COVID-19 case numbers.Pallister says the move would not be a criticism of Health Minister Cameron Friesen, but would help ease the workload in a department that, even in non-pandemic times, is the government’s largest.
More than 500 Manitobans have now died from coronavirus, 272 new cases reported Tuesday “It’s not a reflection on my faith or trust in Cam Friesen.
Nobody has worked harder,” Pallister said in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press.“It is (a workload issue) and it’s especially onerous during an unprecedented pandemic.”Pallister said he doubts that Manitoba’s health minister a century ago “had much fun during the Spanish flu period either.”A few other provinces already have two ministers for health.