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Kinew backs Steinbach Pride after far-right threats security council
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- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew attended Steinbach Pride on Sept. 12, 2026, his first visit since 2023.
- Steinbach Pride board president Chris Plett formed a security council for the 2026 event after last year’s far-right threats.
- A small group of protestors, including Henry Hizon, displayed Biblical verses and called homosexuality a sin.
- Kinew said holding Pride in Steinbach is important and praised the community’s open-minded nature.