Wab Kinew

Today, we were sworn in as your new Manitoba Government. As your new government, we will put you first and make this a province you are proud of. I will be a leader for all of us in Manitoba. Miigwech, merci, and thank you for putting your trust in us.

🚑 We’re training more paramedics closer to home.🏠 Our government is creating 32 new Primary Care Paramedic training seats at Assiniboine College through a new rotating rural model starting in Dauphin. The goal is simple: get more people into the parts of the health-care system where we need them most. People have families. They have responsibilities at home. So instead of asking Manitobans to leave their communities to train in larger hubs, we’re bringing training closer to where people are. More paramedics. Better health care.

We can all agree that kids should be protected. Big tech and AI platform are targeting young people before their brains are fully developed. Manitoba is taking action by banning social media and AI chatbots for kids under 16. It’s about taking back control over our kids eduction, socialization and in the long term, taking back control of our democracy. 🇨🇦

Happy Manitoba Day! 156 years of being the ♥️ of 🇨🇦. Let’s celebrate by supporting local, enjoying the great outdoors and taking in all the art & culture that makes our province one of a kind. 🦬 Tag a local business that captures quintessential Toba vibes. + Thank you Constance Popp for creating this Manitobar.

Excellent visit with India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, discussing stronger ties and opportunities for economic development between Manitoba and India. 🇨🇦 🦬 🇮🇳

I won’t repeat the racist comment. What I will repeat is encouragement for young people to call out hatred and move beyond negativity. Unity is stronger than division. We are One Manitoba, One Canada, and one human race.

The internet promised to empower people. Instead, it concentrated power, and pushed the cost onto our kids. Anxiety. Depression. Self-doubt. Our kids shouldn’t be products. And their attention shouldn’t be commodified. It’s time to hold big tech accountable. Not parents. Not kids. This is about protecting kids and taking back control over our lives.

The Prairie Green Landfill’s final cost was $18.4 million, only one-tenth the cost the PCs said it would be. Their campaign to not search was never about safety, feasibility, or even cost. It was always about racism. Prayers for Morgan, Marcedes, and all the families affected.

Today we remember the 14 Manitobans who didn’t make it home from work last year. Every job should come with a simple promise: you come home safe at the end of your shift. On this Day of Mourning, we’re investing $100,000 into the Preston Heinbigner Memorial Fund- expanding access to clinician-led mental health supports for first responders, including firefighters, paramedics, and police officers. The people who are there for us in our hardest moments deserve the time and support to heal from the trauma they carry. We remember those we’ve lost. And we recommit to safer workplaces and stronger mental health supports for all Manitobans.

Banning social media and AI chatbots is about protecting kids 16 and under. Let’s push back… in the name of mental health, in the name of protecting children. We’re putting the responsibility where it belongs: on big tech - not on parents, and not on kids. Childhood should be about growing up and living a good, safe life- not being used for profit.

Honouring Stephen Lewis - a mentor, a friend, and a voice that changed the world by establishing the Stephen Lewis Fellowship in HIV/AIDS research. Stephen taught us to stand up, to speak out, and to represent what is best in life. He brought global attention to the HIV/AIDS crisis and never stopped pushing for action. The last time we spoke, he told me to go represent what is best in life. To Stephen: we will. 🦬

Our kids are not for sale. We’re moving forward with a first-in-Canada plan to ban social media and AI chatbots for youth - because these platforms are built to capture attention, not protect it. Childhood should be about learning, growing, and being present. Not endless scrolling designed for profit. We owe the next generation something simple: the freedom to be kids. A lot done. A lot more to do.

We’re proud of Anishinaabe artist Henry Guimond from Sagkeeng First Nation. He designed the patch worn by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on the Artemis II mission-carrying the Seven Sacred Laws and Anishinaabe teachings into space. Today he visited with his family, and we had the chance to connect, alongside Minister Ian Bushie. We traded a patch and a challenge coin- his design in my hand, and a coin featuring Manitoba petroforms in his. From where the Creator lives to the stars, our stories travel with us. 🦬

🩺 Heart Care Manitoba: care for your loved ones when they need it. $22 million to rebuild cardiac care at St. Boniface. We’re restoring a centre of excellence, adding beds, and creating a rapid cardiac assessment unit so Manitobans can get life-saving care sooner. Thank you Morgan for your advocacy. When Manitobans speak up, we listen - and we act. 🦬

📣New Menopause Clinic for Manitobans. Women deserve high-quality health care through every season of life. That includes menopause - a time when the right care can make a real difference, today and for long-term health. With a $5.2 million investment, we’re restoring specialized care that was lost when the Mature Women’s Clinic closed in 2017 - and building something stronger in its place. So Manitoba can lead again in women’s health. Promise made. Promise kept ✅

We don’t own the land. The land owns us. Together with the Dënesųłiné, the Ininew, and our federal partners, we’re protecting the Seal River Watershed — one of the last intact ecosystems on Earth — through a nation-to-nation-to-nation approach. Today, that means a $4 million endowment to protect these lands and waters for generations. Because in Manitoba, growing our economy and protecting our environment go hand in hand.

Racing to protect Peguis and communities around Manitoba. Flood risk is rising in the Interlake and Parkland, including Peguis First Nation, Fisher River Cree Nation and the RM of Fisher. We moved early as forecasts changed - getting resources in place and focusing on prevention to protect homes and people. You can see it on the ground already. Communities are rallying. Volunteers are stepping up. It’s great to see Manitobans coming together—and Team Rubicon volunteers from across the continent too. We’ll keep working together every step of the way. 🦬 #OneManitoba

🇨🇦 I met with Prime Minister, Mark Carney today in Ottawa to keep moving Churchill forward. 🌊🚢 Churchill is a nation-building project - big infrastructure, built in full partnership with Indigenous peoples. A top priority for Manitoba, and for Canada. As the Prime Minister said, “the heart comes from Manitoba.” And from that heart, we can open new trade destinations for the whole country through the Port of Churchill. Think Churchill. ♥️🦬

Manitobans are mourning the passing of Tannis Richardson, a remarkable woman whose generosity and compassion helped shape our province for the better. Through her decades of service, from advancing diabetes research to strengthening health care and the arts, she showed what it means to turn privilege into purpose. Tannis leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of giving that will inspire generations to come. On behalf of the people of Manitoba, I extend my deepest condolences to her family, friends and all those whose lives she touched.

Today, at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa we marked Yom HaShoah. We remember the six million Jewish men, women, and children murdered in the Holocaust as well as all other groups persecuted by the Nazi regime. We honour the survivors and those who resisted in the face of unimaginable evil. At a time of rising hatred and antisemitism, we have a responsibility to speak out against hate, learn through education about the Holocaust and to take action to uphold the values of freedom and equality. Never again.

In Ottawa today, I met with @timhodgsonmt , Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, to keep building momentum on Churchill - a nation-building project that opens a gateway for exporting Canadian natural resources, strengthens Arctic sovereignty, and creates good jobs.