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As a former elected official, I have witnessed the power of promises and the responsibility that comes with holding the government accountable. Today, I find myself compelled to shed light on a troubling pattern emerging under the NDP government — a pattern of broken promises and a disturbing lack of transparency.
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The NDP, once a fervent critic of the PC Government’s transparency record, now finds itself mired in its own quagmire of opacity. During the October election, the NDP campaigned on a platform of transparency and accountability, only to betray the trust of Manitobans by failing to uphold these very principles.
Nowhere is this betrayal more apparent than in the realm of health care, where Health Minister Uzoma’s veil of secrecy shrouds the surgical wait list from public scrutiny. Upon assuming office, the NDP hastily cancelled out-of-province surgeries, proclaiming themselves as the saviours who would rectify the system’s flaws. Yet, as time passes, wait times only grow longer under the Wab Kinew NDP government.
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Startling figures released by the PC Party of Manitoba reveal that a staggering 1,300 surgeries were cancelled between October and December 2023 alone. Moreover, the NDP’s negligence has allowed crucial agreements with private surgical facilities to lapse, plunging Manitoba’s health-care system into further disarray. The Kinew NDP’s refusal to release any statistics since the start of the year raises troubling questions: What are they hiding?
The promises made by Wab Kinew’s government to bolster health-care staff ring hollow in the face of reality. Despite promises to hire over 1,000 healthcare workers, including 100 doctors, the NDP’s actions speak louder than their rhetoric. The clamour for health-care reform during the election campaign has devolved into a deafening silence punctuated only by lofty and broken promises.
Recent announcements by the NDP, such as the launch of Institutional Safety Officers in select hospitals, serve as a grim reminder of the government’s penchant for repackaging old initiatives as new accomplishments. This program heralded as a step forward, was actually initiated under the PC government, with training already underway before the election.
The discrepancy between promises and outcomes raises serious doubts about the NDP’s commitment to addressing Manitoba’s health-care crisis.
The NDP’s penchant for recycling old announcements reached a new low with their commitment to lease health-care space in one tower of the new True North project at Portage Place — an initiative already set in motion by the PC Government. This pattern of regurgitating past achievements underscores the government’s lack of innovative solutions to pressing health-care challenges.
Premier Wab Kinew’s recent pronouncements about investing in health-care to alleviate staffing shortages ring hollow in light of the NDP’s track record. The spectre of unfulfilled promises looms large, casting doubt on the government’s ability to deliver meaningful change.
As Manitobans, we deserve better. The health and well-being of our communities should not be sacrificed on the altar of political expediency. It is incumbent upon us to demand transparency and accountability from our elected officials. We must raise our voices, call our representatives, and insist on timely, factual information. For the health of Manitobans and the integrity of our democracy, we cannot afford to remain silent.
— Kevin Klein is a former Tory cabinet minister, a former city councillor and a former Winnipeg Sun publisher.
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KLEIN: Government transparency crumbles under NDP rule, a call for accountability
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As a former elected official, I have witnessed the power of promises and the responsibility that comes with holding the government accountable. Today, I find myself compelled to shed light on a troubling pattern emerging under the NDP government — a pattern of broken promises and a disturbing lack of transparency.
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The NDP, once a fervent critic of the PC Government’s transparency record, now finds itself mired in its own quagmire of opacity. During the October election, the NDP campaigned on a platform of transparency and accountability, only to betray the trust of Manitobans by failing to uphold these very principles.
Nowhere is this betrayal more apparent than in the realm of health care, where Health Minister Uzoma’s veil of secrecy shrouds the surgical wait list from public scrutiny. Upon assuming office, the NDP........
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