Premier Wab Kinew says the officers would serve as extra eyes and ears for police and other security agencies and could help in humanitarian efforts to rescue people.
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The Manitoba government is planning to have conservation officers help patrol efforts along the Canada-United States border. He pointed to the case of a family from India who froze to death in Manitoba in 2022 while trying to walk across the border in a blizzard.Kinew says strengthening border security would address concerns expressed by the U.S. and help protect Manitoba’s economy.
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