Manitoba legislature will not sit until February; election in April – CTV

December 4, 2015

WINNIPEG — The fall sitting of the Manitoba legislature ended Thursday with several of the government’s proposed laws yet to be passed and with an election campaign coming in the spring.

Bills that would give the province’s children’s advocate more powers, make aboriginal history part of the school curriculum and give First Nations communities more of a say in child welfare were introduced in the final days of the sitting and remain on the table.

Premier Greg Selinger also laid out environmental promises that will serve as key in the NDP’s campaign for the election set for April 19. They include a promise to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one-third in the next 15 years.

Selinger said his party is offering a “positive agenda for the future” and accused the Opposition Progressive Conservatives of stalling the legislation by not agreeing to pass it quickly.