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Fast Facts: The government of Manitoba is failing Manitobans every step of the way in their pandemic response and needs to do better
No one in the world has had all the answers, and there are bound to be mistakes and missteps. But the chronic lack of preparedness, slow responses and a legacy…
Fast Facts: COVID-19 & Health Care
Austerity will do more harm than good As Manitoba re-opens, COVID-19 remains a pressing public health threat—one that will continue to require governments of all levels to step up with…
Work Life: Women’s Health, Unpaid Care and COVID-19
COVID-19 has further exposed the disproportionate care responsibilities shouldered by women in our province. From frontline workers, to parents, women are the face of COVID-19 both as warriors battling the…
Fast Facts: The Gaslighting of Manitobans in Health Care
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press on June 25, 2019 The health care overhaul has been well-documented in the media, and routinely questioned in the Legislative Assembly, yet transparency…
Fast Facts: Paging Dr. Peachey – Health care reform off the rails
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 16, 2019 Healthcare watchdogs are talking about the return Dr. David Peachey to Manitoba. The re-emergence of the architect of Manitoba’s health…
Fast Facts: Valley of Despair in Manitoba Health Care
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 8, 2019 The overhaul of Manitoba’s health care system has been met with repeated calls to slow down from those on the…
Fast Facts: The Thin Edge of a Wedge
Privatization of Lifeflight First published in the Winnipeg Free Press, February 2, 2019 When it comes to evaluating the “value for money” in air ambulance services, the safety of patients…
Budget 2017/18 AKA Attack on students and recent graduates
On April 11, the Progressive Conservative government led by Brian Pallister released its second budget under their mandate. While the government is calling it moderate, post-secondary students are calling it…
Fast Facts: Keep Post-Secondary Education Tuition Legislation
First published on CBC website October 14, 2016 Post-secondary education is a public good that all Manitobans value and should have access to. Unfortunately, Premier Pallister, when asked about protecting…
UNSPUN: Student Issues are Election Issues
Lazy, entitled, apathetic, disengaged, these are just some of the words that are used to mis-categorize and label post-secondary students. The reality of the average Manitoban student strings together a…
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