Premier Kinew shuffles cabinet for 1st time, adds technology portfolio

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is shuffling his cabinet just over a year after his government was sworn in, splitting some responsibilities, creating new departments and swapping ministers among portfolios.
The province is expanding its cabinet, welcoming three MLAs to the premier's inner circle.
"We're responding to some of the areas that we've seen some good success … and we're just going to lean into growing," Kinew told reporters at a scrum Wednesday.
He's growing the size of cabinet "in response to where the talent around the table would lead us and to where your needs as the people of the province demand us to be."
The premier now has 17 MLAs around his cabinet table, and among the new faces is River Heights MLA Mike Moroz, who will be responsible for the newly created Department of Innovation and New Technology.
Kinew told reporters a big responsibility of the portfolio would be to ensure Manitobans who work in the tech industry stay in the province by creating opportunities with businesses and designing an intellectual property strategy that contributes to the economy.
The new department will also work at modernizing government services and improving customer experience, he added.
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