Minimum income, daycare, film tax credits: What the parties promised on Tuesday
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This article was published 19/08/2019 (1956 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Pledges, promises, vows. Whatever you call them, party leaders were full of them Tuesday.
Here’s a roundup of what was proposed to voters.
Liberals' pledge to end poverty includes establishing a minimum income, voluntary work program
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The Manitoba Liberal Party pledged on Tuesday to eliminate poverty in Manitoba by 2024, a lofty goal party leader Dougald Lamont insisted was realistic.
Kinew promises 600 public daycare spaces every year; 16,000 kids on wait lists now
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Manitoba New Democrats would lift a government funding freeze on not-for-profit child-care programs and add 600 new public daycare spaces each year, if they formed government.
'Time we invest in child care': Green leader
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The Manitoba Green party is pushing a sliding scale for child-care fees, vowing to add 2,000 spaces per year over the next decade.
Tories put spotlight on film industry tax credits
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Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives would shine a spotlight on the local film and video production industry, promising $25-million more in tax credits over four years, if elected for a second act.
