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Mark Wasyliw
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Independent MLA for Fort Garry
Former School Trustee WSD | Lawyer
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Coalition says Manitoba needs to spend more to meet environmental targets
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MB spent $73 million on emissions-reduction measures, she said, compared with $340 million gas tax holiday undermining them

#mbpoli
Coalition says Manitoba needs to spend more to meet environmental targets
WINNIPEG – A coalition of environmental, labour and other groups said Thursday the Manitoba government must spend more money on climate protection in order to meet its emissions and land-protect...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Asagwara takes black-and-white safety issue, turns it into ugly, political shade of grey
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Sadly this is the culture that Kinew has created

Don’t actually fix the problems but blame but blame the messenger

Petty, mean-spirited politics

#mbpoli
Opinion: Asagwara takes black-and-white safety issue, turns it into ugly, political shade of grey
There are plenty of legitimate debates to be had about “grey-listing” — the blunt, uniquely Manitoban tactic the Manitoba Nurses Union uses to warn its members to stay away from unsafe workplaces. But...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Province closing MITT, moving students, programs to RRC Polytech
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Kinew austerity has mainly been underfunding ED, Health, Justice & Infrastructure. Now the cuts are coming

Not what MB voted for

#mbpoli
Province closing MITT, moving students, programs to RRC Polytech
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January 28, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Nurses union paints health facilities grey only when NDP in power, health minister says
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NDP Govt would rather whine about the MNU "grey-listed" hospitals than using that "energy" to fix the problem

#Mbpoli
Manitoba nurses union paints health facilities grey only when NDP in power, health minister says
Manitoba’s health minister dismissed grey-listing of hospitals by the Manitoba Nurses Union on Tuesday, suggesting the tactic is mainly used when the NDP is in power. “This is kind of what we’ve seen....
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January 28, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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This is unprecedented. MB has never had 3 healthcare facilities grey-listed at the same time

Kinew govt seems incapable of responding

This is the product of chronic & continued underfunding & its only going to get worse while Kinew attempts to balance the budget#mbpoli
Manitoba Nurses Union plans to vote to designate St. Boniface Hospital unsafe | CBC News
A Winnipeg hospital founded by the Grey Nuns may be grey-listed by the Manitoba Nurses Union.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Kinew seems befuddled that the media would question his disrespectful behaviour to a “backbencher “

Pretty mean-spirited behaviour directed at someone Kinew believes is beneath him

Once again he is telling on himself

This toxic culture leads to bad govt

#mbpoli
NDP blocks MLA Rick Wowchuk from speaking at school event it didn't organize: Tories | CBC News
A Progressive Conservative MLA says his invitation to speak at a grand opening event for a school addition was rescinded because the NDP government — which didn't organize the event — said so.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Tory MLA ‘not a good guy’: Kinew
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When people show you who they are, believe them

This is your Premier, MB & yes you deserve better

#mbpoli
NDP, PCs spar after rural backbencher banned from speaking at event
Accused of bullying and blocking a Tory MLA from delivering a weekend speech, Premier Wab Kinew fired back Monday, saying the rural backbencher was “not a good guy.” “Does anyone care about some backb...
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January 27, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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This is really cynical

Asked what his plan is to protect NB from Tariffs Kinew has no answers but deflects

about standing up to Trump

Cant actually answer the question because he has no plan. MB you are on your own

virtue signaling doesn’t pay the bills

#mbpoli
'Mr. Trump, stop killing American citizens,' Kinew says after 2nd fatal shooting in Minnesota | CBC News
Manitoba's premier says he's reached out to his counterpart in Minnesota again following the killing of another American citizen by federal immigration officials, calling on U.S. President Donald Trum...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Working conditions are learning conditions www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

This is a slow moving crisis that doesn't get the attention it deserves

Kinew Govt has been chronically underfunding public ed

Means higher taxes & lower outcomes

#mbpoli
Opinion: Working conditions are learning conditions
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January 26, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Division warns of double-digit tax hike
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Kinew is directly responsible for the funding crisis in public Ed

He has consistently underfunded Ed & forced Divisions to raise taxes

This is only getting worse

#mbpoli
LRSD says 12 per cent increase needed to avoid layoffs if provincial funding frozen
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January 23, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Afternoon machete attack leaves man bloody, Grant Park-area residents, workers speechless
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Kinew’s “machete law” has done nothing to keep MB’s safe

Ft Garry wants real action on public safety

#mbpoli
Afternoon machete attack leaves man bloody, Grant Park-area residents, workers speechless
What had, at first glance, looked like a man repeatedly hitting a fence with a stick on a Grant Park-area street corner was really a terrifying machete attack Tuesday afternoon.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Dangerous precedent by Kinew. Is he giving $ to WPG to reduce upcoming tax increases? How about other municipalities

If not why not?

