A private member's bill aimed at enhancing the safety of Manitoba children riding in school buses isn’t being received warmly by a safety expert, who contends that mandating seatbelt use could be more detrimental to a child’s safety.

Wayne Ewasko, education critic for the Opposition Progressive Conservatives, introduced the legislation Wednesday, which would ensure that all newly manufactured school buses are equipped with modern, three-point seatbelts.

“It's all about student safety, Ewasko said. “Making sure that parents and guardians know that when their child is leaving the home and getting on to a school bus, that they're getting to school safe and sound,”

He says the idea, which could become Bill 220: The School Bus Safety Act, circulated after speaking with a bus driver from the

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