A better trained, better educated Manitoba

We’ve heard it from business leaders and we’ve heard it from everyday Manitobans: A well-trained, well-educated population is the key to keeping Manitoba’s economy on track.

A good education also gives young people the opportunity to write their own ticket in life. That’s why Greg Selinger and your NDP have made education a priority.

We’re proud that Manitobans can access the second most affordable college and third most affordable university tuition fees in Canada.

Today, we’re on track to create 4,000 new apprenticeship spaces to meet the needs of our economy. And we’ve invested nearly $800 million in new buildings and infrastructure at our colleges and universities.

For families, the result has been more young people building for a brighter future here in Manitoba. And for our economy, that’s created a better- trained workforce that’s ready to meet the challenges of tomorrow, head-on.

Hugh McFadyen still doesn’t get it.

During their time in office, Hugh McFadyen’s PCs froze or cut funding to universities for five straight years, and they let tuition fees skyrocket by 132%.

Some things just don’t change. Hugh McFadyen’s recent push in the legislature to cut nearly half a billion dollars from the budget would mean more cuts to education and training.

Hugh McFadyen is stuck in the past. Don’t let the PCs tear apart the things we’ve built together.

Let’s keep building and improving education and training.

With smart, practical solutions, Greg Selinger and your NDP are:

• Freezing university tuition fees to the rate of inflation;
• Increasing operating funding to universities by 5% in each of the next three years;
• Putting nearly $12 million back into the pockets of over 13,000 graduates with the a 60% tuition fee income tax rebate;
• Tripling scholarships and bursaries to nearly $20 million; and
• Expanding and renovating college and university campuses including: ACC Brandon, ACC Dauphin, UCN in Thompson & the Pas, Red River College, Brandon University, University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg and College Universitaire de St.-Boniface.

Together, we can keep Manitoba on track and moving forward. Let’s keep building. Don’t turn back.