Bills associated with the province's new school nutrition program and making it harder for landlords to raise rents above provincial guidelines are expected to be introduced in the coming weeks as a new session of the Manitoba Legislature opens today.
Preparations for the spring budget will also ramp up in the coming weeks, which Premier Wab Kinew says will face a "serious economic headwind" brought on by tariffs imposed earlier this week by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The province has run deficits in every year but two since 2009, and the government has promised to balance the budget before the next election in 2027.
That plan though has already been challenged because some departments, most notably Health, are running over budget this fiscal year.
Kinew added one priority is protecting jobs during the uncertainty and that tax deferrals for businesses announced this week will help.
