WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives accused Premier Wab Kinew Friday of breaking a law that bans government advertising during election campaigns.

But the governing New Democrats said the complaint is off base because Kinew was acting as NDP leader, not as premier, and used party resources.

Tory Leader Obby Khan pointed to a recent social media post in which Kinew talks about next week's byelection in the Spruce Woods constituency in western Manitoba and touts a promise to improve a section of Highway 2 in the area.

Khan filed a complaint with the province's elections commissioner, Bill Bowles, alleging the Instagram post violates a section of the Election Financing Act that forbids the government from promoting its programs or activities during an election campai

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