WINNIPEG — A coffee shop is a natural arena for discussion and on Wednesday night, candidates from the four major provincial parties – Manitoba NDP, Tories, Liberals and Green Party held a debate of their own.
The meeting was held at the Winnipeg Free Press Cafe in the city’s Exchange District, with CAA Manitoba playing host.
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The candidates included NDP’s Greg Dewar, Liberal Party’s Scott Newman, PC candidate Heather Stefanson and James Beddome, candidate for the Green Party.
Each have their own ideas on how best to fix Manitoba’s long-standing infrastructure problems, which includes an $11 billion deficit.
“We provide more money to the city of Winnipeg than the Liberal plan would. The Conservative plan doesn’t add up,” said Dewar.
Stefanson said Selinger and the NDP government have had over a decade to prove they have answers on infrastructure, arguing that there continues to be a steep deficit.
“What we need is a better managed approach, where we have better outcomes,” said the Tories candidate for Tuxedo.
The Liberals are angling to appeal to rural municipalities, some of which have called for a “fair share” in how dollars are spent for infrastructure.
“We’re saying, give actual dollars that are received, that can be accounted for, from the PST, to the municipalities,” said Newman.
Manitobans will have many choices and promises to sort through before casting their ballot on April 19.
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