Advocacy
The Manitoba School Boards Association acts as an advocate for public education by speaking out on the issues that are important to school boards and the students they serve. The association fulfills this advocacy role in its dealings with other levels of government (provincial, federal and municipal), its educational partners, business and other organizations.
The basis of The Manitoba School Boards Association advocacy work is the policy direction established by member school boards at the association's annual convention. Between conventions, the provincial executive monitors developments that impact on public education, such as legislative amendments. The association responds to these developments in accordance with established policy, or, where no policy exists, in accordance with the association's mission and mandate.
Recipient |
Action/Advocacy |
Date |
Response |
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| Hon. Kelvin Goertzen | Resolutions to the Minister | March 17, 2020 | ||
| Hon. Kelvin Goertzen Hon. Cameron Friesen |
Region 5 Request for Action Follow-up Letter re Inoculation Education Programming | January 24, 2020 | Letter (Avis Gray, ADM Population Health) | |
| Honourable Scott Fielding | MSBA Pre-Budget Consultation Brief | January 17, 2020 | ||
| Winnipeg Free Press | Op-Ed by President Alan Campbell | December 17, 2019 | ||
| Media Release and Backgrounder Fact Sheet | Excellence of Manitoba's public education system affirmed by PISA 2018 The Facts on PISA 2018 |
December 3, 2019 | ||
| Media Release | Historic Supreme Court Visit an Important Reminder of School Board Roles (FR Version) | September 26, 2019 | ||
| Media Release | Climate Action Incentive Fund (FR version) | August 7, 2019 | ||
| Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau | Climate Action Incentive Fund | July 24, 2019 | Letter (Hon. Catherine McKenna | |
| MSBA Response re 2019 Budget Finalization | March 6, 2019 | |||
| Winnipeg Free Press | Editorial by President Alan Campbell | February 12, 2019 | ||
| News Release | Manitoba School Boards Welcome Public Education Review | January 23, 2019 | ||
| Hon. Scott Fielding Minister of Finance |
2019 Pre-Budget Briefing | January 8, 2019 | ||
| Op-Ed by CSBA President Laurie French | January 2, 2019 | |||
| Editorial by Provincial Executive | November 2018 | |||
| Winnipeg Free Press | Editorial for consideration | October 2018 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Response to 2019 Pre-Budget Consultation | October 2018 | ||
| Winnipeg Free Press | Op-Ed by Sandy Nemeth and Alan Campbell, Vice-Presidents | September 2018 | ||
| Minister Ian Wishart | 2018 Resolutions | June 20, 2018 | Letter | |
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Standing Committee on Justice hearings on Bill 11, The Safe and Responsible Retailing of Cannabis Act, Bill 25, The Non-Smokers Health Protection and Vapour Products Amendment Act, and Bill 26, The Impaired Driving Offences Act. |
Presentation by MSBA Vice-President Alan Campbell to the Committee | May 8, 2018 | N/A | |
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Standing Committee on Human Resources hearings on Bill 5, The Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Amendment Act |
Presentation by MSBA President Ken Cameron to the Committee | May 8, 2018 | N/A | |
| Report of the 2016 Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) | MSBA Response to PCAP | N/A | ||
| Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology | Bill C-45, The Cannabis Act | April 19, 2018 | N/A | |
| Minister Ian Wishart | Provincial Bargaining | February 28, 2018 | ||
| Deputy Minister James Wilson | Support for MERN | February 23, 2018 | ||
| Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Hon. Brian Pallister, Chris Goertzen | Support of TRC Calls to Action | February 22, 2018 | Letter (Wishart) Letter (Federal Government) |
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| Editorial (We need to talk) | 2018 Funding Announcement | February 2018 | ||
| Public Utilities Board of Manitoba | Application by MB Hydro for General Rate Increases | January 24, 2018 | ||
| Letter to Ministers Wharton, Wishart, Stefanson | Cannabis Retail Buffer Zones | January 11, 2018 | Letter (Wishart, Stefanson, Wharton) | |
| Memo to Municipalities | Cannabis Retail Buffer Zones | January 11, 2018 | ||
| Minister Cameron Friesen | 2018 Budget consultations | October 31, 2017 | Letter | |
| Minister Ian Wishart | 2017 Resolutions | September 26, 2017 | In-person (January 8, 2018) | |
| MB Members of Parliament | Support for Copyright Act | September 14, 2017 | Letter (Vandal) | |
| Letter to the Editor, WFP | Class size reduction initiative | May 2, 2017 | ||
| Minister Heather Stefanson | Decriminalisation of Cannabis | March 16, 2017 | ||
| Minister Ian Wishart | Amendment of the Patriotic Observances Regulation | January 10, 2017 | Letter | |
| Minister Mélanie Joly | Consultation of Official Languages (EN | FR) | October 29, 2016 | Letter | Final Report (EN) | (FR) |
| Minister Cameron Friesen | 2017 Budget Consultations | October 7, 2016 | ||
| MB Sustainable Development | Cosmetic Pesticide Ban | September 6, 2016 | ||
| Minister Scott Fielding | AMA and regulations | August 2, 2016 | ||
| Ministers Kelvin Goertzen and Ian Wishart | Request for action re health curriculum | August 2, 2016 | Letter | |
| Minister Ian Wishart | 2016 AGM Resolutions | August 2, 2016 | In-person (November 17) | |
| Open letter to all MLAs | Bill 8, The Protecting Children (Information Sharing) Act | June 20, 2016 | Letter (Fielding) and Letter (Wishart) | |
