NDP Blocks Ethics Probe Amid Assault Allegations
WINNIPEG — Today, Leader of the Official Opposition Wayne Ewasko and PC Deputy House Leader Grant Jackson condemned the Manitoba NDP for blocking an ethics investigation into allegations by Fort Garry MLA Mark Wasyliw regarding assaults on MLAs and a toxic workplace created by Premier Wab Kinew within his government.
“There is a pattern of troubling behaviour under the NDP, while the premier continues to show he has not learned from his past, nor the past of his own party,” said Ewasko. “There’s a real cost to this dysfunction, which is being revealed through the decisions that NDP ministers are making. An ethics investigation is vital to restoring confidence and ensuring our leaders uphold the highest standards that everyday Manitobans would be held to at their workplaces.”
Ewasko highlighted that a toxic workplace culture is nothing new for the NDP, pointing to the Selinger government’s history of physically and sexually harassing staff at the Legislature.
Manitobans are witnessing a return to dysfunction and disrespect under Kinew’s NDP, Jackson added, coupled with a troubling lack of accountability from NDP leadership that raises serious ethical concerns undermining the integrity of Manitoba’s democracy.
“The premier has nothing to fear if he has nothing to hide,” said Jackson. “If he has something to hide, then a thorough and independent probe is necessary to reveal the depth of these issues, and to put a stop to them once and for all.”
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