Study Group: Manitoba

Our last day in Manitoba ended with a view to the future…a view of hope, hard work and a lot of passion. We started our day off with representatives from CUPE, UFCW, United Steel Workers, NGU and the Manitoba Labour … Continue reading →

Today was an eventful day here in Manitoba! We started our day with a small fender bender between the Manitobus #2 and a minivan. The minivan decided to make a left turn from the far right lane before completely passing … Continue reading →

Thankful. That’s how we were feeling today. Last night, we were greeted in Carman, Manitoba by our billet families. A proud group of people who obviously love their community and value a sense of volunteerism. Carman is ideally situated about … Continue reading →

Voilà que le séjour à Winnipeg tire à sa fin.  Le Manitobus a officiellement rendu l’âme donc le groupe se plaira à utiliser des moyens de transports moins rabougris, mais avec moins de charme, potentiellement, pour la suite des choses. … Continue reading →

La transmission du “Manitobus”, notre “vintage” bus qui nous a transporté jusqu’à maintenant partout, ayant rendu l’âme, il a fallu se convertir à un “Limbobus” pour se rendre à l’aéroport puis à Thompson, dans le Nord du Manitoba. Outre le … Continue reading →

How can we sum up the first two days in Manitoba? After hearing from business leaders to new Canadians, from NHL owners to the homeless, there are more questions than answers. But a few themes are emerging even early in … Continue reading →

Trust others to do the right thing and expect them to deliver. An interesting dynamic and telling seems to be growing among the group members where because they can feel good intentions from others, people are sharing more. Things that … Continue reading →

After another full day of interesting and thought-provoking speakers, we packed up our suitcases and prepared to go West. Our speakers today underlined and expanded on some of the themes and ideas that had emerged previously – the responsibility of … Continue reading →

Today was a full day in all respects. A full day of speakers filling our minds with data, opinion and insight. Professor Foot opened the day with a broad range of demographic data that gave us a new perspective on … Continue reading →