West Winnipeg will be the focus of the Manitoba election campaign Thursday.
Opposition New Democrat Leader Wab Kinew is scheduled to make a health-care announcement outside the Grace Hospital in the city’s western suburbs.
The NDP has already promised to expand hours at a primary care clinic there to relieve pressure on the hospital’s emergency department.
The Progressive Conservatives are also set to make an announcement in the area.
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The news conference will not be hosted by party leader Heather Stefanson, but instead by two cabinet ministers seeking re-election in west Winnipeg — Kevin Klein and Scott Johnston.
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Stefanson did not host Wednesday’s Tory announcement either, leaving it to cabinet minister Rochelle Squires.
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