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).

We have just finished watching the full YouTube recording of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (WMR) Board meeting held on January 22, 2026 — and what we witnessed left us shocked, amazed, angered, and frankly struggling to believe what we were hearing.

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.