Promise tracker: What Manitoba’s main parties would do if they win the election
By The Canadian Press on October 2, 2023.
WINNIPEG – Manitobans go to the polls on Tuesday. Here’s a look at some of the promises announced by the province’s three major parties over the past month: Progressive Conservatives – Stand firm in the government’s decision not to search the Prairie Green landfill for the remains of slain First Nations women Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, citing safety concerns. – Cut in half the rate applied to the bottom personal income-tax bracket, saving the average person earning $50,000 in annual income $1,900 per year when fully implemented in 2028. – Remove the federally imposed carbon price on the natural gas portion of hydro bills. – Eliminate the land transfer tax for first-time homebuyers, saving about $5,700 on the average home. – Spend $120 million over four years to recruit health-care workers. – Provide up to $10 million in capital funding to develop of a First Nations-operated addiction centre in Winnipeg. New Democrats – Commit to searching the Prairie Green landfill, without pledging a specific funding amount. – Make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Oct. 30, a statutory holiday in the province. – Open four family medical centres in Winnipeg and one in Brandon staffed with emergency room doctors, nurses and technologists. – Temporarily suspend the provincial fuel tax until inflation subsides. – Freeze hydroelectric rates for one year. – Lift the provincial sales tax on the construction of new rental units. Liberals – Fund a search of the Prairie Green landfill on a 50/50 basis with the federal government, with an initial commitment of $42 million. – Make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday. – Establish a minimum income for people over 60 and people with disabilities. – Allocate bonus pay of between $5,000 and $10,000 for front-line health-care workers. – Provide medicare coverage for people who need access to mental health services. – Create a $300-million-a-year fund to pay for climate change initiatives. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 2, 2023. 24-23
