{"id":229889,"date":"2019-09-07T23:24:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T03:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=229889"},"modified":"2025-01-19T07:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T12:29:12","slug":"tories-talk-green-ndp-rallies-troops-on-manitoba-election-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/07\/tories-talk-green-ndp-rallies-troops-on-manitoba-election-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Tories talk green, NDP rallies troops on Manitoba election trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_209681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209681\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ballot-black-and-white-black-and-white-1550337.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-209681\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ballot-black-and-white-black-and-white-1550337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ballot-black-and-white-black-and-white-1550337.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ballot-black-and-white-black-and-white-1550337-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ballot-black-and-white-black-and-white-1550337-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ballot-black-and-white-black-and-white-1550337-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ballot-black-and-white-black-and-white-1550337-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-209681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Liberals are the only major party to not yet release a costed platform for the election.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy zydena online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturesvalue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/zydena.html\">http:\/\/www.naturesvalue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/zydena.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> The party has indicated the document may be released Sunday. (Pexels Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>WINNIPEG \u2014 Manitoba Progressive Conservatives promised new environmental protection measures Saturday, while the NDP rallied troops in a traditional stronghold as the campaign to Tuesday&#8217;s provincial election entered its final days.<\/p>\n<p>Tory candidate Rochelle Squires, who was minister for sustainable development, said her party will expand recycling programs to include organic waste if re-elected to a second term. She also promised to ban all recyclable material from garbage dumps.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy tadalista online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturesvalue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/tadalista.html\">http:\/\/www.naturesvalue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/tadalista.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere would be checks at the Brady landfill (in Winnipeg) and other landfills to ensure that banned products are not entering the landfill,\u201d Squires told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>A re-elected Tory government would also spend $30 million to build more active transportation paths for walking and cycling, and would boost funding for so-called green teams \u2014 youth jobs aimed at cleaning parks, rivers and green spaces, Squires said.<\/p>\n<p>Opinion polls throughout the last several months have suggested the Tories have a sizable lead in public support across the province, but the race with the NDP in Winnipeg \u2014 where most legislature seats are \u2014has registered as very close.<\/p>\n<p>NDP Leader Wab Kinew rallied party troops in the northwest quadrant of the city, where the New Democrats already hold most seats. Speaking to more than 150 supporters outside a community centre, Kinew reiterated promises to reverse some of the Tory government&#8217;s health care reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Kinew said the fact that he held his event in a traditional NDP area is not a sign that he is playing defence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about rallying the troops, this is about lifting the spirits of all our great volunteers in this part of the city,\u201d Kinew said, adding he hoped the NDP strength in the area might spill over into other constituencies.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberals, who held four of the 57 legislature seats when the election was called, focused on education promises Saturday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy isotretinoin online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturesvalue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/isotretinoin.html\">http:\/\/www.naturesvalue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/isotretinoin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont said he would ensure children across the province are screened for learning disabilities and other psychological issues before they start Grade 1. A Liberal government would also boost literacy programs and ensure all schools have proper equipment and classrooms to teach trades, Lamont said.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberals are the only major party to not yet release a costed platform for the election. 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