Manitoba Finance Minister Cameron Friesen and Manitoba Welcome Place

Manitoba government: Manitoba Finance Minister Cameron Friesen says the new government intends to help newcomer families make ends meet by lowering taxes, according to CBC. Friesen held a news conference Tuesday morning at Manitoba Welcome Place, an organization dedicated to helping refugees and immigrants settle in Manitoba. Brian Pallister and PC government table first budget today "We thought in our first budget as Manitoba government, rather than do something empty to satisfy a tradition, we would instead follow the Manitoba values of inclusiveness and generosity," Manitoba Finance Minister Cameron Friesen said. Friesen gave new pairs of sneakers to the Teweldes, an Eritrean family of five who recently relocated to Winnipeg via Sudan. Friesen said as a father of three, he understands how little costs add up quickly and can put a strain on any family budget. Senat, 5, the youngest of three children in the family, scored a pair of pink New Balance sneakers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.