Manitoba.

AuthorSignorelli, Andrea
PositionLegislative Reports

The Fourth Session of the 40th Legislature resumed on April 30, 2015 with the delivery of the first budget from new Finance Minister Greg Dewar.

NDP Leadership convention

During the party's annual convention held on March 6-8, 2015, the NDP had a leadership election, with three candidates vying for the position: Premier Greg Selinger, Steve Ashton, former Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, and Theresa Oswald, former Minister of Jobs and the Economy and previously Minister of Health. Following two ballots, Mr. Selinger won the leadership and continues serving as Premier of Manitoba.

Standing Committees

Since our last submission, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts met twice, completing consideration of the Public Accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011. In addition, the Committee continued consideration of several chapters of the 2013 and 2014 Auditor General's Annual Reports to the Legislature. Moreover, the Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs met in April to consider the report of its Sub-Committee for the hiring process of the Ombudsman.

Former minister not seeking re-election

Jim Rondeau, MLA for Assiniboia, announced that he will not run in the next election. First elected to the House in 1999, he served in cabinet in a variety of portfolios between 2003 and 2013. Among...

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