Overview

• Obby Khan, the new leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative Party, issued a formal apology in the legislature for 2023 campaign ads opposing a landfill search for two First Nations women’s remains.
• The ads, which cited safety concerns for searchers, were criticized for disregarding Indigenous rights and closure for victims' families.
• The NDP government, after winning the 2023 election, conducted the landfill search and recovered the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran.
• Khan committed to meeting with victims' families in person and emphasized a shift toward more respectful debate in the Manitoba Legislature.
• Partisan tensions persist, with NDP officials criticizing the delay in apologies and Premier Wab Kinew disputing Khan's account of prior interactions.