading Manitobans about the need for 700 layoffs at Manitoba Hydro.

PCs Hiding Benefits from EIA Recipients

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister government is making it nearly impossible for people on social assistance to get an extra benefit

Pallister’s Recipe for Disaster: Statement on PCs Forced Hydro Layoffs

The decision to layoff 700 highly qualified, difficult-to-replace Hydro workers is a disastrous and damaging decision with no upside

Manitoba Liberals: Make Provincial Parks Free in 2020

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the Pallister Government to waive all admission fees for provincial parks for the remainder of 2020.

Manitoba Advocate Lays Bare Mental Health Crisis: No Help for Over 90% of Young People

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister Government needs to stop dragging its feet and implement all the recommendations of the latest report from the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth.

Pallister Seniors Bonus Would be Much Better if he did not Qualify for it Himself

Brian Pallister’s promise to send a cheque to every Senior in Manitoba sounds too good to be true, and Manitoba Liberals say the fact that the Premier himself qualifies shows the program isn’t sending money to the seniors who need it the most.

Frontline Heroes Deserve Contracts, Not Lip Service

Manitoba Liberals said the Pallister Government must immediately act and settle contracts with frontline workers who have been been working with expired contracts for years.

Without More Help from Province, Many Small Businesses Will Not Survive to Reopen

Manitoba Liberals say that despite the PCs plan to “reopen the economy,” countless Manitoba Small Businesses will close and never reopen

Documents Show Pallister PCs Planned Dauphin Jail Closure in 2018

Government documents show the Pallister Government planned to close the Dauphin Correctional Centre well before last year’s provincial election, but withheld the information from the public.

Manitoba Liberals Call for Special Meeting of Public Accounts Committee to Investigate Pallister’s COVID Cuts

Manitoba Liberals are calling for a Special Meeting of the Manitoba Legislature’s Public Accounts Committee, especially to ask officials questions about a

Why is Manitoba’s Education Minister Praising Trump’s Anti-Public Education Secretary?

Manitoba Liberals are questioning PC Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen’s praise of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos,

Keeping Universities and Colleges Open & Funded Essential to Pandemic Recovery

PCs $1.25-billion in Cuts Will Shrink Manitoba Economy by 2%

Manitoba Liberals say Brian Pallister’s panicky plan to cut $1.25-billion will leave deep scars on Manitoba’s economy and threaten the closure of two of Manitoba’s universities, the University of Winnipeg and Brandon University.

PC's Letter Telling Municipalities to Lay Off Workers During Pandemic is Beyond Irresponsible

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister Government's decision to suggest municipalities lay people off is beyond irresponsible. After public health, the single greatest priority for governments must be saving the economy and

No Need for Cuts if Bank of Canada Steps up to Finance Provinces, Municipalities

Dougald Lamont, Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party and MLA for St. Boniface, says the Federal Government can avoid austerity and stabilize the economy by

Dougald Lamont Addresses COVID-19 in the Manitoba Legislature

I want to thank everyone who's stepped up in this crisis. Merci à tout le monde dans notre système de santé, dans nos garderies, nos épiceries.

PCs Wrong to Withdraw Home Care Services Without Warning

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister Government’s decision to pull back on home care services last Thursday is a mistake made worse by not communicating the decision to families.

Call for Manitoba Government to Donate Unused iPads and Computers to Seniors in Isolation

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the Pallister Government to donate unused iPads, phones and computers to seniors in isolation so they can communicate with loved ones.

Those Responsible for COVID-19 Fiasco at HSC Must be Disciplined

Manitoba Liberals say the exposure of dozens of health care workers at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre to COVID-19 was due to dangerous and misguided policies t

PCs Must Suspend Cutting Off Services for Vulnerable Youth Who Age-Out

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Liberals say no one who is vulnerable should have their supports cut off during the pandemic

Statement of Concern on Manitoba’s Pandemic Preparedness

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, Manitoba Liberals have been working hard to collect and share the distresses of our constituents and

School Closure Leaves Many Questions Unanswered, Including Potential Layoffs and Childcare

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs announcement of school closures is just the latest announcement from the Pallister Government that has created more problems every time it tries to solve one.

More Half-Measures: PCs Ignoring Local Mental Health Providers

The Pallister Government is making a mistake by offering $4.5-million to an Ontario based HR company to provide mental health services to Manitobans instead of funding qualified mental health providers in Manitoba.

PCs Must Support ECE Centres and Workers NOW

Manitoba Liberals have written a public letter urging the provincial government to review its policies on Early Learning and Child Care.

