Tonight’s call begins with an important and inspiring opportunity to hear from one of our own MST members who is seriously considering running in the upcoming October 28, 2026 municipal election. We are then joined by Teresa and Shawn Buckley from the NHPPA, who will provide an important update on Federal Private Members Bill C-224.

Jason Lavigne is no stranger to Manitoba Stronger Together, and tonight he returns to bring an important and timely update on several key developments. We begin with a preview of the Bearing Witness Conference taking place this Saturday, April 11 in Red Deer, Alberta — a full-day event featuring 12 powerful speakers, including our own Ken Drysdale.

Tonight’s discussion goes to the heart of what Manitoba Stronger Together has been building toward — equipping citizens to step into public life. Mr. Obby Khan will share his personal journey into politics, the realities of running a campaign, and what it truly means to serve as an elected representative in Manitoba.

Tonight is about something far bigger than discussion — it is about action.

Following last week’s presentation from Sio Silica, many members expressed interest in hearing the community perspective on this proposed project. Tonight’s session presents a recorded Town Hall meeting held in October 2025, where municipal leaders and local residents outlined concerns related to environmental impact, water systems, and long-term implications for the region.

Many Manitoba Stronger Together members have asked about the proposed Sio Silica sand extraction project.

In February 2022, thousands of Canadians gathered in Ottawa to protest mandates and policies that many believed threatened their livelihoods and civil liberties. On February 14, 2022, the federal cabinet invoked the Emergencies Act to shut down the protest.

As healthcare systems face growing strain and individuals seek alternatives to purely pharmaceutical solutions, many Canadians are asking deeper questions about prevention, performance, and long-term vitality.

Tonight, Ken will walk members through the MST Training Portal — a structured, practical learning platform designed to equip voters and potential candidates with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to engage effectively in municipal governance.

Canada is facing a growing economic divide — between productivity and speculation, wages and inflation, citizens and powerful intermediaries. Frank Stronach, one of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs, argues that these problems stem from structural failures in how our economy is designed.

Changing How Municipal Leadership Is Built in Manitoba Manitoba Stronger Together is proud to announce the launch of something we believe will fundamentally change how municipal leadership is built in this province.

In June 2025, Manitoba’s NDP government passed Bill 4, which Premier Wab Kinew publicly branded as the “Freedom Bill.” It was presented as a long-awaited response to public outrage over Plan 2050 and the governance model of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (WMR), which had been put in place by the previous Progressive Conservative Government.

This Tuesday, Manitoba Stronger Together invites you to a triple-feature Zoom call designed to help Manitobans get ready for the October 28, 2026 municipal election — with real-world campaign insight, practical tools, and an important update on the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (WMR).

This Tuesday, Manitoba Stronger Together is pleased to welcome Councillor Andy Kuczynski (Ward 2) and Councillor Mark Miller (Ward 3) from the Rural Municipality of Springfield for an educational, behind-the-scenes conversation about what it means to serve as a municipal councillor — and what it takes to run a successful campaign.

This week, Manitoba Stronger Together is honoured to welcome Sandra Saint-Cyr — a veteran Manitoba educator with a 40-year career in public education — for an inspiring and practical conversation about parental involvement, traditional values, and grassroots solutions in our school system.

Tomorrow night we’re trying something new — and we think you’ll find it both fascinating and practical. Ken will host a live, unscripted interview with an artificial intelligence language model, commonly known as ChatGPT. For the conversation, we’ll simply refer to it as “the Model.” The focus is municipal power — where it actually sits, why citizens often feel ignored, and what you can do now to be ready for the October 2026 municipal elections.

This week’s Manitoba Stronger Together Zoom call brings you a powerful double feature designed to inform, inspire, and equip you for the civic challenges ahead. We are pleased to welcome Brad Williams from the Saskatchewan Prosperity Project, and we will also be reviewing the newly released Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (WMR) Survey together with Ken Drysdale.

Welcome to the third and final post in our three-part, 12-section series The Charter’s Blind Spot. In this installment, we bring together everything uncovered in the first two posts — the legal, structural, and moral failures that allowed governments, institutions, and courts to evade Charter accountability during one of the most consequential periods in modern Canadian history.

This week’s Manitoba Stronger Together Zoom call brings you a powerful double feature designed to inform, inspire, and equip you for the civic challenges ahead. We are pleased to welcome Brad Williams from the Saskatchewan Prosperity Project, and we will also be reviewing the newly released Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (WMR) Survey together with Ken Drysdale.

Section 5: Delegated Coercion — How Governmental Policy Captured the Medical Profession 5.1 The Mechanism of Delegation Throughout the COVID-19 period, Canadian governments achieved unprecedented control over the practice of medicine without the need for new constitutional powers. The mechanism was deceptively simple: policy by delegation . Federal and provincial executives issued public-health directives; regulatory colleges converted those directives into binding profession