Our local MP Niki Ashton visited The Pas recently as part of the NDP’s campaign launch. Ashton says we need to have a strong voice for our region at the national level as there is a lot to fight for including the housing crisis in the North and health care.
Ashton beleives that there is a lot of wealth from Northern Manitoba that benefits many Canadians but very little of that wealth is given back to Northern Communities something Ashton says has to change.
Ashton went on to say that we need to ensure that the federal government is listening to us and not just benefitting from what Northern Manitoba produces and the wealth that comes with it.
Ashton also made a stop in Flin Flon Yesterday afternoon to talk about the underfunding and understaffing of Maternity Healthcare Services. The NDP government is committed to reopening the maternity ward in Flin Flon.
