During a Chamber of Commerce breakfast debate in Brandon on Tuesday (Sept 26), Manitoba’s three main political party leaders – the Progressive Conservatives Heather Stefanson, NDP Leader Wab Kinew and the Liberal’s Dougald Lamont promised support for Assiniboine Community College’s (ACC) new Prairie Innovation Centre in the city.
Kinew pledged $60-million, while Stefanson and Lamont both promised to make sure the centre gets built.
The $120-million dollar centre would allow the college to expand its agriculture and food processing program from 300 students to around 800.
The provincial election is October 3rd.
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Also on Tuesday, the Conservatives pledged a million dollars a year to expand the Winnipeg Police Service’s property crime unit – and $5-million for post-traumatic stress services for police, firefighters and paramedics.
And the New Democrats and Liberals both promised support for Manitoba’s francophone community. The announcements were similar and included support for French-language education. The NDP also said they would increase spending on French-language daycare spaces.
Tonight (Sept 27), Kinew, Stefanson, and Lamont are to take part in a forum hosted by Doctors Manitoba.
(With files from The Canadian Press and CBC)
