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Manitoba Legislature: Greg Selinger

NHL Dept: WINNIPEG - Manitoba's NDP government ended an eight-week legislature sitting Thursday a little battered and bruised and with a $211-million question hanging over its head, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Selinger admitted the NHL tickets controversy got a lot of public attention and mIKE.DEAL@FREEPRESS.MB.CA 0900811 File Photo Skyline shot of the Manitoba Legislature in downtown Winnipeg. legislative building MIKE DEAL/ ARCHIVES The New Democrats frequently found themselves on the defensive in the weeks leading up to the summer break. Revelations that some cabinet ministers received free tickets to NHL games led to heavy criticism that dragged on for several days before Premier Greg Selinger apologized and put a stop to the practice. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.