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Premier Wab Kinew said Nahanni Fontaine, Manitoba's accessibility minister, will remain in her position after she apologized for asking why she had to share a stage with a sign-language interpreter.
Wab Kinew broke his silence Friday about a “hot mic” scandal involving cabinet minister Nahanni Fontaine, whose portfolio includes families, accessibility and gender equity.
Nahanni Fontaine was preparing to speak with reporters during a gala celebrating Indigenous graduates last week when she made the off-the-cuff comments, voicing her frustrations using an expletive ...
Is Nahanni Fontaine guilty of a firing offence? Last week, the minister responsible for accessibility was caught making profane complaints about an American Sign Language interpreter. The comments ...
A former deaf member of Ontario’s legislature says Manitoba minister Nahanni Fontaine should issue a proper apology to a deaf Métis student who was at a graduation event where an American Sign ...
Jesus, I’m like ‘You need to leave.’” Accessibility Minister Nahanni Fontaine has issued public and private apologies. Photo: APTN Owczar says when she first saw the video, her heart sank. “I opened ...
Nahanni Fontaine hosted a celebration for Indigenous women graduates Thursday in Winnipeg, and had a sign-language interpreter on stage with her during her speech. Afterward, while preparing to speak ...
If such a review is occurring — and it likely is — several members of the premier’s front bench should feel particularly ...