PCs Must Shore Up Small Business Finances to Weather Pandemic

With the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) survey showing that one in four Manitoba businesses could be insolvent within the month due to the Covid-19 shutdown,

PCs Ban on 90-day Prescriptions Costing Manitobans Thousands

The Manitoba Liberals are calling on the Pallister Government to make immediate changes to the province’s ban on 90-day prescriptions

Province Must Immediately Freeze Evictions During Pandemic

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the Pallister Government to put an immediate freeze on evictions for the many Manitobans who are not going to be able to pay rent on April 1.

Pallister Wrong to Dump Child Care Crisis on Workers

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister Government’s emergency child care announcement makes things worse, not better, by expecting workers

Pallister Budget Still Obsolete

Manitoba Liberals say the PCs budget calculations are based on extremely optimistic projections for revenue that don’t take into consideration the impacts of measures to combat pandemic COVID-19.

Manitoba Budget Obsolete: PCs Must Release Economic Update with Funding for Health, Businesses and Workers

Manitoba Liberals are calling, again, for the Pallister Government to deliver an economic update on what the province will do to invest in health care and provide

PCs Must Release Economic Update

The Pallister Government needs to bring in an economic update to deal with the massive short-term disruption to Manitoba’s economy because of the Covid-19 pandemic response

Manitoba Liberals Press PCs for Covid-19 Child Care Support Plan

anitoba Liberals say the Pallister government needs to provide a lot more details for parents and child care centers scrambling to deal with PCs decision to close schools

Health Links Down: To Respond to Covid-19, PCs Must Ramp Up Health Hiring

Manitoba Liberals say that Health Links, the hotline the Pallister government has asked Manitobans to call if they have questions about Covid-19

The Time for a Coronavirus Plan is Now

With new coronavirus cases emerging in South Korea, Italy and elsewhere around the world, , Manitoba Liberals say the Manitoba Government needs to show they are ready with a plan to ensure Manitobans stay as safe as possible in the likely case that the

An Open Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Other Canadian Leaders

We are at a dangerous turning point in our country's history. Since the breakdown in talks between the BC NDP government and RCMP raiding the Wet'suwet'en, there has been an explosion of protest across Canada, including rail and other blockades.

Manitoba Advocate Report Details Tragic Failures and Gaps in Mental Health

anitoba Liberals say the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth report into the death by suicide of a young man who was failed by multiple systems is a searing exposure of how the Pallister government

PCs Squarely to Blame for Lake St. Martin + Lake Manitoba Outlet Delays

Premier Brian Pallister has no one but his own government to blame for delays to a $500-million Lake St. Martin flood mitigation project,

Alternate Budget Priorities: Green Growth, Mental Health, Diabetes Prevention, Seniors and Strategic Infrastructure

In anticipation for the provincial budget, Manitoba Liberals met with Finance Minister Scott Fielding yesterday to discuss their priorities and concerns in this year’s budget.

Manitoba Liberals 2020 Budget Submission

Manitoba Liberals have been consistent in expressing our concerns and objections to the PC government’s ongoing cuts, freezes, and the liquidation of public assets.

Do As Pallister Says, Not as He Does: PC’s “Wage Freeze Directive” is Pure Hypocrisy

The PCs “wage freeze directive” is a hypocritical and dangerous interference in the operation of institutions that should be independent, says Manitoba Liberal Leader

We’ve Talked. It’s Time for Action on Mental Health

Dougald Lamont , Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, is calling on the Pallister government to act today and provide better mental health services for Manitobans that need it

Dauphin Jail Closure Yet Another PC Assault on Rural Manitoba

The PCs decision to close the Dauphin Correctional Centre rather than build a new one is another example of the PCs taking rural Manitoba for granted

No Excuses: PCs Must Proclaim Legislation Expanding Powers of Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth

Dougald Lamont, Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, says the PCs must stop making excuses and finalize legislation to expand the powers of the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth.

Manitoba Liberals: PCs Housing Sell-Off Driving Homelessness in Manitoba

The Pallister Government is driving homelessness in Manitoba by selling thousands of units of Manitoba Housing

PCs Business-Only “Crime Summit” Ignores Property Crime, Murders

Dougald Lamont, MLA for St. Boniface and Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party, says the Pallister Government is shirking its responsibility on public safety by handing off responsibility for a promised “Crime Summit” to the Retail Council of Canada.

