By The Canadian Press
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson speaks at the convention centre in Winnipeg on Saturday, April 15, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is promising what it calls the biggest health-care capital investment in the province’s history.
Premier Heather Stefanson says the province will spend $1.5 billion dollars over six years on the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.
She says the money will pay to replace a 70-year-old building and add a 10-storey tower with new patient rooms and health services.
The announcement is the latest in a flurry of government promises leading up to the election scheduled for Oct 3.
The governing Progressive Conservatives have been trailing in opinion polls since the COVID-19 pandemic strained hospitals.
The Opposition New Democrats say wait times have increased under the Tories, who downgraded three emergency departments at Winnipeg hospitals after taking office in 2016.
