WINNIPEG — The first First Nations premier of a province in Canada has been elected in Manitoba, with the New Democrats under Leader Wab Kinew taking seats in the key battleground of Winnipeg.
The provincial capital holds 32 of the 57 legislature seats and the NDP flipped seats that had been held by Progressive Conservative cabinet members.
“The NDP campaign has been very sure-footed and really sympathetic to, I think, the key issues Manitobans are grappling with,” he said from NDP election headquarters. "Wab, I hope that your win tonight inspires a future generation of Indigenous youth to get involved in our democratic process, not just here in Manitoba, but right across the country," she said in a speech.
The Tories took out ads, including large billboards, promising they would"stand firm" in opposing a landfill search due to safety concerns over asbestos and other toxic material. The Tories also took out ads to portray the NDP as a risk to the economy and the province's finances. They pointed to final budget figures released last week, which said the province recorded a surplus in the 2022-23 fiscal year for only the second time since 2009.
The Tories, who won 36 seats in the last election, promised during the campaign to hire more health-care workers and build hospital infrastructure.
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