On the campaign trail: What the parties promised on Monday

All three major parties have been busy making near-daily promises as the Manitoba election campaign heads into Week 2.

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All three major parties have been busy making near-daily promises as the Manitoba election campaign heads into Week 2.

Here’s a roundup of the pledges each candidate made on Monday.

 

PCs vow to focus on downtown safety

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Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister with his wife Esther at the party

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Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives would invest $10 million to improve downtown safety in Winnipeg if re-elected to provincial government, a move the NDP says doesn't address the root causes of addictions and mental health issues that are contributing to a spike in urban crime.

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Liberals vow to eliminate wait list for child-care spaces

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Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont

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If voted into power this September, the Manitoba Liberals would add enough child-care spaces to eliminate the provincial wait list, a queue which currently runs about 16,000 spots deep.

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NDP promises supervised drug consumption site for Winnipeg

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NDP candidates (from left) Uzoma Asagwara (Union Station) and Malaya Marcelino (Notre Dame), during a press conference in Vimy Ridge Park Monday with NDP Leader Wab Kinew.

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Wab Kinew says, if he becomes premier, he would name a minister responsible for mental health and addictions, underscoring the importance the NDP places on these issues.

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