Manitoba will be joining with other provinces to pull American booze off liquor mart shelves
The Manitoba Legislature buildings were draped in a very large Canadian flag, on loan from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, when Kinew spoke to reporters yesterday.
Kinew began his statements by saying “Canada is our home and native land, and I think today all of us are patriots and our team is here to reassure everyone in Manitoba and across the country that we will always be the true north strong and free.”
He continued by saying that Manitobans are a humble hardworking people with a blue-collar work ethic people who take pride in being Canadian.
He said Canadians are a people who don't go looking for trouble but people who are also strong and “when a challenge comes our way know that the way that we overcome difficult things is by working through them together.”
“We're a nation of hockey players we know how to handle ourselves and so we know that when it is time to have a good scrap.
“First and foremost, our responsibility is always to protect our children and our grandchildren and to protect our families.”
Manitoba announced that it is bringing in tax deferrals to protect Manitoba jobs. The deferrals on provincially administered tax taxes such as health and education levy, as well as the retail sales tax will mean that businesses can keep cash on hand to keep people. “Working these tax deferrals mean that people will have money in their businesses to protect your jobs and keep our economy moving through this period,” said Kinew.
Kinew also announced that the province would be joining with other provinces across this country to pull American booze off liquor mart shelves now. “The good news about this is that the Canadian booze is way better than the American stuff and so this is one sacrifice that I think everybody from coast to coast to coast can get behind.”
Kinew encouraged Canadians to buy Canadian booze, including Manitoba’s Crown Royal, as well as local breweries and wineries.