Manitoba Tories pick Heather Stefanson in leadership race. Once sworn in, she will be the only female premier among the provinces
Heather Stefanson’s successful bid to lead the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives and take the premier’s chair follows a lifetime in and around politics that started as a young girl.
Stefanson, 51, was seven years old when she got her first taste of politics. Her father ran for a seat in the legislature, finishing second to Liberal Lloyd Axworthy. While in Ottawa, Stefanson met her future husband, Jason, a nephew of a former Manitoba cabinet minister. After years in opposition, the Tories under Pallister won a big majority in 2016. Since then, Stefanson has served in several roles, including deputy premier, health minister, justice minister and minister of families.
When asked how she would avoid a similar situation as premier, Stefanson pointed to ongoing efforts to expand intensive care capacity and a recent collective agreement signed with the Manitoba Nurses’ Union.Stefanson, without mentioning Pallister by name, is also promising a government that will listen and collaborate more. The day she launched her leadership bid, she promised to scrap legislation that would eliminate elected school boards.
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