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Manitoba Federation of Labour president Kevin Rebeck: The Pallister Conservatives are taking Manitoba in the wrong direction.
ORGANIZED labour criticized the provincial government after it revealed the text of two of its “mystery bills,” which will require fewer apprentices for public projects and give more control of apprenticeships to the minister.
ORGANIZED labour criticized the provincial government after it revealed the text of two of its mystery bills, which will require fewer apprentices for public projects and give more control of apprenticeships to the minister. The Pallister Conservatives are taking Manitoba in the wrong direction, Manitoba Federation of Labour president Kevin Rebeck said.
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Manitobans should have all bills available to them by March 11 for review and debate, according to Deputy Premier and Government House Leader Kelvin Goertzen.
He laid out the plan during the post-question period scrum at the Manitoba Legislature on Wednesday, the first day of the spring sitting. At question is 19 bills that were introduced in the fall sitting but were not tabled, with the Tory government leaning on a loophole within the rules of the house that allow for bills to be withheld until one day prior to second reading.
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Author of the article: Josh Aldrich
Publishing date: Mar 03, 2021 • March 3, 2021 • 2 minute read • Eddie Calisto-Tavares is starting a task force to ensure the province follows through on the implementation of 17 recommendations made to improve long-term care in Manitoba on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg. Josh Aldrich/Winnipeg Sun
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Eddie Calisto-Tavares is starting a volunteer-run task force to ensure the province keeps to its word on implementing all 17 recommendations made by Lynn Stevenson in her investigation into the health crisis at Maples Long-Term Care Home.
Calisto-Tavares has been frustrated by the response of the province and Health and Seniors Minister Heather Stefanson to this point in setting timelines for implementation and the lack of individuals being held responsible.