Let’s be clear: Wab Kinew is a gifted communicator. He knows how to craft a message. He knows how to deliver it. He rarely stumbles in front of a camera, and he’s mastered the political art of saying the right thing at the right time. That’s an asset in politics. But communication isn’t leadership. And popularity isn’t performance.
The reality on the ground in Manitoba today is a far cry from the image presented at podiums and in press releases.
Start with affordability. Every working Manitoban is now paying more in income tax because of a tax increase the government won’t call a tax increase. It’s bracket creep — an old trick that quietly pushes people into higher tax brackets without raising the rates. It’ll pull $82 million more out of Manitobans’ pockets this year. That’s not relief. That’s erosion.
