ANALYSIS: How a Non-Conservative Manitoba May Impact the Prairies vs. Liberal Ottawa Dynamic

Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew delivers his victory speech and wishes his mother, Kathi Avery Kinew, a happy birthday, after winning the Manitoba provincial election in Winnipeg on Oct. 3, 2023. The Canadian Press/David Lipnowski

The election of Wab Kinew’s NDP government in Manitoba means there will no longer be three conservative Western premiers.

In the past, the conservative premiers of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta have presented a united front to the federal government on issues like rising crime rates and gun control. Manitoba also mounted its own opposition to the federal carbon tax.