by 6P@dmin | Jul 22, 2021 | News
Today is a dark day for higher education in Canada. The Conservative government of Mr. Ford is allowing Laurentian University to be dismembered following a fiscal crisis that was in large part their doing. What is left following the court-ordered restructuring is...
by 6P@dmin | Jul 12, 2021 | Legislation Tracker
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Manitoba Chapter and MGEU are concerned about the PC government’s long-term plans for Manitoba’s public parks. In addition to tapping a consulting firm to evaluate whether parks should be “divested” or “decommissioned,” two...
by 6P@dmin | Jul 12, 2021 | Legislation Tracker
The PC government has introduced legislation (Bill 40) to expand private liquor sales. The Manitoba Government and General Employees Union worries the legislation will erode public liquor sales, which help fund public services. MOFA supports efforts to stop this bill,...
by 6P@dmin | Jul 12, 2021 | Legislation Tracker
MOFA supports the right to free expression outlined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including the right to protest. MOFA is deeply concerned that Bill 57 may criminalize protest activity by creating a provincial offence and further penalizing...
by 6P@dmin | Jul 12, 2021 | Legislation Tracker
Manitoba’s faculty associations are part of the Partnership to Defend Public Services, a group of 28 unions headed up by the Manitoba Federation of Labour, which continues to fight the PC government over this draconian legislation. The bill, ruled unconstitutional by...
