Manitoba Finance Minister Adrien Sala says the government has approved a 710-million dollar special warrant to deal with staffing challenges in the healthcare system.
Sala says the current N-D-P government inherited the budgetary failures of the former Progressive Conservative government, adding the warrant is needed as the province deals with a 1.6-billion dollar deficit.
He says the government is trying to balance the priorities of Manitobans while being responsible with the province's finances.
with files from the Canadian Press
