The Manitoba NDP is accusing the Opposition Progressive Conservatives of trying to Americanize the province's political system. Tory Leader Brian Pallister has left the door open to raising the maximum amount people can donate to political parties if he becomes premier. Health Minister Sharon Blady says that would allow wealthy people to influence elections, similar to what is seen in the United States. (Manitoba has a cap of three-thousand dollars per year on what individuals can donate. It is among the lowest in Canada -- the NDP government in Alberta has a cap of 15-thousand dollars.)

Date: 2016-02-25
Placeline: WINNIPEG.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 14 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << and I'm worried that the leader of the opposition is willing to set things back I'll put it up put us back to a time and frankly put us back to something that would parallel but we're seeing in the United States right now >>

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