Mark Wasyliw
@markwasyliw.bsky.social
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Another broken promise by Kinew
he vowed to “ban” surge pricing - now he is bringing it in
Making life less affordable
#mbpoli
Another broken promise by Kinew
he vowed to “ban” surge pricing - now he is bringing it in
Making life less affordable
#mbpoli
Manitoba Hydro plans to free up more power by saving energy, building new turbines and wind farms | CBC News
Manitoba Hydro plans to make 1,760 more megawatts of electricity — more than a quarter of its existing generating capacity — available to consumers within 10 years through a combination of energy-savi...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Another broken promise by Kinew
he vowed to “ban” surge pricing - now he is bringing it in
Making life less affordable
#mbpoli
Another broken promise by Kinew
he vowed to “ban” surge pricing - now he is bringing it in
Making life less affordable
#mbpoli
NDP proclamations on affordability not grounded in reality
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Cost of living crisis has gotten worse under Kinew. Outside of empty performative politics he has no real plan to address it
Kinew continues leaving many MBans behind
#mbpoli
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Cost of living crisis has gotten worse under Kinew. Outside of empty performative politics he has no real plan to address it
Kinew continues leaving many MBans behind
#mbpoli
Opinion: NDP proclamations on affordability not grounded in reality
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December 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
NDP proclamations on affordability not grounded in reality
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Cost of living crisis has gotten worse under Kinew. Outside of empty performative politics he has no real plan to address it
Kinew continues leaving many MBans behind
#mbpoli
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Cost of living crisis has gotten worse under Kinew. Outside of empty performative politics he has no real plan to address it
Kinew continues leaving many MBans behind
#mbpoli
Kinew Govt has denied access to their Mental Health Jail to Kim Pate, CDN Senator & Former Exec Dir of Elizabeth Fry Society & one of the foremost experts on prisons & human rights in CDN
They have now denied my request to access this jail on behalf of my constituents #mbpoli
They have now denied my request to access this jail on behalf of my constituents #mbpoli
December 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Kinew Govt has denied access to their Mental Health Jail to Kim Pate, CDN Senator & Former Exec Dir of Elizabeth Fry Society & one of the foremost experts on prisons & human rights in CDN
They have now denied my request to access this jail on behalf of my constituents #mbpoli
They have now denied my request to access this jail on behalf of my constituents #mbpoli
MLA's are allowed by law to inspect jails in MB. When i requested the right to inspect Kinew's Mental Health Jail this is the response i received.
Kinew Govt clearly ashamed of their jail & don't want MBans to know what goes on there
This lack of transparency is concerning & revealing
#mbpoli
Kinew Govt clearly ashamed of their jail & don't want MBans to know what goes on there
This lack of transparency is concerning & revealing
#mbpoli
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
MLA's are allowed by law to inspect jails in MB. When i requested the right to inspect Kinew's Mental Health Jail this is the response i received.
Kinew Govt clearly ashamed of their jail & don't want MBans to know what goes on there
This lack of transparency is concerning & revealing
#mbpoli
Kinew Govt clearly ashamed of their jail & don't want MBans to know what goes on there
This lack of transparency is concerning & revealing
#mbpoli
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Free transit is a real cost of living response Kinew could bring in that would make a real difference
Better & cheaper than a gas tax holiday that only really helps the wealthy & corporations
Why Kinew will never do it
#mbpoli
Free transit is a real cost of living response Kinew could bring in that would make a real difference
Better & cheaper than a gas tax holiday that only really helps the wealthy & corporations
Why Kinew will never do it
#mbpoli
Opinion: Free bus rides for all might be what’s needed to save Winnipeg Transit
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December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Free transit is a real cost of living response Kinew could bring in that would make a real difference
Better & cheaper than a gas tax holiday that only really helps the wealthy & corporations
Why Kinew will never do it
#mbpoli
Free transit is a real cost of living response Kinew could bring in that would make a real difference
Better & cheaper than a gas tax holiday that only really helps the wealthy & corporations
Why Kinew will never do it
#mbpoli
Latest polling from NANOS addressing the top concerns of voters.
Not one of them is being addressed in a serious way by the Kinew Govt
Halfway through his mandate Kinew has shown himself to be out of touch with the needs of MBans
This is a Govt that is drifting with no leadership
#mbpoli
Not one of them is being addressed in a serious way by the Kinew Govt
Halfway through his mandate Kinew has shown himself to be out of touch with the needs of MBans
This is a Govt that is drifting with no leadership
#mbpoli
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Latest polling from NANOS addressing the top concerns of voters.
