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Why Manitoba might be offering no timeline for new consumption site
11 minutes Posted Mar 19, 2026 at 11:00 pm.
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It has been touted as Canada's first Indigenous-led supervised consumption site.

The Manitoba government promised a facility during its first term. Earlier this month, it said the launch was imminent. Now, Premier Wab Kinew is backing away and offering no timeline.

Joining host Dennis Ward on this week's panel are Niigaan Sinclair of the Winnipeg Free Press and Bronwyn Dobchuk-Land, an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Winnipeg.

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