Two days before the Oct. 3 provincial election in Manitoba, the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Liberal Party are trying to mobilize voters to vote for change.
The NDP held an event on Sunday where several hundred activists gathered at Maples Collegiate High School in Winnipeg. In his speech, Wab Kinew called for unity.
The PC wants you to believe that Canada and Manitoba will forever be divided, that we cannot learn from the mistakes of our history, and that we cannot have a better future. “Let’s prove them wrong,” he said to an excited crowd.
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Wab Kinew also noted that this is the most important provincial election of our lifetime and urged voters to exercise their right to vote.
I’m not just asking for your vote. I ask you to believe in the power of your voice. I ask you to believe in a better future. “I ask you to believe in us and that we are one province and one Manitoba,” he said.
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NDP leader Wab Kinew greets his supporters at the end of his speech on Sunday at Maples Collegiate High School in Winnipeg.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Kevin Nepitabo
In his 20-minute speech, delivered only in English, he also recalled his party’s key commitments, including health, reducing the cost of living and fighting crime.
He also recalled his party’s promise to fund excavations at the Prairie Green landfill to find the remains of at least two Indigenous women who were victims of a suspected serial killer, because everyone matters in this province.
Earlier in the day, the Liberals reiterated their message that voters should vote according to their values and avoid the idea of a simple strategic vote to defeat the Progressive Conservatives.
Your vote for a liberal candidate matters and can make a difference. “It’s not necessary to vote for the NDP to stop the Progressive Conservatives,” Dougald Lamont said in French during a news conference at Boyd Park in Winnipeg’s Burrows neighborhood.
Liberal announcement on immigration
In addition, the Liberal leader announced measures to increase immigration to the province, improve services for immigrants and reduce financial barriers to make it easier for them to settle in the province.
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Surrounded by candidates, Dougald Lamont, leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party, announced plans to welcome more immigrants to Manitoba.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Brittany Greenslade
If his party comes to power, Dougald Lamont would like to increase the immigration target for the French-speaking population, encourage the arrival of skilled immigrants and negotiate with Ottawa to allow Manitoba to accept more immigrants through the Manitoba Nominee Program. In addition, he also wants to negotiate with the federal government about an improved family reunification component.
“We want to grow the French-Manitor community into the largest French-speaking community in Western Canada,” he said. When family comes here and people stay here, it makes a big difference in retaining immigrants.
Dougald Lamont also wants to reduce the application fee in the Manitoba Nominee Program from $500 to $50.
Progressive Conservative Party Leader Heather Stefanson did not hold a media activity on Sunday.