Not one of them is being addressed in a serious way by the Kinew Govt
Halfway through his mandate Kinew has shown himself to be out of touch with the needs of MBans
This is a Govt that is drifting with no leadership
#mbpoli
Not one of them is being addressed in a serious way by the Kinew Govt
Halfway through his mandate Kinew has shown himself to be out of touch with the needs of MBans
This is a Govt that is drifting with no leadership
#mbpoli
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If the PCs did this - Fontaine would be losing her mind
She refuses to deal with structural issues that result in these placements. W/o doing that: threatening & penalizing agencies won’t fix the problem
Kinew continues to underfund child welfare making it worse#mbpoli
If the PCs did this - Fontaine would be losing her mind
She refuses to deal with structural issues that result in these placements. W/o doing that: threatening & penalizing agencies won’t fix the problem
Kinew continues to underfund child welfare making it worse#mbpoli
Manitoba’s new policy to charge CFS agencies for long emergency stays creating ‘chaos and confusion’: expert | CBC News
Advocates say a new provincial policy to address overuse of emergency placements in Manitoba’s child welfare system by charging hefty daily fees for kids left there longer than they’re supposed to be ...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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If the PCs did this - Fontaine would be losing her mind
She refuses to deal with structural issues that result in these placements. W/o doing that: threatening & penalizing agencies won’t fix the problem
Kinew continues to underfund child welfare making it worse#mbpoli
If the PCs did this - Fontaine would be losing her mind
She refuses to deal with structural issues that result in these placements. W/o doing that: threatening & penalizing agencies won’t fix the problem
Kinew continues to underfund child welfare making it worse#mbpoli
To fix our broken politics we need to radically change our rules. Make incentives for cross-party cooperation; empower backbenchers & decentralize power out of the Leaders offices
To do that would mean the Leaders offices would have to share power, they won't do that, hence, nothing changes #mbpoli
To do that would mean the Leaders offices would have to share power, they won't do that, hence, nothing changes #mbpoli
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
To fix our broken politics we need to radically change our rules. Make incentives for cross-party cooperation; empower backbenchers & decentralize power out of the Leaders offices
To do that would mean the Leaders offices would have to share power, they won't do that, hence, nothing changes #mbpoli
To do that would mean the Leaders offices would have to share power, they won't do that, hence, nothing changes #mbpoli
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Is anyone really surprised? Kinew has shown no interest in actually governing
Once the cameras are off he stops paying attention
Kinew doesn’t run a govt, he runs a PR firm
Why MB is suffering multiple poly crisis’s with no organized response
#mbpoli
Is anyone really surprised? Kinew has shown no interest in actually governing
Once the cameras are off he stops paying attention
Kinew doesn’t run a govt, he runs a PR firm
Why MB is suffering multiple poly crisis’s with no organized response
#mbpoli
Manitoba wildfire review consisted of ‘meeting notes and verbal discussion’ but no written reports: documents | CBC News
After one of the worst wildfire seasons in Manitoba, CBC News has learned an internal wildfire response review conducted by the province after the NDP government cancelled an “urgent” external review ...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Is anyone really surprised? Kinew has shown no interest in actually governing
Once the cameras are off he stops paying attention
Kinew doesn’t run a govt, he runs a PR firm
Why MB is suffering multiple poly crisis’s with no organized response
#mbpoli
Is anyone really surprised? Kinew has shown no interest in actually governing
Once the cameras are off he stops paying attention
Kinew doesn’t run a govt, he runs a PR firm
Why MB is suffering multiple poly crisis’s with no organized response
#mbpoli
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After 2 years Kinew clearly has mismanaged this site & now he is rushing to get ahead of his early call for election. This won’t end well for MBans
#mbpoli
After 2 years Kinew clearly has mismanaged this site & now he is rushing to get ahead of his early call for election. This won’t end well for MBans
#mbpoli
Community rallies against proposed supervised drug site
People who live and work near a proposed supervised drug consumption site in Winnipeg’s core are urging the provincial government to pick a different location amid criticism over the consultation proc...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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After 2 years Kinew clearly has mismanaged this site & now he is rushing to get ahead of his early call for election. This won’t end well for MBans
#mbpoli
After 2 years Kinew clearly has mismanaged this site & now he is rushing to get ahead of his early call for election. This won’t end well for MBans
#mbpoli