#mbpoli
Brandon getting $1M from province to help keep property tax hike in the single digits | CBC News
The Manitoba government is giving the City of Brandon $1 million in funding it says will cut an expected double-digit increase in property taxes by 2 per cent.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Here’s a list of December inflation rates for Canadian provinces
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MB once again leads CDN with the highest growth in inflation in the Country

Kinew is making life less affordable for MB families

#mbpoli
Here's a list of December inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA – Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and L...
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January 19, 2026 at 11:37 PM
‘We’ve got your back’: province announces $1M for security upgrades at places of worship
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Kinew’s stance seems so hollow given he refused to take real action against Min Fontaine’s hateful conduct

#mbpoli
‘We’ve got your back’: province announces $1M for security upgrades at places of worship
The province has launched a new funding stream to help faith-based organizations strengthen security following a series of hate-fuelled incidents targeting synagogues and mosques in Winnipeg. The NDP....
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January 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
PR loss as NDP’s friends criticize poverty reduction strategy
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Ah, Dan, the Kinew Govt has never "listened to its friends" That's why it has been so ineffective & inept

#mbpoli
Opinion: PR loss as NDP’s friends criticize poverty reduction strategy
Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine had every reason to believe that her new poverty reduction strategy was going to be a triumph. Flanked by Housing and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith, Fontain...
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January 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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This is progress. But they stop working at 9 p.m.

Meaning if your in crisis in the evening, no help is on the way

Underfunded program set up to fail

#mbpoli
Brandon police partner with mental health clinicians to transform crisis response | CBC News
Brandon police responding to sensitive mental health emergencies now have a new partner on the ground — professional mental health clinicians. They are part of a new Crisis Response Unit designed to c...
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January 17, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Kinew Govt seems incapable of getting basic things done

Not only do I receive countless complaints about how hard it is to get a new plastic health card

Now this. So ineffective

MBans deserve better Govt than this. All PR no action

#mbpoli
Card-iac arrest: digital rollout stumbles
Hours-long waits, glitches and convoluted systems have been symptoms of downloading a digital Manitoba health card. A flurry of Manitobans have expressed frustration — online, in their homes — as they...
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January 17, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Federal gun buyback program inefficient, not well run, Manitoba premier says
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His comments contradict the reasoning of his Justice Minister & his letter to the Feds

Not serious about public safety & playing games with MB lives

Not leadership

#mbpoli
Federal gun buyback program inefficient, not well run, Manitoba premier says
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s NDP government has joined some other provinces in pushing back against a planned federal gun buyback program. Premier Wab Kinew says Manitoba will not administer the...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Minister is right. You can’t improve test scores until you address child poverty

Why isn’t the Kinew Govt serious about tackling poverty in MB

Why do they refuse to bring in a living wage? Why did they freeze/cut EIA rates & school nutrition program ?

#mbpoli
‘Significantly lower’: Manitoba Grade 8 scores below national average in science, reading and mathematics
Manitoba Grade 8 student scores lag behind the national average in all assessed subjects, according to a report released earlier this week.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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Super cynical of Kinew. This is why people call him a right-wing populist

We are talking about assault rifles. You don’t use them to hunt wildlife but humans

About public safety but Kinew as always more concerned about PR

Not leadership. more shameful behaviour#mbpoli
Manitoba's justice minister says province won't support federal gun buyback program | CBC News
Manitoba is joining other provinces in pushing back against a federal gun buyback program whose pilot resulted in only 25 weapons being collected and destroyed.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
A visit to Manitoba’s dystopian future
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One only hopes Kinew reads this and takes note

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Opinion: A visit to Manitoba’s dystopian future
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January 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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BC & SK both sending trade delegations around the world & signing new deals. Where’s Kinew? - preening for a camera somewhere but not promoting trade in MB

#mbpoli
B.C. and feds sign lumber understanding with China, as province looks…
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January 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Kinew not putting any $ behind this strategy & not having any action plan to achieve any reductions tell you this plan is set up to fail

#mbpoli
Province’s poverty reduction strategy doesn’t go far enough, critics say
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January 14, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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Kinew is a right wing populist who has never made poverty reduction a priority

This isn’t a plan it’s a PR exercise that won’t move the needle.

Poverty in MB is very much a policy choice

As are Kinews tax cuts for the rich

#mbpoli
Document outlining Manitoba's poverty reduction strategy intentionally lacking in details, government says | CBC News
A new strategy to fight poverty in Manitoba is intentionally lacking in detail in order to keep the government's response flexible, the provincial government says.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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So cynical of Kinew to blame the Feds. He isn’t offering to replace that lost funding

What is his solution to this crisis?

He has none

You deserve better

#mbpoli
Province critical of 40 per cent international student allocation cut
The Manitoba government is calling out the federal government over dropping enrollment numbers for international students.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM