The election period for Manitoba’s 43rd general election has officially begun, with the provincial NDP looking to spoil the Progressive Conservatives’ bid for a third term in office — a task that leaves the Official Opposition little room for error, says one political expert.
Writs were issued Tuesday morning when PC Leader Heather Stefanson visited Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville. That meeting marked the dissolution of the House and the official beginning of the election period ahead of the Oct. 3 vote.
At dissolution, the governing Progressive Conservatives held 35 of the 57 seats in Manitoba’s Legislature. The NDP had 18, the Liberals held three, and one seat was vacant.
If they’re to form the next government, the NDP “have
