Carol Sanders

Winnipeg

Legislature Reporter at Winnipeg Free Press

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Manitoba NDP extends Dynacare deal despite criticism in opposition

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

Seven new collection sites to be opened By: Carol Sanders Posted: 6:09 PM CDT Wednesday, May.
Publicly punished Tories turn ethics spotlight on NDP, accuse technology minister of insider trading

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

By: Carol Sanders Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 27, 2025 Only days after the release of a scathing ethics report that shone a harsh light on Manitoba’s previous Tory premier and two of her cabinet ministers, the party now in opposition is trying to flip the script.
New homeless camps off the table, province tells Main Street Project

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

Print Email Read Later The province has put Main Street Project on notice after agency workers were captured on video helping set up a homeless encampment in Point Douglas last week where one had recently been cleared.
NDP asks Tories to co-operate on passage of interprovincial trade bill before next week’s summer break

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

By: Carol Sanders Posted: 1:21 PM CDT Monday, May. 26, 2025 The NDP government house leader is asking the Tories to co-operate in passing an interprovincial free trade bill before the Manitoba legislature breaks for the summer recess June 2.
Sio Silica caught in ‘stink’ of Tory ethics scandal, Kinew says

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

By: Carol Sanders Posted: 6:18 PM CDT Friday, May. 23, 2025 Last Modified: 7:01 PM CDT Friday, May.
Manitoba PC leader removes MLA from critic role after ethics breach

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan has dumped Jeff Wharton from his shadow cabinet after he violated the conflict of interest act in the dying days of the PC government in 2023.
Former premier Stefanson, cabinet ministers broke ethics rules: investigation

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

Former premier Heather Stefanson and two of her ex-cabinet ministers violated conflict-of-interest laws after losing the 2023 election and should be fined thousands, the province’s ethics watchdog has found. Ethics commissioner Jeffrey Schnoor’s 100-page report said Stefanson did not stand to benefit financially from approval of the Sio Silica project, but her efforts to push for a licence “lacked ethical and constitutional legitimacy.” He recommended she be fined $18,000.
‘Terribly unfair’: some homeowners slam province after property tax rebate left off bill

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

The NDP government was on the hot seat Tuesday after some homeowners complained they did not receive the promised $1,500 tax credit on their property tax bill. During question period, the Progressive Conservatives cited several examples of residents who did not receive the Homeowners Affordability Tax Credit on their bills, which were mailed out May 8. Residents have been hit with higher bills this year thanks to increased property and school taxes.
SCO grand chief updates business leaders on Bay building transformation

3 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

By: Carol Sanders Posted: 5:45 PM CDT Friday, May.
Manitobans drowning in taxes, PCs say

3 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

Manitoba retirees and small businesses are getting “pinched” by bigger property tax bills after the NDP government vowed most Manitobans would pay less, the Tories say. Examples of seniors on fixed incomes and businesses taking a hit were tabled by the Progressive Conservatives in the legislature this week.