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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press LOCAL - kinew / health care Premier Wab Kinew speaks at Deer Lodge News conference about Increasing health-care capacity with Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara, Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith and Arle Jones, chief operating officer, Deer Lodge Centre out on the patio area Tuesday. During the presser the Premier Kinew reacted defensively about answering questions in French only without also answering in English. The controversy regarding Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's language choices stems from a specific incident in the Manitoba Legislature where he chose to respond in French to English-language questions. Oct 6th, 2026