NDP candidate Niki Ashton says the current Liberal government has failed Indigenous people in northern Manitoba.

In a press release, Ashton says that northern residents are still facing a housing crisis that has yet to be addressed, and that many are struggling to reach health care facilities outside their communities.

She goes on to explain that federal government could have used the money used to purchase the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion to invest and address these issues in the north.

The NDP say they will work on reconciliation efforts, including supporting services and programs that they say would increase the quality of life for Indigenous communities.