PCs Must Reveal and Settle Workplace Grievances at HSC to Keep Workers, Patients Safe

The PC Government and Minister of Health need to be open and honest with Manitobans about the workplace grievances at the Health Sciences Centre

Pallister Government Failing Manitobans on Justice as Winnipeg Marks 42nd Homicide

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface Dougald Lamont said Brian Pallister and the PC Government haven’t been taking justice and community safety seriously in Manitoba

Pallister and PCs Ignored Warnings for St. Boniface ER, expected Hospital to Provide Care for Free

The Pallister Government is still putting Manitobans at risk by ignoring its own experts’ recommendations on handling ER closures

To Protect Citizens, Pallister Must Call an Inquiry into Police HQ & Other City Property Deals

The collapse of a criminal investigation into transactions around Winnipeg property deals is all the more reason for the Province to call a public inquiry, said

Manitoba Liberals Offer State of the Province Rebuttal

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface Dougald Lamont issued a rebuttal to the Premier’s “State of the Province” address,

Manitoba Liberals Introduce Bill to Seek Two-Thirds Majority Approval for Election Finance Changes

Today, Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA St. Boniface Dougald Lamont introduced a bill that would require a two-thirds vote in the legislature to approve changes to the election financing act.

Manitoba Liberals Call on Trudeau to Drop CFS Challenge

Dougald Lamont, MLA for St. Boniface and Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ask the Federal Government to respect the ruling of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Manitoba Housing Wait List Explodes as PCs sell off 94 Properties

Manitoba Liberals say there is a growing crisis in homelessness in Winnipeg and across Manitoba as the wait list for Manitoba Housing continues to grow each month at an alarming rate.

As Manitobans Sound Alarm, Pallister Hits Snooze

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont, says this year’s Throne Speech from the Pallister Government is all about doing less or doing nothing, even as a series of emergencies unfold across the province.

Manitoba Liberals Present Alternative Throne Speech

In the lead up to next week’s throne speech, Manitoba Liberals presented their alternate vision for Manitoba, focusing on children, better health, the environment, jobs and democracy.

Plea Deal on Workplace Death Shows Manitoba is Failing Workers

Manitoba Liberals say that a plea deal for a company where a young worker was killed on the job shows that governments and courts aren’t doing enough to take workplace health and safety seriously.

Province Must Crack Down on Online Sales of Stolen Goods To Reduce Crime

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister Government should regulate online marketplaces like Facebook, Kijiji, eBay and Craigslist

Pallister Government MIA as Crime Rates Soar in Winnipeg and Manitoba

Dougald Lamont, Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, says the PC Government is missing in action as violence, property crime and thefts are surging across the province.

Manitoba Liberals say PCs Must go Back to Drawing Board on Crown Lands Changes

Manitoba Liberals say the Pallister Government has to go back to the drawing board on changes to Crown Lands leases

Manitoba Liberals Call for Province to Step Up on Disaster Assistance

Manitoba Liberals are asking the Provincial Government to immediately commit to financial disaster assistance for communities hit by the massive storm that has caused states of emergency across the province.

Manitoba Liberals Seek to Toughen up PCs Money-Laundering and Tax Avoidance Bill

Manitoba Liberals want the PCs to toughen up a bill on business ownership transparency that is supposed to help Manitoba meet its commitments under money laundering and tax avoidance laws.

Manitoba Liberals call for Outside Investigation, Inquest into Brandon Overdose Death

Manitoba Liberals Seeking to Change Definition of “Official Party Status”

We were duly elected by our constituents as Manitoba Liberals. We ran on a slate together.

Manitoba Liberals Respond to Meth Task Force Report

This is an incredibly disappointing report. After a six month task force, we are no closer to a provincial plan

Pallister Must Disclose What He Knows about Advisor’s Alleged Sexual Misconduct

The story in today's Winnipeg Free Press raises extremely disturbing allegations that must be addressed by the Premier, by the Leader of the NDP, and by the police. These go far beyond allegations of inappropriate or unacceptable workplace behaviour.

Lifeflight Privatization putting Lives at Risk, Auditor General Should Investigate

Manitoba Liberals say the privatization of Manitoba’s Lifeflight air ambulance is putting Manitobans’ safety at risk and are formally requesting Manitoba’s Auditor General launch an investigation into the privatization.

Manitoba Liberals Call on Pallister Government to Declare a Climate Crisis

The Manitoba Liberal Caucus and leader Dougald Lamont, MLA for St. Boniface, introduced a resolution in the Manitoba Legislature today to call on the Pallister Government to declare a climate crisis in Manitoba.

