The provincial government has announced plans for legislation to end MPI compensation for car thieves injured in crashes.
CTV News previously featured a story on the issue in March.
The provincial NDP government blames the previous PC government for introducing no-fault insurance in the 1990s.
"We think (car thieves) should be cut off. I don't know why Hugh McFadyen and the Conservatives think they should still be getting those benefits," said Andrew Swan, the province's justice minister.
The opposition PC party, however, said they introduced a bill to end compensation for car thieves in 2008, which was defeated. The party said it reintroduced the bill last month.
Kelvin Goertzen, justice critic for the PC party, questioned the timing of the province's announcement for its proposed legislation.
"They're not doing this out of any sort of conviction. They're doing this out of convenience because they're concerned about going to the electorate," he said.
Manitobans head to the polls for the provincial election on Oct. 4.
On Wednesday, the day the proposed legislation was announced by the province, the PC party also unveiled election-style radio ads taking aim at the issue and mentioning the party's previous draft bill.
The provincial government, dismissed the ads by the PC party.
"They may have been concerned that we were bringing in an effective bill that was actually going to deal with the issue," said Andrew Swan.
The proposed legislation could receive royal assent in the summer, and would only apply to incidents happening on or after the date assent is given to the legislation.
- with a report from CTV's Laura Lowe
