Presentation of Young Liberal Scholarship to Sinead Gibbs in Gimli

Yesterday, June 20, I was in Gimli to present a Young Liberal Scholarship to Sinead Gibbs a student who has excelled academically, done well in sports and has volunteered in the community. She has volunteered with various organizations including Evergreen Basic Needs, the Gimli Humane Society, Siloam Mission and Meals on Wheels. She has become a certified lifeguard and has supported the teaching of swimming lessons to children with special needs. She has developed, not only in her work locally, but also as a global citizen being concerned about issues like climate change and the need for effective action to address climate change. She writes in her essay on what she would do if she were Premier – about increasing student engagement in learning, in addressing physician shortages in area like the Interlake and of addressing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Sinead is a very talented student and I was proud to present the Young Liberal Scholarship for 2019 to her on behalf of our Manitoba Liberal Leader - Dougald Lamont and our Liberal team.

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Comparison between Manitoba and South Dakota shows dramatic impact of Physical Distancing

Manitoba implemented physical distancing measures in mid-March. South Dakota has still not made physical distancing mandatory. The result is a dramatic difference in the incidence of covid-19 viral infections between the two jurisdictions. This graph shows the number of people with Covid-19 infections from March 27 to April 14. Manitoba ( red line ) started leveling off about April 4 and has seen only a small increase in Covid-19 infections since then. South Dakota ( blue line ) has seen a dramatic increase in Covid-19 infections since April 4. Those who are skeptical of the impact of physical distancing in Manitoba should look at this graph! Data are from the Johns Hopkins daily tabulations

Pushing for safe consumption sites and safe supply to reduce overdose deaths

On Monday June 20th, Thomas Linner of the Manitoba Health Coalition, Arlene Last-Kolb Regional Director of Moms Stop the Harm and Winnipeg City Councillor Sherri Rollins were at the Manitoba Legislature to advocate for better measures to reduce deaths from drug overdoses, most particularly for safe consumption sites and for a safe supply, measures which can reduce overdose deaths.

Manitoba Liberal accomplishments

Examples of Manitoba Liberal accomplishments in the last three years Ensured that 2,000 Manitoba fishers were able to earn a living in 2020 (To see the full story click on this link ). Introduced a bill that includes retired teachers on the Pension Investment Board which governs their pension investments. Introduced amendments to ensure school aged children are included in childcare and early childhood education plans moving forward. Called for improvements in the management of the COVID pandemic: · We called for attention to personal care homes even before there was a single case in a personal care home. · We called for a rapid response team to address outbreaks in personal care homes months before the PCs acted. · We called for a science-based approach to preparing schools to improve ventilati...

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