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MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS (From left) Mintu Sandhu (MLA for The Maples) as the minister of public service delivery, Nellie Kennedy (MLA for Assiniboia) as the minister of sport, culture, heritage and tourism, Mike Moroz (MLA for River Heights) as the minister of Innovation and New Technology, Ian Bushie (MLA for Keewatinook) as the minister of natural resources and Indigenous futures, Jamie Moses (MLA for St. Vital) as the minister of business, mining, trade and job creation, Lisa Naylor (MLA for Wolseley) as the minister of transportation and infrastructure, and Glen Simard (MLA for Brandon East) as the minister of municipal and northern relations, minister responsible for francophone affairs and the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation. Premier Wab Kinew expanded and shuffled his cabinet after a year in office during a ceremony Wednesday morning at the Manitoba Legislative Building. Mike Moroz, the MLA for River Heights, will lead the department of innovation and new technology, an entirely new division. The other two new members of cabinet are Mintu Sandhu (the Maples), who is now minister of the delivery of public services, and Nellie Kennedy (Assiniboia), who is now minister of sport, culture, heritage and tourism. Jamie Moses (St. Vital) is now minister of business, mining, trade and job creation. lan Bushie (Keewatinook) is now minister of natural resources. He remains the minister of Indigenous economic development. Glen Simard (Brandon East) is now minister of municipal and northern relations. Lisa Naylor (Wolseley) remains minister of transportation and infrastructure but is no longer minister of consumer protection and government services, the news release stated. Including the premier, there are now 19 cabinet members. Reporter: Carol Sanders 241113 - Wednesday, November 13, 2024.