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We already know what the solutions are
-Regulate staples like we do milk
-open non-profit grocery stores
-clamp down on the big chains & the fees they charge suppliers
Kinew wasting time & stalling by claiming he needs to “study” the problem
#mbpoli
We already know what the solutions are
-Regulate staples like we do milk
-open non-profit grocery stores
-clamp down on the big chains & the fees they charge suppliers
Kinew wasting time & stalling by claiming he needs to “study” the problem
#mbpoli
Opinion: Food prices will only get worse
Headlines this week reveal a food economy that appears to be starving producers while bestowing nearly unlimited riches on grocery retailers. Caught in the middle are consumers who face skyrocketing p...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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We already know what the solutions are
-Regulate staples like we do milk
-open non-profit grocery stores
-clamp down on the big chains & the fees they charge suppliers
Kinew wasting time & stalling by claiming he needs to “study” the problem
#mbpoli
We already know what the solutions are
-Regulate staples like we do milk
-open non-profit grocery stores
-clamp down on the big chains & the fees they charge suppliers
Kinew wasting time & stalling by claiming he needs to “study” the problem
#mbpoli
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Minister clearly gaslighting MBans here
Asked about 72 hour detentions - she refused to say how many citing “privacy”
A stat is not something that privacy protects
If they were proud of the numbers they would release them
Clearly problems with Kinew’s gulag
#mbpoli
Minister clearly gaslighting MBans here
Asked about 72 hour detentions - she refused to say how many citing “privacy”
A stat is not something that privacy protects
If they were proud of the numbers they would release them
Clearly problems with Kinew’s gulag
#mbpoli
Location for proposed drug consumption site is where people are struggling, addictions minister says | CBC News
There's no final decision or opening timeline yet for Manitoba's first supervised drug consumption site, but the government believes it has found the ideal spot this time — despite criticism already s...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Minister clearly gaslighting MBans here
Asked about 72 hour detentions - she refused to say how many citing “privacy”
A stat is not something that privacy protects
If they were proud of the numbers they would release them
Clearly problems with Kinew’s gulag
#mbpoli
Minister clearly gaslighting MBans here
Asked about 72 hour detentions - she refused to say how many citing “privacy”
A stat is not something that privacy protects
If they were proud of the numbers they would release them
Clearly problems with Kinew’s gulag
#mbpoli
This is the Minister of Health a few weeks ago in a performative stunt at the Leg
I would have thought they would be too busy “fixing healthcare”. I would be wrong
This is the culture Kinew has created
Your families lives are not improving as a result
#mbpoli
I would have thought they would be too busy “fixing healthcare”. I would be wrong
This is the culture Kinew has created
Your families lives are not improving as a result
#mbpoli
December 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is the Minister of Health a few weeks ago in a performative stunt at the Leg
I would have thought they would be too busy “fixing healthcare”. I would be wrong
This is the culture Kinew has created
Your families lives are not improving as a result
#mbpoli
I would have thought they would be too busy “fixing healthcare”. I would be wrong
This is the culture Kinew has created
Your families lives are not improving as a result
#mbpoli
Concerned NDPers send me this stuff bewildered by what’s happened to the party
This is the Minister of Finance for MB
This lack of maturity & seriousness has become the culture of the govt
That is a direct reflection on Kinew where senior Ministers are modelling their behaviour after him
#mbpoli
This is the Minister of Finance for MB
This lack of maturity & seriousness has become the culture of the govt
That is a direct reflection on Kinew where senior Ministers are modelling their behaviour after him
#mbpoli
December 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Concerned NDPers send me this stuff bewildered by what’s happened to the party
This is the Minister of Finance for MB
This lack of maturity & seriousness has become the culture of the govt
That is a direct reflection on Kinew where senior Ministers are modelling their behaviour after him
#mbpoli
This is the Minister of Finance for MB
This lack of maturity & seriousness has become the culture of the govt
That is a direct reflection on Kinew where senior Ministers are modelling their behaviour after him
#mbpoli
NDP fundraising emails reveal just how little respect Kinew has for supporters
Despite being flush with $ they've seen a serious drop in fundraising due to right-wing drift of this govt. Now trying to scare people into donating
They want members policy ideas but they do want their $
#mbpoli
Despite being flush with $ they've seen a serious drop in fundraising due to right-wing drift of this govt. Now trying to scare people into donating
They want members policy ideas but they do want their $
#mbpoli
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
