Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister will update the province’s mandate the day before the current government’s one-year anniversary.
Pallister will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. Global Winnipeg will livestream the event.
The PC government was re-elected on Sept. 10, 2019. At the time, Pallister called the win a step forward for the province.
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“Forward to balanced budgets, forward to better care and sooner,” he said.
“Forward to new schools for our children and grandchildren, forward to a stronger economy for all of us and forward to more affordability for families …with lower taxes and more money right on the kitchen tables of Manitoba families.”
However, the novel coronavirus pandemic quickly destroyed plans the government had to balance the budget.
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Budget numbers released in June showed a deficit of $2.9 billion for the province this year, based on economic projections from banks and other institutions.
In early March, the government forecast a $220-million deficit. Three weeks later, as COVID-19 numbers grew across Canada, the government warned the deficit could reach $5 billion.