During the 2023 provincial election campaign, Manitoba's New Democratic Party made dozens of promises. Following the party's victory on Oct. 3, 2023, a handful have been fulfilled. 

This is no indictment of the year-old NDP government. All new governments spend much of their first year in power familiarizing themselves with the vast provincial public service and figuring out how government works. It generally takes two years in office to make meaningful change, and multiple terms in office make …