Opinion

Next Saturday marks the halfway point of Premier Wab Kinew’s first term in office. Two years in and the record is a mixed bag — part progress, part missed opportunity and plenty of unfinished business.

The New Democrats swept to power in 2023 with an ambitious agenda: fix health care, make life more affordable, end chronic homelessness and return the province’s books to balance by the end of their first term, among other things.

Lofty goals, all of them. And two years later, it’s clear how difficult governing can be once slogans meet reality.

On the most important file — health care — the results so far are disappointing. The Kinew government has made progress hiring more doctors, nurses and other front-line staff. The premier and Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara regularly tout t

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