WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister changed health ministers Tuesday as part of a broad cabinet shuffle in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister Shuffles Cabinet Lineup Amid Low Poll Numbers
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Conservative Party Articles
A Pandemic, Economic Questions and Leadership Rumblings in Manitoba Politics
WINNIPEG — The COVID-19 pandemic will shape Manitoba politics in many ways in 2021.
Pallister Has Lowest Approval Rating of Any Canadian Premier
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s approval rating has plunged to 32 percent — a 12-point drop from last quarter.
Manitoba Tories Tout COVID-19 Response as Case Numbers Continue to Climb
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s governing Progressive Conservatives defended their response to the COVID-19 pandemic Saturday, while also asking for priority access to rapid test equipment because the province’s numbers are so high.
Manitoba Legislature May Return to Somewhat Normal During Pandemic
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba legislature may operate closer to normal when politicians return to the chamber next month, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
O’Toole Likely to Move Quickly to Put Stamp on Federal Conservative Party
OTTAWA — Erin O’Toole begins a new political life as the leader of the federal Conservative party.
Manitoba Government Plans to Appeal Court Ruling That Quashed Wage Freeze
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is appealing a court ruling that quashed a wage freeze for 120,000 public-sector workers.
Brian Pallister, Andrew Scheer Spotted Failing to Wear Masks While Travelling
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister were spotted Tuesday in a Toronto airport lounge not wearing mandatory masks to curb COVID-19.
Government-Funded Bodies in Manitoba Asked to Look for Spending Cuts
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is asking its Crown corporations, universities and other publicly funded bodies to map out temporary workforce cuts of up to 30 per cent.
Manitoba Government Proposes Changes to Pre-Election ‘Blackout’ Rules
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is planning to loosen some of the rules that control what it can say and do during pre-election periods, and the Opposition NDP says that changes are unfair.
Manitoba Government Cuts Some Taxes, Sets Money Aside for Emergencies
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is keeping a tight leash on spending and delaying some promised tax cuts as it prepares for the economic effects of a stock-market plunge and COVID-19.
Manitoba Government Adopting Carbon Tax, Lowering PST to 6%
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government has changed course and has agreed to bring in its own carbon tax, but is cutting the provincial sales tax as well.
