Kinew denies claims of toxic, dysfunctioncal government made by ousted MLA
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said an MLA ousted from his caucus this week was given a choice before he was shown the door.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said an MLA ousted from his caucus this week was given a choice before he was shown the door.
“You can be affiliated with the NDP or you can be affiliated with Peter Nygard, but you can’t do both,” Kinew told reporters Tuesday.
His remarks come after Monday’s announcement that Fort Garry MLA Mark Wasyliw was removed from caucus after the party learned a partner at the law firm Wasyliw works at represented Peter Nygard.
Nygard, who founded a fashion empire in Winnipeg, was sentenced earlier this month to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women at his company's headquarters in Toronto.
He still faces charges in Manitoba, Quebec, and the United States.
Kinew said caucus members raised concerns about Wasyliw’s affiliation with Nygard’s defence lawyer. He was given the choice to quit his job at the law firm representing Nygard or leave caucus, and the MLA picked the latter, Kinew said.
“So the caucus leadership made the decision to ask him to leave, and I support that decision 100 per cent.”
