Province plans to have all personal care home residents immunized in 28-day campaign
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Premier Brian Pallister announcing 28-day immunization campaign.
To protect vulnerable Manitobans who are at greatest risk from COVID-19, Manitoba will launch a 28-day campaign to immunize all eligible personal care home (PCH) residents in 135 sites across the province with the first dose of the vaccine.
“This is the next crucial phase in our plan to protect Manitobans from COVID-19,” said Premier Brian Pallister. “We have built a plan to immunize some of our most vulnerable people as quickly as possible, now that we can bring the vaccine to them safely. By early March, every eligible resident will have received both doses and the fullest protection we can provide against this virus.”
Although he acknowledged the historic nature of Gordon s appointment, Premier Brian Pallister said it had nothing to do with her race. She has demonstrated her abilities over 20 years of public service in the civil service, coming to Manitoba with really nothing as a young girl, working her way through school, getting an education, Pallister said Tuesday. She s a dynamic person. It s a really positive story of accomplishment and she s an inspirational person.
Gordon said she has worked with many different groups, including newcomers from war-torn countries suffering from trauma, as well as First Nations and Indigenous people. Prior to being elected, she also worked as a director with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority s home care program.
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Manitoba s first Black cabinet minister appointed By: Carol Sanders | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 Save to Read Later
The magnitude of becoming Manitoba s first Black cabinet minister didn t sink in until the eve of Audrey Gordon s swearing-in.
The magnitude of becoming Manitoba s first Black cabinet minister didn t sink in until the eve of Audrey Gordon s swearing-in. It struck me that we were going to, as a community, achieve such an amazing milestone and goal, the Southdale MLA said Tuesday during her first scrum as the minister for mental health, wellness and recovery.
In 2019, the Progressive Conservative was one of three Blacks elected to the Manitoba legislature, including New Democrats Uzoma Asagwara and Jamie Moses.
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Audrey Gordon made history on Tuesday with her appointment by Premier Brian Pallister to his cabinet.
She becomes the first Black MLA to be sworn into the cabinet in the province’s history when she was named the Minister of Mental Health, Wellness and Recovery.
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“Audrey Gordon wasn’t appointed because of race, she was appointed because of merit,” said Pallister. “She’s a dynamic person and a really positive story of accomplishment and she is an inspirational person and I know she will be enthusiastically embracing it as her personal interests lie with health care and addictions.”