Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Steve Lambert
Publication Date: April 14, 2025 - 19:58
Manitoba bills on booze, elections, housing and more delayed until fall
April 14, 2025
Some of the bills now before the Manitoba legislature will have to wait until the fall to be passed into law.The Opposition Progressive Conservatives have exercised their right under legislature rules to hold back five bills for further debate beyond the summer break.One bill would forbid liquor licences in urban convenience stores and gas stations – a move the Tories say will affect small businesses and customer choice in the few locations where such licences have been issued.
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