Recent fires and acts of vandalism won't scare cabinet ministers Nahanni Fontaine and Bernadette Smith out of politics, Fontaine says.

Fontaine said her personal safety and that of her colleague — the first two First Nations women cabinet ministers in Manitoba — are being considered carefully after several fires and acts of vandalism at their campaign offices.

"We worked hard to be here. We continue to work hard for our responsibilities, for our departments, for our communities, for our relatives, and no amount of attacks will ever, ever push us out of this," Fontaine said to applause at an unrelated funding announcement on Thursday.

The Winnipeg police major crimes unit is investigating four fires at Smith's Point Douglas office from August until September, as well as vandalism and a

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