Steve DesmondOct 4, 2023
Tim Bray

Hey, in Canada, the province of Manitoba just elected Canada’s first Indigenous premier: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/2023-manitoba-election-results-1.6985468

Main plank of the platform was healthcare reform.

Dude’s got quite a back story, too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wab_Kinew

Solid NDP win cements Kinew as 1st First Nations premier in Manitoba history

The NDP sailed to victory Tuesday night with a solid win that cements leader Wab Kinew as Manitoba's first First Nations premier and also nets the party enough seats to form a majority government.

CBC
Oct 4, 2023 at 6:35amWeb
Show threadNathan KnowlerOct 4, 2023
@timbray We’ve had Métis premiers before (Riel who we count as the first and Norquay—both in the late 1800s), but Kinew is the first First Nations premier which certainly is significant and long overdue.
Show threadDan HooverOct 4, 2023
@timbray As significant as this is for Manitoba, it is equally significant for the rest of Canada.