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Education platforms

Here's what the candidates in Interlake-Gimli, and their parties, are promising.

French schooling

Liberal

  • Restore the Bureau D'éducation Française and Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities

    "Strengthen and restoring the Bureau D’éducation Française and Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities with stable long-term funding"

  • Support the Université de Saint-Boniface's development plan

    "Support the Université de Saint-Boniface’s development plan to offset shortages in the French education sector" — Dougald Lamont & the Manitoba Liberals — Real Choice, Real Change

We don't have any PC policies on French schooling.

NDP

  • Restore the Assistant Deputy Minister Position for French Education
  • Recruit more French-language teachers
  • Reverse cuts to French language education at the Université de Saint-Boniface

Indigenous learning

We don't have any Liberal policies on Indigenous learning.
We don't have any PC policies on Indigenous learning.

International students

We don't have any PC policies on International students.

K-12 funding

We don't have any Liberal policies on K-12 funding.
We don't have any PC policies on K-12 funding.

NDP

  • Give schools stable, predictable funding
  • Reduce class sizes for younger grades so students can have more one-on-one attention
  • Pass Public-Private-Partnership "accountability legislation" to keep private business interests out of classrooms

    "Bring in new P3 accountability legislation to protect schools and keep private business interests out of our classrooms." — mbndp.ca, retrieved 2023-09-19

Learning needs

Liberal

We don't have any PC policies on Learning needs.

NDP

  • Hire more teachers and EAs for kids with additional needs

Parental rights and involvement

We don't have any Liberal policies on Parental rights and involvement.

PC

  • Require schools to inform parents of curriculum
  • Require schools to involve parents when addressing bullying and pupil behaviour changes
  • Require schools to get consent from parents before making, sharing, or storing any image of a student
  • Require schools to notify parents before any presentations are made at school by outside presenters
We don't have any NDP policies on Parental rights and involvement.

Post-secondary costs and loans

Liberal

We don't have any PC policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.

Post-secondary research

We don't have any Liberal policies on Post-secondary research.
We don't have any PC policies on Post-secondary research.

School construction and upgrades

Liberal

  • Provide dedicated funds for improving classroom ventilation
  • Plan to install air conditioning in schools across Manitoba
We don't have any PC policies on School construction and upgrades.
We don't have any NDP policies on School construction and upgrades.

School curriculum

We don't have any Liberal policies on School curriculum.
We don't have any PC policies on School curriculum.

NDP

  • Update the K-12 curriculum with a focus on math and reading
  • Increase STEM programming in secondary school

    "Increase STEM programming at high schools across the province in coordination with post-secondary institutions so Manitobans are ready for the jobs of tomorrow" — mbndp.ca, retrieved 2023-09-19

School nutrition

Liberal

  • Work with the Child Nutrition Council to create a universal, province-wide, K-12 nutrition programme
We don't have any PC policies on School nutrition.