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• PC Progressive Conservative
• LIB Liberal
• NDP New Democratic Party
• CPC-M Communist
• GPM Green
• IND Independent
• MF Manitoba First
• MBFWD Manitoba Forward

• The provincial government says consolidating Winnipeg’s six acute care hospitals down to three will improve overall medical care for patients. Is that the right move?

  Great idea

  Good idea

  We’ll see

  Not a good idea

  Terrible idea

  LIB

  Cathy Scofield-Singh: Closing the 3 of the 6 ERs has not improved care, or decreased the wait times. The WRHA has a website where you can check what the wait times are like. On average, the majority of ER’s and Urgent cares have increased wait times in comparison to the previous year. I found both Emergency Room and Urgent Care wait times on the same graph – see http://www.wrha.mb.ca/wait-times/index.php These closure have delayed care as the 3 ERs are overwhelmed, frequently understaffed, and in the case of St Boniface ER- does not have the physical capacity to cope with their expanded role.

• How much control should the provincial government have over the operations of Crown corporations like Manitoba Public Insurance and Manitoba Hydro?

  Hands-off

  Not much say

  50/50

  Some oversight

  Direct supervision

  LIB

  Cathy Scofield-Singh: The provincial government should be working hand in hand with Crown Corporations to ensure that the best services and utilization of resources in a cost effective manner is achieved

• The Pallister government plans to eliminate the deficit by 2022. Should balancing the books be a priority?

  Essential

  High priority

  Neutral

  Low priority

  Not important

  LIB

  Cathy Scofield-Singh: While it is important to deal with the deficit, we should also be focusing on economic growth for all Manitobans. Through economic growth, with creation of new jobs and businesses, Manitoba will have the income to pay off our deficit

• In Budget 2019, the provincial government spent approximately $350 million on highways. The construction industry says we need to invest more. Is $350 million the right amount?

  Way too little

  A little under

  About right

  A little too much

  Way too much

  LIB

  Cathy Scofield-Singh: We know that public infrastructure is a key component of driving the economy. Manitoba’s infrastructure is aging and breaking down. When our highways are breaking down, it directly affects our economy. In the south, the roads are so bad that farmers often have to cut the size of their loads. In the north, bad infrastructure increases the cost of living- not having adequate ice roads increases the cost of living in northern remote communities. The MB Liberals will also focus on buying locally, and utilizing Manitoban businesses to grow the Manitoban economy.

• There have been calls to install safe consumption and/or injection sites in Manitoba, so that people with addictions can consume or inject drugs in a space with medical supervision and more readily available access to addiction services. Are these sites a good idea?

  Urgently needed

  A good idea

  Not sure

  Not necessary

  A bad idea

  LIB

  Cathy Scofield-Singh: Having Safe Injection sites has been proven to decrease opioid OD’s, decreased the demand on EMS and ERs. It also helps to decrease the number of dirty needles on the streets, thus decreasing harm to others. Harm reduction for meth users may need to take a different course.

• How important is it for the provincial government to take steps to address climate change?

  Urgent

  Important

  Neutral

  Not important

  Unnecessary

  LIB

  Cathy Scofield-Singh: It is time to make a stand to decrease our effect on the environment and climate. The Manitoba Liberals stand by the “campsite rule”- when you leave a campsite, to leave it in better shape than when you arrived.

• Will a carbon tax influence consumer behaviour, such as encouraging people to drive less or make their homes more efficient?

  Definitely won't

  Probably won't

  Not sure

  Probably will

  Definitely will

  LIB

  Cathy Scofield-Singh: Northern and Rural Manitobans do not have access to buses, and frequently need to drive 100’s of kms to get access to health care and necessities of life. Farmers need to be able vehicles to farm and get their products to market. A carbon tax will not stop them from driving as driving is a necessity of life, but it will encourage people to move from gasoline and diesel vehicles to hydrids or electric vehicles. Manitoba Liberals will use money from the carbon tax to help facilitate this transition – ensuring adequate charging stations and providing a subsidy toward the purchase of hybrid and/or electric vehicles. It will be the Liberal approach to use money from the carbon tax to help owners make their homes more energy efficient and/or to increase the use of solar or wind power in order to address climate change. This will decrease the amount of carbon tax an individual will need to pay, improve the climate and enhance our economy. We want farmers to be able to get carbon credits (basically dollars) for activities that will store carbon such as planting trees or by increasing the carbon in the soil.

• I would rather have more money in my pocket through tax cuts than have the provincial government increase spending on public services.

  Strongly disagree

  Somewhat disagree

  Neutral

  Somewhat agree

  Strongly agree

  LIB

  Cathy Scofield-Singh: Pallister recently brought in a tax cut, right before an election. Where is he going to make up the deficit of funds, is he going to cut more services? We need improved access to health services, mental health services, addiction services, improved visibility of our police force and improved infrastructure, not further cutting of the same.

• Manitoba’s K-12 education system is currently undergoing a review of curriculum and spending models. How much control should school boards have when it comes to making education budgets?

  Total control

  More control

  Current system

  Less control

  No control

  LIB

  Cathy Scofield-Singh: This is an important topic. Local control is vital to getting optimum education for students throughout Manitoba. The province should have a major role in training teachers and in setting certain standards for schools and school boards, but local control is essential for having schools which can adapt to the local conditions of children, families and communities.

• How much do you consider a candidate’s personal history - before they entered politics - when deciding who to vote for?

  Not at all

  Very little

  Neutral

  Somewhat

  A lot

  LIB

  Cathy Scofield-Singh: Everyone is growing and learning daily. I am not the same person that I use to be. How can I expect someone else to be the same as when they were younger? I do look to see if the candidate will acknowledge their past, and consistently show that they are no longer that person.

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