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Manitobans are heading to the polls for a late summer election on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

If you’re undecided on who to vote for, Global News Winnipeg has you covered. From health care and education to infrastructure and the meth crisis, we’re keeping track of every promise made by the main political parties vying for your vote.

Here’s a running list of all the campaign promises made so far.

Manitoba Liberal Party

New Democratic Party

PC Party of Manitoba

Green Party

Aug. 9 – Manitoba Green Party leader James Beddome launches the party’s platform, calling for a rising carbon tax — $50 per tonne in 2020 rising by $10 every year after — and free public transit. He also promised a guaranteed basic income and government help to restore inter-city bus service in rural and northern areas.

– Manitoba Green Party leader James Beddome launches the party’s platform, calling for a rising carbon tax — $50 per tonne in 2020 rising by $10 every year after — and free public transit. He also promised a guaranteed basic income and government help to restore inter-city bus service in rural and northern areas. Aug. 11 – The Greens cost out their pledge for a guaranteed basic income – $1.58 billion, in the form of a refundable tax credit. The bigger the family, the bigger the tax credit, to a maximum guaranteed $75,000.

– The Greens cost out their pledge for a guaranteed basic income – $1.58 billion, in the form of a refundable tax credit. The bigger the family, the bigger the tax credit, to a maximum guaranteed $75,000. Aug. 16 – The Greens pledge more action on poverty initiatives – with Federal Leader Elizabeth May pledging to help.

– The Greens pledge more action on poverty initiatives – with Federal Leader Elizabeth May pledging to help. Aug. 20 – Manitoba Green Party leader James Beddome commits to building 2,000 new licensed child care spaces per year over the next 10 years at an estimated cost of $31 million a year. Under the Green plan, Beddome said no parent earning less than the poverty line would pay for licensed child care, and the cost of care would gradually increase to a maximum cost of 10 per cent of net family income.

– Manitoba Green Party leader James Beddome commits to building 2,000 new licensed child care spaces per year over the next 10 years at an estimated cost of $31 million a year. Under the Green plan, Beddome said no parent earning less than the poverty line would pay for licensed child care, and the cost of care would gradually increase to a maximum cost of 10 per cent of net family income. Aug. 23 – The Greens release more details about their plan to provide free public transit. They say they’ll pay 60 per cent of any city’s transit operating expenses that adopts a free-fare transit system.

– The Greens release more details about their plan to provide free public transit. They say they’ll pay 60 per cent of any city’s transit operating expenses that adopts a free-fare transit system. Aug. 27 – Green leader James Beddome says his party would apply a 20 per cent tax to all beverages sweetened with sugar in an attempt to drive down diabetes rates. He says the tax would raise $20 million a year, which would be put back into health care. He says he would eventually expand the tax to cover junk food as well.

– Green leader James Beddome says his party would apply a 20 per cent tax to all beverages sweetened with sugar in an attempt to drive down diabetes rates. He says the tax would raise $20 million a year, which would be put back into health care. He says he would eventually expand the tax to cover junk food as well. Aug. 31 – The Manitoba Green Party would implement some sort of proportional representation election system in the province.

– The Manitoba Green Party would implement some sort of proportional representation election system in the province. Sept. 3 – Green leader James Beddome says his party would push for labour reforms including an immediate move to a card check process for union certification. He says the party would also reverse the Public Services Sustainability Act, increase the minimum wage, and implement a 35-hour work week.

– Green leader James Beddome says his party would push for labour reforms including an immediate move to a card check process for union certification. He says the party would also reverse the Public Services Sustainability Act, increase the minimum wage, and implement a 35-hour work week. Sept. 4 – James Beddome says his party will eliminate education property tax and instead fund schools through corporate and personal income taxes. Beddome says the overall change would end up being revenue neutral.

– James Beddome says his party will eliminate education property tax and instead fund schools through corporate and personal income taxes. Beddome says the overall change would end up being revenue neutral. Sept. 5 – James Beddome says as premier he would immediately convene a first ministers meeting to establish an all-jurisdiction task force to figure out how a universal national pharmacare program could be implemented within two years.

– James Beddome says as premier he would immediately convene a first ministers meeting to establish an all-jurisdiction task force to figure out how a universal national pharmacare program could be implemented within two years. Sept. 6 – James Beddome says Greens would commit 10 per cent of the health budget to mental health and addictions.

– James Beddome says Greens would commit 10 per cent of the health budget to mental health and addictions. Sept. 7 – The Greens detailed their plans for a zero-waste Manitoba by including cost-sharing compost programs, banning single-use plastics and increasing producer responsibility for waste diversion.

Can’t read all of that? Here’s a cheat sheet for the top three election issues (health care, taxes and crime.)

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