Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew confidently promised to end long waits for health-care services by 2026, attributing this goal to the hiring of 3,500 new health-care workers. Kinew’s plans include implementing a patient safety charter, ending mandatory overtime for nurses, and improving patient discharge processes. However, health-care leaders, including Jason Linklater and Darlene Jackson, express skepticism, citing insufficient staffing and rising wait times for surgeries. Critics argue Kinew’s optimism may be politically motivated, given his government’s focus on health care in the recent election.
