The Manitoba government is inviting Manitobans to join telephone town hall engagement sessions and attend in-person public meetings to help inform Budget 2023. The Steinbach meeting is scheduled for January 31 at 6pm in the Days Inn hotel.
“As the upcoming budget is prepared, our government remains committed to making life more affordable to Manitobans, while focusing on the creation of local jobs and providing health-care accessible to all,” said Finance Minister Cameron Friesen. “We’re listening to Manitoban families and want to hear from them. To permit as many individuals to contribute as possible, we’re inviting all Manitobans to participate in telephone town halls or in-person engagement sessions.”
In-person sessions will be held in late January and early February. Community meeting dates include:
- Steinbach – Jan. 31 at 6pm (Days Inn Steinbach, 75 PTH 12 North);
- Brandon – Feb. 6 at 6 pm (Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave.); and
- Thompson – Feb. 9 at 6pm (Best Western Thompson Hotel & Suites, 205 Mystery Lake Rd.)
Regional telephone town halls will be held:
- Winnipeg – Feb. 7 at 6pm;
- Rural – Feb. 8 at 5 pm; and
- North – Feb. 8 at 6:30pm.
The minister noted participants are asked to pre-register and reserve a spot for an in-person meeting or sign up to receive a phone call for the telephone town hall at engagemb.ca. The Manitoba government also invites Manitobans to participate in an online survey that will launch soon on the engagemb.ca website.
“Budget 2023 will focus on what Manitobans want most including affordability measures, quality health care, education, economic growth, and infrastructure investments,” said Friesen. “We invite all Manitobans to help prioritize investments in the upcoming budget.”
