Manitoba Election Race Enters Its Final Week

(L-R) Party leaders Heather Stefanson (PC), Wab Kinew (NDP), and Dougald Lamont (Liberal) speak at the Party Leaders Forum in Winnipeg on Sept. 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/John Woods

While polls are showing an NDP lead in the Manitoba election, a lot will depend on which of the two main parties can get the vote out on Election Day Oct. 3.

According to Malcolm Bird, a professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba, the election is a close race.