Communities Not Cuts Manitoba

Sign the petition here: https://cfs-fcee.ca/covid-19/ **Please note, after filling out the e-petition you will need to confirm your signature by clicking a link sent to the email address you provided** This petition calls on the Federal Government to implement a plan for pandemic relief and stimulus for Canada’s post-secondary sector that:... 1) Utilizes the funds originally allocated for the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) and remaining funds from the $9 billion allocated for post-secondary students in April to extend the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) while also including International students; 2) Includes newly graduating students and recent graduates (retroactive to Fall 2019) in Employment Insurance and the new CRB program; 3) Extends the moratorium on student debt loan interest and payments until May 1, 2021, with consideration of further extensions based on the public health and economic situation, and commits to significant student debt relief; 4) Expands the Canada Student Grant, returns to 50-50 cost-sharing with provinces and territories, and increases funding for post-secondary institutions. [Image #1 Description] Two hands hold up a white sign with black text that reads "Don't Forget Students. Sign the parliamentary petition to provide COVID-19 relief to students" [Image #2] Two hands hold up a white sign with black text that reads, "Sign the petition to demand: - Extend the moratorium on student debt loan interest and payments until May 1, 2021 - Reallocate unused funds from the $9 billion Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) to extend Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) for domestic and international students. - Include graduating students and recent grads in eligibility for EI and CRB programs. [Image #3] A French translation is provided: "N'Oubliez Pas Les Étudiants. Signez la pétition afin de fournir de l'aide aux étudiantes et étudiants pendant la Covid-19" [Image #4] Signez la pétition pour exiger: - Prolonger jusqu'au 1er mai 2021 le moratoire sur l'intérêt et sur les paiements pour les prêts étudiants - Réaffecter les fonds inutilisés des neuf milliards de dollars de la Bourse canadienne pour le bénévolat étudiant (BCBE) afin d’élargir la Prestation canadienne d’urgence pour les étudiants (PCUE) à l’intention des étudiantes et étudiants canadiens et internationaux - Faire en sorte que les finissantes et finissants et les récents diplômés et diplômées soient admissibles aux programmes de l’AE et de la PCRE. See more

A great bumper sticker fundraiser that goes towards buying and donating gift cards to frontline healthcare workers and educators - Get em while they're hot!

The provincial government introduced Bill 57, the Protection of Critical Infrastructure Act, on November 2, 2020 under a layer of secrecy that will not allow th...e text of the bill to be read until just before it is voted on. The bill aims to further criminalize people participating in protests that block roads, railways, and potentially other infrastructure deemed "critical". Justice Minister Cliff Cullen has said only that it will create a provincial offence for undue obstruction of critical infrastructure such as railways and highways and create mechanisms to further penalize anybody who participates in a blockade. The little information we have about this bill suggests that it will be similar to Alberta’s deeply unpopular Bill-1 Critical Infrastructure Defence Act (CIDA) which bans blocking many types of infrastructure deemed critical. CIDA’s vague language about what infrastructure is considered critical could open the door for people to be thrown in prison for simply protesting on the sidewalk. All citizens have a right to free expression under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms----the freedom to protest has been key to many gains won by ordinary people across North America in the past century. Both the proposed Manitoba bill and Alberta's Bill-1 are clearly prompted by solidarity protests led by land defenders in response to the RCMP’s invasion of unceded Wet’suwet’en territory in early 2020 as well as similar struggles such as 1492 Land Back Lane on Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) territory in Caledonia, Ontario. This will have a negative and disproportionate impact on Indigenous land defenders. The Protection of Critical Infrastructure Act will move through the Manitoba government over the coming months and be voted on by MLAs. We have a critical window to voice opposition to this bill to ensure it does not pass. Take action! Sign the petition to the Pallister Government: https://www.mbenergyjustice.org/reject_the_protection_of_cr Write a letter to your representative: https://www.mbenergyjustice.org/write_your_mla_about_the_pr #MBPoli #WPGPoli #ClimateJusticeMB #JustRecovery

Hey Brian, our favorite passage from the good book is Matthew 19:24, what do you think? "And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." Share your story of surviving austerity: https://www.cncmanitoba.ca/share_your_story . .... . A picture of a book with the 6th commandment "Thou shalt not kill" with an asterisk, Brian Pallister and text saying "Unless it's by forced austerity, like reduced healthcare, weakened social supports, inadequate housing and artificial poverty." Or "Unless it's by pushing a dangerous austerity agenda and then mishandling a global pandemic in the most incompetent way which results in the death of 179 of your citizens (so far)" See more

You can't throw a cop at a doctor's problem. Instead of spending money on private companies enforcing unclear rules, what if we funded healthcare? If that sounds good to you, sign our petition for more healthcare funding! https://www.cncmanitoba.ca/healthspending #MBpoli #Restartmb .... . . image description: Manitoba: Brent can we have some effective and clear lockdown rules? Brent Roussin (as a meme dog): No rules! Only enforcement! See more

"ALEXA, call the journalists who report on my bullshit irresponsible." Now who could this be? Join our demand for more healthcare funding here: https://www.cncmanitoba.ca/healthfunding . .... . #MBpoli #restartmb Image description: A screen used to edit routines in an Amazon Alexa that reads: When you say "Protect Manitobans" Alexa will cut healthcare, hand out expired ppe, destabilize education and evade responsibility. See more