The Manitoba Human Rights Commission said it is monitoring the province’s release of immunization cards to ensure that government, employers, and service and housing providers use these cards in a way that complies with human rights obligations.
Relationships, cultural sharing key to territorial acknowledgement images It was important for us to have actual people representing their nations, and include their voices by Jason Friesen / WinnipegJets.com
The Winnipeg Jets WASAC Night and accompanying initiatives have always been about much more than a display of appreciation for Indigenous culture in Manitoba. The partnership between True North Sports + Entertainment and WASAC (Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport Achievement Centre) has always been about building relationships.
Over the years, these relationships have continued to grow, both through opportunity and creativity. The latest creation is an animated video to accompany the territorial acknowledgement read before every Jets and Manitoba Moose home game. The new imagery complements the meaning behind the words and is hoped to generate more curiosit
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Mike Thiessen holds up his ID card issued by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. (Drew May/The Brandon Sun)
A Brandon man says he and other visually impaired people are being discriminated against by the system used to check IDs at Liquor Mart entrances.
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A Brandon man says he and other visually impaired people are being discriminated against by the system used to check IDs at Liquor Mart entrances.
Mike Thiessen said the software used to scan IDs at controlled entrances doesn’t accept his ID issued by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, which is his main form of ID.