Christine Melnick

Christine Melnick: Selinger says former immigration minister Christine Melnick acted without his office's knowledge, and he took her at her word when she initially denied being behind the plan, according to CTV. The day before, bureaucrats had sent out invitations to government-funded immigrant service agencies, asking them to attend the debate even if it meant taking the afternoon off work and Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger says he and his staff were not involved in a controversial decision to invite government-funded immigrant service agencies to a legislature debate. The controversy dates back to April, 2012, when Melnick introduced a resolution in the legislature criticizing the federal government's plan to take over some immigration programs run by the province. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.