Manitoba Liberal Health Critic, Jon Gerrard, is launching a series of public meetings to listen to the opinions and needs of Manitobans in regards to our health care system. 

The public meetings will be held in communities across the province including Brandon, Grandview, The Pas, Flin Flon, Thompson and Winnipeg. 

“We are launching this effort to listen to Manitobans around the province because we are seeing an unprecedented level of concern with the impacts of the Pallister government’s cuts to health care,” said Gerrard. “The changes are creating problems, causing a disturbance, and creating low morale in much of the health care system.”

Gerrard says he wants to hear what people have to say about health care and he's looking for constructive dialogue and not just criticism of the existing system.

Manitoba Liberals will connect with Manitobans by engaging in conversations that are not just critical, but also constructive, to assess the strengths, weaknesses and critical needs of our health care system.

“In more than 22 years in politics, I have never experienced as much concern about the future of health care in Manitoba as we are seeing right now,” said Gerrard.

Manitobans are being asked three questions at each of the public meetings:

1. What areas of health care in our province are working? These are areas we need to preserve and build upon to reach an even better system.

2. What areas of health care are not working? These are areas where we need to make changes to improve. 

3. What areas need improvement and investment?  For example, where we need to focus additional resources to achieve optimum health for Manitobans. 

A couple of the six meetings will take place in Southwestern Manitoba: 

Brandon 
Wednesday, February 21st, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Brandon University (Louis Riel Room)


Grandview
Thursday, February 22nd,10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Drop-In Centre