NDP fundraising emails reveal just how little respect Kinew has for supporters
Despite being flush with $ they've seen a serious drop in fundraising due to right-wing drift of this govt. Now trying to scare people into donating
They want members policy ideas but they do want their $
#mbpoli
Despite being flush with $ they've seen a serious drop in fundraising due to right-wing drift of this govt. Now trying to scare people into donating
They want members policy ideas but they do want their $
#mbpoli
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One of things that makes MB really special is its arts/cultural scene
Kinew Govt, despite filled with recording artists hasn’t put $ into it or created a strategy
Sadly telling
#mbpoli
One of things that makes MB really special is its arts/cultural scene
Kinew Govt, despite filled with recording artists hasn’t put $ into it or created a strategy
Sadly telling
#mbpoli
Opinion: If the ‘West End’ goes dark
It’s hard to imagine a Winnipeg without the WECC, a venue which is loved not just here, but right across Canada; countless touring artists built their careers there, and came to see it as home.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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One of things that makes MB really special is its arts/cultural scene
Kinew Govt, despite filled with recording artists hasn’t put $ into it or created a strategy
Sadly telling
#mbpoli
One of things that makes MB really special is its arts/cultural scene
Kinew Govt, despite filled with recording artists hasn’t put $ into it or created a strategy
Sadly telling
#mbpoli
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Kinew promised to take on the big chains & lower prices. He hasn’t
This law tried elsewhere has failed & will here too
Empty performative politics
#mbpoli
Kinew promised to take on the big chains & lower prices. He hasn’t
This law tried elsewhere has failed & will here too
Empty performative politics
#mbpoli
Kinew suggests 'real competition' coming to Manitoba grocery sector as deadline passes | CBC News
Removing controls making it hard for new grocery stores to open will lower grocery bills for Manitobans, Premier Wab Kinew says.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Kinew promised to take on the big chains & lower prices. He hasn’t
This law tried elsewhere has failed & will here too
Empty performative politics
#mbpoli
Kinew promised to take on the big chains & lower prices. He hasn’t
This law tried elsewhere has failed & will here too
Empty performative politics
#mbpoli
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What’s unsaid. Kinew has underfunded municipalities & this is a form of privatization.
Instead of paying unionized workers to do enforcement cash strapped city is hoping citizen will do it for them
Wrong on soo many levels #mbpoli
What’s unsaid. Kinew has underfunded municipalities & this is a form of privatization.
Instead of paying unionized workers to do enforcement cash strapped city is hoping citizen will do it for them
Wrong on soo many levels #mbpoli
Opinion: Parking authority’s plan in violation of common sense and should be towed away
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December 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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What’s unsaid. Kinew has underfunded municipalities & this is a form of privatization.
Instead of paying unionized workers to do enforcement cash strapped city is hoping citizen will do it for them
Wrong on soo many levels #mbpoli
What’s unsaid. Kinew has underfunded municipalities & this is a form of privatization.
Instead of paying unionized workers to do enforcement cash strapped city is hoping citizen will do it for them
Wrong on soo many levels #mbpoli
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This is a debacle. Clear Kinew hasn’t learnt any lessons
Slow down, get this right. Talk to the community & address concerns
#mbpoli
This is a debacle. Clear Kinew hasn’t learnt any lessons
Slow down, get this right. Talk to the community & address concerns
#mbpoli
Manitoba reveals second proposed site for supervised drug-consumption facility
Businesses located close to what could be Manitoba’s first supervised drug consumption site downtown say they’re worried it will add to “trouble” and safety concerns in the area.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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This is a debacle. Clear Kinew hasn’t learnt any lessons
Slow down, get this right. Talk to the community & address concerns
#mbpoli
This is a debacle. Clear Kinew hasn’t learnt any lessons
Slow down, get this right. Talk to the community & address concerns
#mbpoli
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Kinew’s vulgar & ignorant rhetoric of being “tough on crime” is ultimately to blame
Grandstanding politicians create this culture
#mbpoli
Kinew’s vulgar & ignorant rhetoric of being “tough on crime” is ultimately to blame
Grandstanding politicians create this culture
#mbpoli
'It's embarrassing,' says Indigenous man who believes he was racially profiled at Winnipeg Home Depot | CBC News
George Sinclair had just gotten into his vehicle and was ready to pull out of a Home Depot parking lot in Winnipeg this week when he was boxed in by three police cars, he says.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Kinew’s vulgar & ignorant rhetoric of being “tough on crime” is ultimately to blame
