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Kate Sjoberg: Homelessness and the Speed of Trust
Kate Sjoberg has been calling for more housing in Winnipeg since long before she became Executive Director of Resource Assistance for Youth (RaY). With over two decades in community development and nonprofit leadership, including prior roles at the Wrench, North Point Douglas Women's Centre, the Spence Neighbourhood Association, and Main Street Project, she's seen the city's homelessness response from nearly every angle. Her assessment of the city's encampment policy is blunt
16 hours ago


David Kron: "We're Not Going Away" - Rebuilding Manitoba's Broken Disability Support System
What does it mean to "age out" of a support system? For Manitobans with disabilities, it means renegotiating your entire life at 18, at 21, at 65 - arbitrary ages set by government departments that don't talk to each other. David Kron, executive director of the Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba, joins Stuart Murray to talk about “Equality, Dignity, and Belonging: Building a Better System for People with Disabilities in Manitoba” - the landmark report he helped steer thro
Jul 9


Vince Barletta: Manitoba Food Banks Weren't Supposed to Be Permanent
When Harvest Manitoba opened in 1985, it was meant to be temporary. A stopgap for a rough economic patch. Today they serve 1,200 families a day, and 30% of them have jobs. Stuart Murray sits down with Vince Barletta, President and CEO of Harvest Manitoba, to talk about what that shift means, and what it would actually take to build a Manitoba where the food bank isn't a permanent fixture. In this episode, Vince shares: Why 30% of people coming to food banks in Manitoba today
Jun 25


What Does It Mean to Be Indigenous in Winnipeg? 4 Very Different Answers.
Four Indigenous Winnipeggers share their stories on the Humans, On Rights podcast — art, trails, healthcare, and water rights. Listen for National Indigenous History Month.
Jun 12


Dayna Steinfeld: The Notwithstanding Clause and the Silencing of Minority Rights
When governments can override the Charter before a court even looks at it, who's left to protect the people who can't protect themselves at the ballot box? Winnipeg labour and human rights lawyer Dayna Steinfeld joins Stuart to break down one of the most consequential constitutional debates in Canada right now: the expanding use of the notwithstanding clause, and what Manitoba's Bill 4 is trying to do about it. Provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan are invoking Section 33 t
Jun 11
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