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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew Wants Word Ban Lifted in Legislature

Kinew says the ban would shield hateful remarks, while the Speaker says the words are unparliamentary because they attack a member’s character.

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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he has asked legislature Speaker Tom Lindsey to reverse a decision made this week on banned words.

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Global NewsGlobal News
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew wants word ban lifted in legislature - Winnipeg

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he has asked legislature Speaker Tom Lindsey to reverse a decision made this week on banned words.

·Toronto, Canada
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The Toronto StarThe Toronto Star
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew wants word ban lifted in legislature

Kinew told CBC that Lindsey was wrong to start forbidding members in the chamber from using certain words, including racist, homophobe and bigot.

·Toronto, Canada
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CBC NewsCBC News
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Speaker 'wrong' on rules banning MLAs from calling each other racist, transphobic: Kinew

Premier Wab Kinew says House Speaker Tom Lindsey was wrong to ban politicians from calling each other racist, transphobic, misogynist or a bigot.

·Canada
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Winnipeg Free PressWinnipeg Free Press
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Overturn ‘racist’ word ban: Premier to Speaker

·Winnipeg, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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