The north needs more economic assistance.
That’s what Manitoba Liberal Party leader Dougald Lamont told Arctic Radio News during a recent tour of the north.
Lamont said that if people are losing jobs, then the government needs to step in and make sure that if they can’t get the kind of work they want there is re-training options available.
The Saint Boniface MLA said that his party is committed to investing in growth, which he believes is “the way out of this mess.”
Lamont went on to say that there needs to be more of a focus on developing the north, as there is a lot of potential that doesn’t have to be centred around mining.
He added that creating a new Manitoba-based business development bank is one idea, as it would help local businesses with investments to get off the ground and create jobs.
