Manitobans Promised Hydro Rate Freeze, More Grocery Store Competition in Throne Speech

Manitobans Promised Hydro Rate Freeze, More Grocery Store Competition in Throne Speech
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks at an event in Winnipeg, Man., on Jan. 18, 2024. The Canadian Press/John Woods
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says his government will freeze rates at Manitoba Hydro for one year to make life more affordable.

He also pledged to eliminate “restrictive” contracts that prevent grocery stores from being built in close proximity to one another.

Chandra Philip
Chandra Philip
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Chandra Philip is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.