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Provincial Legislature: Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger

Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger: WINNIPEG - Manitoba's opposition parties are calling for an inquiry and the ousting of an NDP MLA from caucus after Premier Greg Selinger admitted he knew for months that a former cabinet minister misled the legislature. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Manitoba's ombudsman found the assistant deputy minister of immigration was following Melnick's direction when he sent out a controversial email inviting immigration agencies to a politically charged debate in the provincial legislature. Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger looks on at a press conference following the 2013 Council of the Federation fall meeting in Toronto, Friday November 15, 2013. Manitoba's opposition parties are calling for an inquiry after Premier Greg Selinger admitted he knew for months that a cabinet minister misled the legislature.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch Selinger told The Canadian Press he knew "early on" that former Immigration Minister Christine Melnick had likely misled the chamber in the spring of 2012, but he did not make that information public. Related Items Articles Tory leader calls on premier to 'come clean' Melnick done in by lie to legislature: premier (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.