Legend

• 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

  PC

  Mayra Dubon: Under the NDP Concordia ER had become the worst-rated ER in Canada, something had to change. We all want better care sooner and I expect that with the $2B investment our PC government will make.

  GPM

  Nicolas Geddert: The metric for correctness here is patient care and improved health, so unless there is a significant reduction of stress to health care practitioners it is probably not a good plan to radically shift operations without warning or plan. If there had been subsequent planning to address the transit concerns of people needing to access care, or the information mapping for patients who may now have a new care routine. The transition of government programs, like healthcare, to sustainable institutions should not come at the expense of that programs operators.

  LIB

  Regan Wolfrom: Consolidation without proper planning is no better than continuing the old model that was not effective. The rush to spend less has resulted in no noticeable improvements in wait time or patient outcomes, and the feedback received from our front-line medical workers shows that we should expect large issues of burnout and brain drain due to this terrible implementation.

• 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

  PC

  Mayra Dubon: The owner of a company should have the final say in how that company is run, but the NDP government treated Hydro like their own personal ATM and that will cost us rate increases for the next 2 decades.

  GPM

  Nicolas Geddert: As much as necessary, as little as possible

  LIB

  Regan Wolfrom: Crown Corporations should not be kept at arms-length, where they are expected to follow guidelines for sustainability of both revenue and the environment set by our province, but should not be available for transfers of crown funds into general revenue.

• 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

  PC

  Mayra Dubon: The less money you owe, the more money you have for future investments and development. Deficit spending just creates a debt that our children will have to pay. We need to return to balance and provide a sustainable financial future so we can continue to make record investments in health care and education.

  GPM

  Nicolas Geddert: The act of 'balancing' the budget is not a measure of strength if it comes at the cost of building strong foundation in our communities. The cost of this balance, created by eliminating many functioning and useful social programs, will be greater than our savings on the spreadsheet. Turning social calculus into fiscal arithmetic so that we have the appearance of stability is not a high priority. Balancing the books is a priority, but only as a means of gauging our progress in our communities, and is the worst possible reason to fail to address our current crisis'.

  LIB

  Regan Wolfrom: We need to improve on our revenue and expenses, and we need to consider what deficits and debts can do to our credit rating and how if affects the confidence of ourselves and others who may want to invest in Manitoba. But slashing budgets and decimating health care, education, infrastructure, and other important pillars of our province will hurt us more than those deficits and debts are doing already. We need to work through our revenue issues, not starve our economy and governance.

• 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

  PC

  Mayra Dubon: No Comment

  GPM

  Nicolas Geddert: We should not just be investing in new roads, but new transportation infrastructure. This could include electric vehicle traffic, adopting road material and building innovations, localizing residential street repair, and automation of transportation.

  LIB

  Regan Wolfrom: Infrastructure spending is not just about increases but also about improved prioritization. There are important infrastructure spends required, but there are also projects designed with a poor understanding of their less-desirable outcomes, such as contributing to municipal road-widening projects that research has shown will not improve traffic flow in the long term, and will increase both our future infrastructure funding requirements and our carbon emissions.

• 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

  PC

  Mayra Dubon: Other than providing clean needles, I cannot think of a situation when I would ever suggest to someone that taking drugs in a "safe location" was safe. Our PC team knows that there is no such thing as a safe injection site for meth. The PC's Safer Streets Safer LIves Action Plan will make a difference by funding treatment, education, and enforcement.

  GPM

  Nicolas Geddert: This is a method that we need to begin to address the addiction by supporting projects and people with a desire to help treat vulnerable addicts. From having a first point of contact, to relationship development, to innovating processes through the firsthand experience, having a safe consumption site allows for the coordination of services before it becomes a problem for the community.

  LIB

  Regan Wolfrom: Safe injection has been shown to work with many illicit drugs, but has not been proven to work for meth. So while the Liberal Party of Manitoba supports safe injection sites, we do not support safe consumption sites for methamphetamines.

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

  Urgent

  Important

  Neutral

  Not important

  Unnecessary

  PC

  Mayra Dubon: I support the Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan that will make Manitoba the most climate resilient province.

  GPM

  Nicolas Geddert: We have the ability and the technology to address the problems of climate change; by addressing climate change we are addressing the problems of poverty, health, economy, and education that are slowing our progress as a province. If we build the sustainable infrastructure we can be at the front of the new economy that

  LIB

  Regan Wolfrom: We are no longer in the nice-to-do phase of climate change; we are already seeing major impacts to our economy, in agriculture, for instance, and the increase in forest fires and catastrophic weather events are affecting our well-being and even our infrastructure. We are all seeing the effects of climate change already, and we are seeing the rapid growth and spread of those effects. Every level of government needs to work toward lower emissions and toward supporting research and development in green energy and in the upcoming area of climate mediation.

• 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

  PC

  Mayra Dubon: What I do know about a carbon tax is that it will increase the cost of everything that is transported. Food, gas, home renovation supplies - everything will increase in price and this tax will hit low-income families the hardest.

  GPM

  Nicolas Geddert: I think this depends entirely on how carbon pricing is introduced and regulated, and where the revenue is being put to use. Consumers will be encouraged to drive less when transit service is improved, they will make their homes more efficient when they can afford to do so.

  LIB

  Regan Wolfrom: The key is to ensure that our carbon taxation doesn't hurt our economy; we need to determine a price for carbon that will safeguard our economy, knowing that too low of a price is at least as bad as too high of a price.

• 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

  PC

  Mayra Dubon: Everything great about living in Manitoba comes at a cost. We can't afford to pay more and more for our programs without finding ways to also save money. Most of us could use just a little more money at the end of each month. That's why the PC Team will do both. A Tax Rollback of $2020 and invest $2 billion in health care, build 20 new schools, and add 40,000 new private sector jobs to move Manitoba forward.

  GPM

  Nicolas Geddert: I would like the government to have an actionable plan to support public services as a longterm sustainability strategy.

  LIB

  Regan Wolfrom: Tax cuts are not a priority when we are dealing with the issues that our facing our province. That being said, the increase in surcharges on various services -- the hidden taxes -- are hitting lower and middle incomes harder than income or sales taxes, so they should be reduced and eliminated as much as possible.

• 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

  PC

  Mayra Dubon: We all have high standards for the education of our children and the PC government is committed to improving student outcomes by creating an education system that has high standards for educators, high expectations for student learning, relevant curriculum, excellence in governance and a sustainable fiscal framework

  GPM

  Nicolas Geddert: No Comment

  LIB

  Regan Wolfrom: I don't believe the problem is with control over budgets, but with the amount of support, guidelines, and long-term planning for education.

• 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

  PC

  Mayra Dubon: I believe that past performance is the best predictor of future behaviour. As someone who had to work hard for everything I've achieved, I intend to bring that work ethic to the work of being your representative.

  GPM

  Nicolas Geddert: You can't judge a trajectory if you don't know where they're coming from

  LIB

  Regan Wolfrom: No Comment

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