Federal budget, transit on the agenda as Trudeau visits Manitoba – Winnipeg

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a busy day planned Wednesday, during his visit to Manitoba to promote his government’s new budget.

Among Trudeau’s stops in Winnipeg:  a meeting with students to highlight budget measures, a clean economy announcement, a meeting with trade workers and apprentices, and a Passover celebration with members of the city’s Jewish community.

The prime minister is also expected to meet with Winnipeg mayor Scott Gillingham, with transit likely to be one of the topics on the agenda.

Trudeau told 680 CJOB’s The Start that federal dollars were left on the table during previous relationships with both the city and province — something he doesn’t want to happen again.

“Things are better now with (Manitoba premier) Heather Stefanson, but there’s still a lot of work to do,” he said.

“We are there to be partners in investing in public transit for Winnipeg, we just need to be sure that the projects move forward.”

The prime minister also has some work to do in the coming months in a pair of vacant Manitoba ridings.

A byelection must be called by June 11 for Winnipeg South Centre after the death in December of Liberal MP Jim Carr.

Trudeau must also call a byelection by Aug. 27 in the southern Manitoba riding of Portage-Lisgar — a seat previously held by MP and interim Conservative Party leader Candice Bergen, who resigned on Feb. 28.

With files from The Canadian Press

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