If re-elected next month, the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives promised to permanently cut rental fees in half for agricultural Crown lands – and also pledged to triple funding for veterinary service districts.
Leader Heather Stefanson also said the PC’s would deliver income and business tax cuts, and would boost investment and job growth.
The Liberals Dougal Lamont promised his party would return $338-million in federal child benefits diverted away from Manitoba Indigenous children, and would create a provincial development bank.
And New Democrat leader Wab Kinew said the NDP would keep electricity rates low to attract businesses, and would focus on areas like hydrogen development and critical minerals.
The three leaders also attended a forum on Tuesday hosted by the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association. All three said they would reinstate 24-hour snow clearing on major highways, which was cut back in recent years.
We vote on October 3rd.
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Nominations, meanwhile, closed on Monday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. for Manitoba’s 43rd provincial general election with 189 candidates running.
Candidates’ names, electoral divisions and party affiliations are listed on Elections Manitoba’s website at Who are the Candidates? (electionsmanitoba.ca)
Candidates endorsed by registered political parties are as follows:
-Communist Party of Canada – Manitoba (CPC-M): 5 candidates
-The Green Party of Manitoba (GPM): 13 candidates
-Keystone Party (KP): 5 candidates
-Manitoba Liberal Party (MLP): 49 candidates
-New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP): 57 candidates
-The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (PC): 57 candidates
-Independent: 3 candidates
The Manitoba Party did not nominate five candidates and will be de-registered by Elections Manitoba. Under The Election Financing Act, if a registered party does not endorse at least five candidates in a general election, the Chief Electoral Officer of Manitoba must de-register the party after the election.
Advance voting runs for eight days, from Saturday, Sept. 23, until Saturday, Sept. 30. Election day is Tuesday, Oct. 3.
All candidates, polling place locations, ID requirements and more voter information is available at: Elections Manitoba – Home
