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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks with media before at a First Ministers Meeting at the National War Museum on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Winnipeg Free Press: Kinew takes issue with bail decision for trucker charged in fatal crash accused of fleeing country

October 7, 2025 — 

Speaking generally, Brandon Trask, Associate Law professor at the University of Manitoba, cautioned politicians against wading into discussions over ongoing court cases. “It can be tricky where politicians begin commenting on individual cases that are before the courts because there is a process that is, frankly, potentially still ongoing. Not only with respect to a future trial, but also with respect to the issue of bail,” he said.

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