MOFA has prepared this public document in response to the provincial government's consultation on performance-based funding. It is our hope that the provincial government will reconsider this policy direction, which could cause long-term damage to Manitoba's...
Last week professors, instructors and librarians represented by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association went on legal strike, bringing many classes and other university activities to a halt. The main issue faculty are fighting against is deteriorating...
The current PC government is no friend of organized labour and upon taking office in 2016 immediately took aim at the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA). UMFA and the University were in the middle of contract negotiations and the university...
MOFA is pleased to present our first MOFA Backgrounder, “Centralized Power in the Pallister Government”, by Dr. Paul Thomas of the University of Manitoba. The MOFA Backgrounder is a space for MOFA members to contribute their analysis on public policy issues in...
In a major decision, a Manitoba judge threw out controversial legislation Thursday that sought to freeze the wages of more than 100,000 public sector workers. Read the full article here.
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...
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,...
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...