Manitoba's Opposition leader is calling for an end to any public subsidy for political parties.

Progressive Conservative Brian Pallister says parties should have to work for donations, not rely on what he calls the "pick-pocketing" of voters.

The NDP government has appointed an independent commissioner to look at how political parties should be funded.

Since 2007, parties have been allowed to receive $1.25 a year for every vote they received in the most recent election.

The subsidy has proven unpopular with voters, and the Tories and NDP have refused to accept the money.

Pallister says the independent commissioner should reject any idea of a public subsidy for political parties.