WINNIPEG — Manitoba Opposition Leader Brian Pallister is promising a more open and transparent government if he wins the provincial election in April.
Pallister has released a list of 18 promises, including one to ensure politicians would be penalized if they broke election rules.
Former NDP health minister Theresa Oswald was found guilty in 2011 of violating a ban on government announcements by having an event too close to election day.
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Oswald was not penalized, and Pallister says a Tory government would change the law to implement some sort of penalty — perhaps a fine.
Pallister also says he would give more power to the conflict of interest commissioner to investigate politicians and to ensure more government contracts were open to bidding.
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The list of promises includes ones Pallister has already made, such as eliminating the per-vote subsidy for political parties, limiting Crown corporation advertising and having the auditor general review government ads to ensure they were non-partisan.
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