Legal Groups Urge Manitoba NDP to Restore Ousted Backbencher

Legal Groups Urge Manitoba NDP to Restore Ousted Backbencher
Then-NDP finance critic Mark Wasyliw speaks during question period in the Manitoba legislature on April 7, 2021. The Canadian Press/Kevin King - Pool
Jennifer Cowan
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Law associations across the country are criticizing the Manitoba NDP’s decision to remove from caucus a backbencher linked to the lawyer defending convicted sex offender Peter Nygard.

Legal organizations at both the national and provincial levels are urging Premier Wab Kinew to reconsider his decision to expel Mark Wasyliw from caucus. They are also demanding an apology for the rationale provided by the NDP for Wasyliw’s expulsion.