WINNIPEG — Highlights of Tuesday’s throne speech by the Manitoba government:
— $5.5 billion over five years for infrastructure projects, including better flood protection for Highway 75 south of Winnipeg.
— Money for a second leg of rapid transit in Winnipeg and a bypass around Headingley.
— Consultation to begin on a new provincial park along Hudson Bay to protect polar bears.
— Livestock price insurance changes to be introduced for beef and hog producers.
— New law requiring real estate agents and contractors to fully disclose all costs to homeowners.
— New law to close loopholes in payday lending rules that allow for high line-of-credit rates.
— Laws related to gang members and the witness protection program to be strengthened.
— New curriculum for language arts, including new guidelines for francophone schools.
— New law to better protect roadside workers from danger.
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