image – John Woods/The Canadian Press

MB PC Government is trying to restore fiscal responsibility and keep promise to reduce deficits to allow eventual a balance budget and reductions to net debt. This required after the former NDP majority governments ran annual deficits up to $1 Billion and net debt to over $23 Billion plus siphoned billions of dollars from a once profitable MB Hydro.

https://winnipegsun.com/news/provincial/job-cuts-ahead-layoff-protection-for-manitobas-civil-servants-about-to-end

https://winnipegsun.com/news/provincial/2018-in-review-fights-with-feds-municipalities-mmf-to-dominate-headlines-next-year/