Grandstanding politicians create this culture
#mbpoli
Kinew’s vulgar & ignorant rhetoric of being “tough on crime” is ultimately to blame
Grandstanding politicians create this culture
#mbpoli
Kinew's ambition to be seen as a "national" leader has lead him to pander to AB oil & gas interests while selling MBans out
Spending $3 Billion on a gas plant when we could do more with the same money with green energy is starting to be noticed by MBans
In todays WFP
#Mbpoli
Spending $3 Billion on a gas plant when we could do more with the same money with green energy is starting to be noticed by MBans
In todays WFP
#Mbpoli
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Kinew's ambition to be seen as a "national" leader has lead him to pander to AB oil & gas interests while selling MBans out
Spending $3 Billion on a gas plant when we could do more with the same money with green energy is starting to be noticed by MBans
In todays WFP
#Mbpoli
Spending $3 Billion on a gas plant when we could do more with the same money with green energy is starting to be noticed by MBans
In todays WFP
#Mbpoli
Premier Approval Rating:
The other interesting stat from Kinews numbers: he’s fallen back to his pop levels just after he was elected in 2023
Further loses will start eating into his political base & lead to seat loses in the next election
#mbpoli
The other interesting stat from Kinews numbers: he’s fallen back to his pop levels just after he was elected in 2023
Further loses will start eating into his political base & lead to seat loses in the next election
#mbpoli
December 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Premier Approval Rating:
The other interesting stat from Kinews numbers: he’s fallen back to his pop levels just after he was elected in 2023
Further loses will start eating into his political base & lead to seat loses in the next election
#mbpoli
The other interesting stat from Kinews numbers: he’s fallen back to his pop levels just after he was elected in 2023
Further loses will start eating into his political base & lead to seat loses in the next election
#mbpoli
Premier Approval Ratings: kinew still on top but down 3 percentage points. He’s down an incredible 10 points in the last 6 months
Dangerous trend line & coincides with the rightward shift in his policies
#mbpoli
Dangerous trend line & coincides with the rightward shift in his policies
#mbpoli
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Premier Approval Ratings: kinew still on top but down 3 percentage points. He’s down an incredible 10 points in the last 6 months
Dangerous trend line & coincides with the rightward shift in his policies
#mbpoli
Dangerous trend line & coincides with the rightward shift in his policies
#mbpoli
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CDN Food Price Report is estimating groceries are going up in MB 4-6% or $1000 per family
Kinew only raised the minimum wage by 1.1%
Poverty is a political choice
#mbpoli
CDN Food Price Report is estimating groceries are going up in MB 4-6% or $1000 per family
Kinew only raised the minimum wage by 1.1%
Poverty is a political choice
#mbpoli
Cost of feeding family of four to soar by $1,000 in 2026
Anti-poverty advocates fear more Manitoba families will be pushed into hunger after a national study predicted some Canadian households’ annual food bill will jump by nearly $1,000 in 2026.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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CDN Food Price Report is estimating groceries are going up in MB 4-6% or $1000 per family
Kinew only raised the minimum wage by 1.1%
Poverty is a political choice
#mbpoli
CDN Food Price Report is estimating groceries are going up in MB 4-6% or $1000 per family
Kinew only raised the minimum wage by 1.1%
Poverty is a political choice
#mbpoli
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"It’s almost like anger. Because it’s so unfair that we’re all working full-time jobs. We’re doing our absolute best,"
Poverty is a policy choice
Kinew is leaving many MBans behind
Won’t even acknowledge that MB is the child poverty capital of CDN
#mbpoli
"It’s almost like anger. Because it’s so unfair that we’re all working full-time jobs. We’re doing our absolute best,"
Poverty is a policy choice
Kinew is leaving many MBans behind
Won’t even acknowledge that MB is the child poverty capital of CDN
#mbpoli
'Needing help is scary,' says small business owner who is fighting stigma around using food banks | CBC News
Miranda Mirlycourtois owns a small spray-tan business in Winnipeg and is also one of the tens of thousands of Manitobans that has accessed a food bank through Harvest Manitoba this past year. In a vid...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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"It’s almost like anger. Because it’s so unfair that we’re all working full-time jobs. We’re doing our absolute best,"
Poverty is a policy choice
Kinew is leaving many MBans behind
Won’t even acknowledge that MB is the child poverty capital of CDN
#mbpoli
"It’s almost like anger. Because it’s so unfair that we’re all working full-time jobs. We’re doing our absolute best,"
Poverty is a policy choice
Kinew is leaving many MBans behind
Won’t even acknowledge that MB is the child poverty capital of CDN
#mbpoli