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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Matt Wiebe taking the oath of office from Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville, becoming minister of justice and attorney general, keeper of the Great Seal of the Province of Manitoba and minister responsible for Manitoba Public Insurance. Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew was sworn in Wednesday as the province’s 25th premier in a ceremony filled with Indigenous culture and traditions. The Fort Rouge MLA became the first First Nations premier of a Canadian province after taking the oath of office from Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville in front of an invitation-only crowd at The Leaf horticultural exhibit in Assiniboine Park. 231018 - Wednesday, October 18, 2023.