Tory leader pitches tax cuts, carbon fight ahead of Manitoba election day

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister has made a final pitch to voters ahead of tomorrow’s provincial election.

Pallister, surrounded by his party’s candidates outside the legislature, said his party is the only one that will fight the federal government’s carbon tax and reduce other taxes.

Pallister reiterated his platform promises to boost health-care spending, cut property taxes and move toward a balanced budget if he wins a second term.

Pallister called the election more than a year early and has offered several different reasons in recent months for doing so.