With simply over one week to go till Manitobans go to the polls, the provincial NDP and PC events had been out making guarantees Sunday afternoon.
NDP chief Wab Kinew was in northern Manitoba, visiting Thompson, Pimicikamak Cree Nation, and Grand Rapids to speak about each well being care and freeway security.
“The Manitoba NDP will ship higher healthcare to northern Manitoba, and we’ll enhance northern roads and highways to maintain households secure,” mentioned Kinew in a information launch.
Kinew promised to revive birthing companies to northern Manitoba, and add a brand new MRI machine to the Thompson Hospital in an effort to enhance diagnostic companies within the northern a part of the province.
The Manitoba NDP would additionally help funding for highway enhancements for PR 280 to learn Tataskweyak Cree Nation, PR 374 to learn Pimicikamak Cree Nation and PR 391 to learn Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, and would enhance security on Freeway 6 with extra relaxation stops.
The NDP additionally promised to launch a sexual assault nurse examiner technique. The celebration mentioned that look after sexual assault victims can be obtainable in city, rural, and northern communities.
NDP candidates Uzomo Asagwara and Nahanni Fontaine mentioned an NDP authorities would rent seven new full-time nurse examiners to help the technique, costing $2.4 million.
Kevin Klein, the Manitoba PC candidate for Kirkfield Park, was additionally on the marketing campaign path Sunday, promising non-public liquor gross sales in Manitoba.
“Now we have heard from people from throughout the province who’ve instructed us they need extra selection of the place to purchase their liquor. It is inconvenient the best way it’s provided at the moment,” mentioned Klein.
Klein mentioned if the PCs are re-elected, they might re-introduce laws beforehand blocked by the NDP to permit non-public liquor gross sales in comfort and grocery shops.
The Manitoba authorities would stay the unique wholesaler of liquor within the province, Klein mentioned.
Election Day in Manitoba is Oct. 3. Advance polls are actually open throughout the province.
