Manitoba NDP

"It's embarrassing that this had to happen on Mother's Day when the premier could've done this on Friday before he shuttered businesses without even giving them any monetary support," Kinew told reporters at the Manitoba Legislative Building. "But this is what it is living in the Progressive Conservatives' Manitoba." https://www.winnipegfreepress.com//province-reverts-winnip

NDP Leader Wab Kinew spoke after Roussin, saying "our province is in a crisis. "Everybody in Manitoba needs to come together and not only listen to the rules Dr. Roussin has laid out, but also to observe the spirit of what he is trying to convey to us." https://www.winnipegfreepress.com//manitoba-clamps-down-bu

"We don't have a very good premier for these pandemic times," said NDP Leader Wab Kinew, who took Pallister to task for not appearing with chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin Friday evening to announce stricter public-health measures. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com//pallister-accused-of-ga

"While there have been numerous warning signs, while there have been many, many people raising the alarm we haven't seen that quick response, we haven't seen that decisive action," Kinew said. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com//repeat-offenders-of-man

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NDP Leader Wab Kinew wants the public health orders to match pleas from the chief public health officer. "Why don't we just have a very clear regime, where Dr. Roussin is going to say, 'Stop socializing outside of your household,' then that's actually the rule that people are being asked to abide by?" https://www.cbc.ca//manitoba-strict-rules-covid-19-record-

Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew said the government should act on its plans to "flex" up capacity in the health-care system. "Now is the time to add ICU beds, if you have the capacity to increase the system." https://www.winnipegfreepress.com//another-record-number-o

These workers need leadership that can develop jobs with a plan for the next 30 years to grow our northern communities and a plan for real investments for people in the north, Adams said. Why has the Pallister government abandoned the people of Thompson and the north? https://www.thompsoncitizen.net//elimination-of-nearly-150

The issue came up in question period Monday, with NDP MLA Lisa Naylor (Wolseley) saying the document makes it clear that the province wants to develop a plan to sell off parkland. "Selling off cottage lots in parks will mean only those people with tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars can buy those lots. We should be doing more to protect parklands," she said. https://www.cbc.ca//provincial-parks-cottage-lots-1.5781244

Opposition Leader Wab Kinew said the no-socializing advice should be mandatory to flatten the COVID-19 curve and clear up any confusion in people's minds about what is acceptable. "I don't think there should be any daylight in (between) the order and the advice," the NDP leader said. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com//covid-case-counts-climb

"Why is this government continuing to fail seniors?" Kinew said in a war of words over the downtown Winnipeg facility, where 19 people have died and 104 residents have tested positive for the virus. "When will they step in to take control of the Parkview Place personal care home so that no one else dies?" https://www.cbc.ca//mlas-personal-care-home-deaths-covid-1

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The Opposition New Democrats have continually blasted the health-care overhaul, describing the changes as deep cuts. Health critic Uzoma Asagwara says the report shows the sector entered the pandemic in a weak position. "Not only have they cut 150 hospital beds in Winnipeg over the past four years, closed vital ERs and cut the number of surgeries performed, they created a situation of understaffing that is not sustainable and is leading to nurse and health-care worker burnout," they said. https://www.cbc.ca//wrha-budget-2019-2020-health-care-refo

Smith said the government needs to provide supports for people in the throes of addiction. "When you're dealing with addictions, you're not worried about your health," she said. "We need to make sure that the folks that are dealing with addictions also have access to a general practitioner, whatever their need is, to make sure that they're healthy and that if they have a baby, their baby is born healthy as well."... https://www.cbc.ca//manitoba-syphilis-grim-record-newborns

Nevaeh Roundhead has not been seen In 7 days. "The streets are not safe for children - they're certainly not safe for young Indigenous girls, and I think that if anything can be learned by the murder of Tina Fontaine, is how quickly children - Indigenous little girls - can come into harm's way...all we know if that Nevaeh needs to be located." If you have any information or if you've seen her, you're asked to call the WPS missing persons unit at 204-986-5621... https://winnipeg.citynews.ca//11-year-old-girl-missing-fo/

Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew said he wants the province to give Manitobans more information on the province's ICU capacity moving forward. "If one of the key things we're trying to do by implementing further public health measures is to prevent our hospitals from hitting their upper limit, then I think Manitobans should be given a regular update on how close we are to hitting those limits," the Official Opposition leader said. https://www.cbc.ca//health-care-system-covid-19-friesen-1.

"(Congenital syphilis is) entirely preventable if there's access to prenatal care and primary care," Kinew said. "In the absence of those kind of interventions and harm reduction, we do see more transmission of this disease and, unfortunately, the transmission to kids." https://www.winnipegfreepress.com//spike-in-congenital-syp