Seven Oaks Nurses’ Letter is a “Cry for Help” against Pallister’s Dangerous Health Cuts

A letter from nurses at Seven Oaks General Hospital shows that the Pallister Government’s reckless cuts to the health care system are putting patients at risk, says Dougald Lamont, Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party and MLA for St. Boniface.

Pallister Government Hiking Ambulance Transfer Fees

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont says the Pallister government is doing a bait and switch on its promise to reduce ambulance fees because the government is hiking fees by $250 or more on ambulance rides that used to be free

Manitoba Liberals File Complaint with Ombudsman as PCs Shut Down Freedom of Information Requests

Dougald Lamont, MLA for St. Boniface and Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party, says his caucus has had to file a complaint with the Provincial Ombudsman because the Pallister Government is ignoring Manitoba’s Freedom of Information law.

Manitoba Liberals Call on Province to Cover Cancer Treatment

Manitoba Liberals are calling on the province to immediately cover the cost of Fulvestrant, a costly cancer treatment drug that some Manitobans are being forced to pay for out of their own pocket.

Manitoba Liberals Release Bold Climate Plan for Green Growth and Renewal

Manitoba Liberals launched their plan for Green Growth & Renewal, a plan they say will put the province at the forefront of fighting climate change. It will create good jobs by using technology and nature to bring Manitoba’s emissions into balance by 2030

Manitoba Liberals Will Seek Intervener Status in PC Carbon Tax Lawsuit

Dougald Lamont, Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party and MLA for St. Boniface says that if the Pallister government proceeds with its misguided lawsuit against the Federal carbon tax, Liberals will seek intervener status

Manitoba Liberals Call on Trudeau Government to Restore Weapon X Program, Locate Alpha Flight in Manitoba

Dougald Lamont, Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party and MLA for St. Boniface called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to increase defence spending in the province by relaunching the Weapon X program

PCs Using Phony Data to Close Centre Used by nearly 10,000 Educators

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont, says the Pallister Government is using phony numbers to justify closing the Manitoba Curriculum Support Centre (MCSC) - an educational resource. The government’s own documents show nearly 1

Untendered $7.7-million Contract Went to PC Donors

Manitoba Liberals say Premier Pallister’s recently announced “ethical procurement plan” is meaningless, given that Manitoba Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler granted $11.2-million in untendered contracts - including one for $7.7-million to a company who

Pallister is playing a Dangerous Political Game with Manitoba’s Economy

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont says the Pallister government’s decision to cut the PST is reckless and will blow a $300-million hole in the province’s budget.

Small-Town Residents See Property Taxes Double Under Pallister’s Tax Change

A major change by the Pallister Government to Manitoba’s Education Property Tax Credit (EPTC) has resulted in huge increases in property taxes for some residents in smaller communities.

Pallister Government Divorced from Reality on Budget

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont says the Pallister Government is grossly misleading Manitobans about the province’s finances, services and economy with the release of its Third Quarter Report for the 2018-19 fiscal year.

Pallister Cheats Manitobans out of $1.1 Billion Dollars in Federal Funds

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont says the Pallister government has left an incredible $1.1-billion dollars in Federal funding on the table, including more than half a billion dollars for transit infrastructur

Pallister cuts $100 million from Child and Family Services Agencies

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface Dougald Lamont says that under the guise of new reform, the Pallister Government is cutting $100-million from funding for children in care.

“Strongly Negative”: Liberals Call Out Pallister’s Risky Plan to Drive Experts out of Manitoba Health

Manitoba will be the only province with no Mental Health or Addictions Branch in government if the Pallister Government goes ahead with a reorganization of Manitoba Health that will purge the department of experts in actually delivering health c

PCs Must Review All Foster Parents After Authorities Left Children to be Abused

Manitoba Liberals are calling for the PC Government to review all foster parents after child welfare authorities left two girls in the custody of a foster father who allegedly has a history of sexually exploiting children in his care.

Failure to Launch: Pallister’s Foot-Dragging on Meth Task Force Inexcusable

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont says the Pallister Government’s inability to work well with others is keeping a Meth Task Force from getting off the ground.

Manitobans Living on Employment and Income Assistance Hits All-time High of Over 70,000

The number of Manitobans on Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) has hit an all-time high of over seventy thousand people. According to annual reports from the Province's Department of Families, the number of people on EIA has been growing for ten year

Liberals: Students Call for Pallister to Fulfill 2016 Promise on Early Childhood Education

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont says that the Pallister government needs to step up and fulfill its long-overdue promise to improve Child Care in Manitoba, including making sure that workers can earn enough to pay their bills.

