NDP Government Receives Failing Grade on First 100 Days Report Card
No action on critical files of utmost importance to Manitobans: Ewasko
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s Official Opposition issued a report card today assessing the NDP’s first 100 days in government, where they have failed to act on improving healthcare, public safety, or education. Instead, the first 100 days have been marked by petty politics, taking credit for initiatives of the previous PC government, and massive cuts to pay for their $3 billion worth of election promises.
“Manitobans expect their elected officials to stay true to their word,” said Wayne Ewasko, Leader of the Official Opposition. “But Manitobans are becoming increasingly disappointed with the NDP, who have cut nine new schools from being built, 660 daycare spaces, six personal care homes, and access to out-of-province surgery options because they can’t afford their election promises.”
“As a former teacher, I see the value in report cards. They help show where someone may have succeeded and where they can improve. Unfortunately for the NDP, so far it looks like they might be flunking out.”
Wab Kinew promised to change bail “at the provincial level” within the first 100 days in a televised leaders’ debate during the 2023 election. He also promised to take additional action to improve public safety. Now over 103 days later, the NDP have yet to accomplish anything to make Manitobans safer.
“As a former police chief, I have to give the NDP an ‘F’ when it comes to community safety,” said Wayne Balcaen, PC Shadow Minister for Justice. “Justice delayed is justice denied, and it’s clear that Wab Kinew’s lack of action puts Manitobans at risk while crime gets worse. He refuses to stand up to his friend Justin Trudeau to demand real bail reform now. Crime is on the rise and the NDP need to do something today beyond offering empty words.”
The NDP also scored poorly in healthcare, an issue that was the sole focus of their entire campaign during the 2023 election.
“It’s surprising and disappointing that after campaigning almost exclusively on healthcare, the NDP have failed to put forward any plan whatsoever to train, recruit, and retain healthcare staff,” said Kathleen Cook, PC Shadow Minister for Health.
“The NDP have instead re-announced 16 previous PC initiatives, cut out-of-province surgeries without an interim plan, cut six personal care homes that were ready to be built, cut recruitment efforts for international nurses, and promised new hospital beds with no plan to staff them. It’s become increasingly clear that there is no actual NDP strategy for healthcare, and for that reason they’re receiving an ‘F’ grade.”
Instead of playing politics and casting blame, Manitoba’s PC Caucus calls on the NDP to take immediate action on these critical files, and calls on Wab Kinew and his justice minister to apologize for misleading Manitobans with their false premise that bail issues could be tackled provincially, instead of federally, within 100 days.
Having thus far demonstrated poor problem-solving skills and a disappointing lack of aptitude in the subjects that matter most to Manitobans, the NDP government has received a failing grade on their first 100 days report card.
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