Manitoba NDP's 1st throne speech pledges geothermal help, Orange Shirt Day stat, but warns of fiscal pain
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's first throne speech stressed his government will deliver on its election promises — including a new partnership to help convert thousands of homes to geothermal energy — but he warned his government may need to do some fiscal belt-tightening.
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![Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, left, sits beside House Speaker Tom Lindsey as the NDP government's first speech from the throne is read in the Manitoba Legislature on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. A man in a suit sits next to a man in robes and a tri-cornered hat in a legislative chamber.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7035383.1700598472!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/wab-kinew-and-tom-linsdey-throne-speech-nov-21-2023.jpg)
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's first throne speech stressed his government will deliver on its election promises — including a new partnership to help convert thousands of homes to geothermal energy — but he warned his government may need to do some fiscal belt-tightening.