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Here's what the candidates in Dawson Trail, and their parties, are promising.

Agriculture

PC

  • Permanently reduce the rent for agricultural Crown lands by 50%
  • Triple funding for Veterinary Service Districts

    "To improve animal welfare across the province, PCs are also pledging to triple funding for Veterinary Service Districts, which maintain clinics across the province on behalf of veterinarians and the industry. This will attract new vets to rural Manitoba, improve services for both companion and large animals, and further help livestock producers with accessible service." — pcmanitoba.com, retrieved 2023-09-17

  • Double funding for the Winnipeg Humane Society's One Health Program

    "A re-elected PC government will also double the funding committed to the Winnipeg Humane Society for the One Health Program, which provides veterinary care in underserved rural and remote communities." — pcmanitoba.com, retrieved 2023-09-17

We don't have any NDP policies on Agriculture.

Business taxes

PC

  • Phase out the Payroll Tax over 8 years

    "Following last week’s affordability promises of continuing to reduce income taxes and eliminating the Land Transfer Tax for first-time homebuyers, the PCs announced today that they would also phase out the anti-competitive Payroll Tax on Manitoba businesses over eight years, with a 50-per-cent reduction in four years." — pcmanitoba.com, retrieved 2023-09-17

We don't have any NDP policies on Business taxes.

Film & TV

NDP

  • Give a cash advance upfront for movie productions made in Manitoba, instead of after expenses

    "He promised to modernize the Film and Video Production Tax Credit by giving a cash advance upfront to companies that come to Manitoba to make movies and create jobs instead of after they’ve incurred expenses." — mbndp.ca, 2023-09-20

Fishing & Aquaculture

PC

  • Provide $20M for expanding aquaculture

    "The PCs pledge commits $20 million toward the expansion of aquaculture throughout Manitoba, in order to leverage further cost-sharing from the federal government." — pcmanitoba.com, retrieved 2023-09-17

Infrastructure

PC

  • Provide $10M for the Waverley West Recreation Campus Aquatic Facility
  • Provide $5M to redevelop the Brandon Sportsplex Arena

    "This $5-million commitment will help to fund an overhaul of the facility to continue serving the community for years to come." — pcmanitoba.com, 2023-09-25

NDP

  • Create a blue ribbon panel to look into infrastructure
  • Fund road improvements for PR 280, PR 374, and PR 391, and build more rest stops on Highway 6

    "Support funding for road improvements for PR 280 to benefit Tataskweyak Cree Nation, PR 374 to benefit Pimicikamak Cree Nation and PR 391 to benefit Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.

    Improve safety on Highway 6 with more rest stops." — mbndp.ca, 2023-09-23

  • Build an airport at Wasagamack First Nation
  • Fund a new 40-firefighter fire hall in Waverley West
  • Rebuild the Park Community Centre in Brandon with a new childcare facility

    "The Manitoba NDP pledged to invest up to $1 million to demolish and rebuild the Park Community Centre. Their plans for the new building would include a childcare centre. Kinew said his government would work with the city and the community to design a space that best serves the needs of the community." — mbndp.ca, 2023-08-14

  • Study rail-relocation with municipalities and the federal government

    "We will work with municipalities and the federal government to launch a rail-relocation study to prevent environmental damage and keep Manitobans safe." — 2023 Election Platform

Mining and minerals

PC

  • Work with industry and northern communities to increase employment 50%

    "If re-elected, the PCs will work with industry and northern communities to increase employment by 50 per cent from today’s levels, and set a challenge to double exploration investments in the province to $310 million annually by 2030." — pcmanitoba.com, retrieved 2023-09-29

NDP

  • Develop a Critical Minerals Strategy with Indigenous Peoples

    "Develop a real Critical Minerals Strategy to sustainably grow our critical minerals sector in partnership with Indigenous Peoples." — mbndp.ca, retrieved 2023-09-19

Poverty and the minimum wage

Green

  • Develop and implement a Guaranteed Basic Income program for Manitoba, with the aim of replacing the patchwork of social assistance programs currently administered by the provincial government.
  • Require that Manitoba’s minimum wage rate be set at that level that allows a single working-age adult working full time, full year to achieve an after-tax income equal to the weighted average MBM low-income threshold for Manitoba
  • Annually indexing this wage rate to the most current MBM threshold. For November 2022 the minimum rate would be $ 16.75 per hour
We don't have any PC policies on Poverty and the minimum wage.
We don't have any NDP policies on Poverty and the minimum wage.

Restaurants

We don't have any NDP policies on Restaurants.

Startups and small businesses

We don't have any PC policies on Startups and small businesses.

Tourism

We don't have any PC policies on Tourism.

Trades

PC

  • Create a skills training and recruitment fund with an initial $16M investment

    "OAK BLUFF — To address Manitoba’s labour shortages and put the province on the path to filling 100,000 jobs over the next five years, a re-elected PC government will kick-start a new skills training and recruitment fund with a $16-million initial investment targeted to support the most in-demand industries, Kevin Klein, PC candidate for Kirkfield Park, announced today."

    "Manitoba’s Labour Market Outlook forecasts 114,300 job openings over the next five years due to economic growth and a retiring workforce. Transportation and warehousing (5,700 jobs), construction (8,400 jobs), manufacturing (7,900 jobs), and wholesale and retail trade (15,400 jobs) are among the industries that will see the highest number of openings."

    "The PCs will work with industry, sector councils, and post-secondary institutions to develop initiatives under the fund, including microcredentials, new training seats, expanding youth apprenticeships, and on-the-job training, as well as leverage matching private-sector investments to ensure a skilled, educated workforce, Klein said." — pcmanitoba.com, retrieved 2023-09-17