Manitoba Legislature Returns with Contentious Omnibus Budget Bill

The NDP government faces opposition criticism and internal dissent as it seeks to pass a wide-ranging budget bill.

The fall session of the Manitoba legislature begins today with the NDP government aiming to pass an omnibus budget bill.
The bill includes non-budgetary items such as banning replacement workers during labor disputes, which has drawn criticism from the Progressive Conservatives.
Mark Wasyliw, recently ousted from the NDP caucus, will now sit as an Independent after accusing Premier Wab Kinew of bullying.
The Progressive Conservatives have reshuffled their shadow cabinet, emphasizing economic and social services as their primary focus.
The opposition argues that the budget bill's inclusion of multiple legislative changes without committee review is undemocratic.