Wait Times for Addictions Treatment Rising as Pallister Sticks to Cuts Instead of Treatment

New freedom of information (FIPPA) data show wait times for addictions treatment are still going up, while the Pallister government is spending millions of dollars less than promised on addictions.

Pallister Government Still Taking Babies into Care at a Rate of One a Day – Just As the NDP Did

The Pallister Government is still taking newborn babies into the care of Child and Family Services at the rate of a baby a day, just as the former NDP government did, said Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont.

LIBERALS: 80 Year-old Man Faced 60-Hour Emergency Department Wait, 5+ Months for Diagnosis

Manitoba Liberals are questioning health care delays faced by 80-year-old George Myer, who spent 60 hours waiting in Seven Oaks Emergency after Christmas and has been waiting months for a biopsy and diagnosis for a spot on his lung first detected in Septe

Lamont, Manitoba Liberals Propose Federal Action to Protect Children in Care from Sexual Exploitation

OTTAWA - Manitoba Liberal Party leader Dougald Lamont & MLA for St. Boniface met with Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould Wednesday to ask the Federal Government to enhance the criminal code in order to protect children in the care of CFS from b

Liberals Call for All-Party Support to Pass Bill 5 Before the Holiday Season

Manitoba Liberals have called for all-party support to pass Bill 5 – The Mental Health Amendment Act and Personal Health Information act - before the house rises on Thursday, December 6th

Liberals: Manitoba Government Must Investigate Health Impacts on Children in Lead-Contaminated Areas

Manitoba Liberals say the Manitoba Government needs to move beyond soil and air testing in areas known to be contaminated by lead and other heavy metals to ensure that the health and safety of children and families are not being affected.

Liberals: Manitoba Government Must Cover Cost of Life-Saving HIV Medication

In the lead up to World AIDS Day on December 1, Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface Dougald Lamont says Manitoba needs to join Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia in covering the cost of the highly effective HIV treatment medication kn

Manitoba Liberals Throne Speech Response: Pallister Recycling Promises

The Pallister government’s latest Throne Speech offers little in the way of concrete action. Instead, the government is recycling a lot of promises that have been made multiple times an

OUT IN FRONT: MANITOBA LIBERALS ALTERNATIVE THRONE SPEECH

Manitoba Liberals believe that we need to get out in front of the many issues facing our province.

Liberals: Call for Release of Report Showing High Lead Levels in Winnipeg’s North End

Manitoba Liberal Leader & MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont, is calling on the Province to release an unpublished report from 1988-89 that found levels of lead more than a hundred times higher than levels currently considered safe.

One Year Later, Still No Action on Lead from Squires

It’s been one year since the Pallister government failed to alert residents of high lead levels in schoolyards in Point Douglas and other Winnipeg neighbourhood’s – and the government continues to fail residents by not providing better testing and a clean

Pallister Cuts Fifty Percent of Staff from Youth Addictions Program

In the last few months, the Pallister government has eliminated fifty percent of the clinical staff at the Addiction Foundation of Manitoba (AFM’s) Compass Youth Program in Portage la Prairie.

Province Must Declare Public Health Emergency to Deal with Meth Crisis

Manitoba has seen an explosion of crystal meth use across the province and we need the Pallister government to address the crisis immediately, said Dougald Lamont, Manitoba Liberal Leader & MLA for St. Boniface.

Liberals: Pallister’s Cuts to Health are Putting Newborns at Risk

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont, says a newly released letter from nurses at St. Boniface Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is proof that the Pallister government’s $146-million in cuts to health care are putting new

CFS Report Makes Strides, but Skips Claw Back from Children in Care

Manitoba Liberals say that while a new report on children in care of Child and Family Services makes important recommendations, it is missing one critical recommendation - that the Province of Manitoba stop taking money intended for children in care.

Three Strikes: Pallister Must Fire Squires

Manitoba Liberal Leader and MLA for St. Boniface, Dougald Lamont, is calling for Premier Pallister to fire Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires after she withheld information from the public in three critical reports.

Pallister Government is Ignoring Meth Crisis: Immediate Action is Needed to Save Lives

Manitoba Liberals are calling for immediate action by the Pallister Government, and the Health Minister, in particular, to deal with what is a genuine crisis in methamphetamine addiction that is killing Manitobans, putting people on the frontline at risk,