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CBC reporter Sean Kavanagh has been hired to be director of communications for Premier Heather Stefa...

Clarke declined interview requests Wednesday, but said through her constituency office she was caught off guard and turned down the post. "Ms. Clarke had not been made aware of any appointment to government Treasury Board, but on (Wednesday) did receive an email from the secretary of the Treasury Board congratulating her on the recent appointment and a request to meet," read a prepared statement from Clarke's constituency office. "Eileen has contacted the premier’s office and will not be accepting the Treasury Board appointment." Pallister's office said the online announcement of Clarke's a...

Former Manitoba cabinet minister gets key government appointment, rejects it July 21, 2021 THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG- Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister was rejected again by one of his former cabinet ministers Wednesday in the latest sign of tumult within the Progressive Conservative government. Pallister had appointed Eileen Clarke, who resigned from cabinet earlier this month in part over Pallister’s remarks on Canadian history, to the provincial Treasury Board, which oversees government spending. The appointment was made official and posted online earlier this week, only to have Clarke ...

Winnipeg Free Press Save to Read Later On May 21, the province announced that Health Minister Heather Stefanson was undergoing a necessary medical procedure and deputy premier Kelvin Goertzen would serve as acting minister of health and seniors care. Stefanson has still not been given the go ahead by her doctor to return to work, a spokesman for the government said Monday. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files) Health Minister Heather Stefanson has still not been given the go ahead by her doctor to return to work, a spokesman for the government said Monday. Health Minister Heather Stefan...

The Canadian government is responding to Manitoba's urgent plea for help to battle COVID-19 and over-capacity intensive care units by deploying epidemiologists, laboratory technicians and increased testing capacity.