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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 months

Happy anniversary @firefly_57 . I am so very lucky to be on this journey with you.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

4 years

My wife and I lost our son Lachlan yesterday at 25 weeks. We are utterly heartbroken. I am not posting this for sympathy, but for awareness that stillbirths still occur, and that research is needed to understand why. We have donated what we can of Lachlan for this cause.

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Chris Wiebe

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3 years

Absolute shocker that Jared Kushner’s “Vision for Peace” in the Middle East did not work. Read “Hiding in Plain Sight” by @sarahkendzior if you really want to get glimpse of Kushner’s soul (spoiler: he doesn’t have one and you were conned).

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Chris Wiebe

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Update on Dad: I wish I had good news. He has tested positive for COVID. Impossible to know where he got it from. His breathing has become so laboured that he is now sedated and on a ventilator in the ICU. Positive thoughts are appreciated. Thank you for your well wishes.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

I heard at the PM press conference that the Emerson blockade is costing over $70M/day in trade. The MB PC party likes claiming that they are all about business and trade, but Stefanson is rejecting help to clear the border from Trudeau? Bold strategy for election 2023. #mbpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Can you imagine an alternate scenario of Canadians raising $4.5M to say, put better air filters in classrooms? Or clean drinking water for Indigenous communities? Or food and supplies for people on the streets during a brutal winter? Our priorities say a lot about our values.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Next Heather Stefanson press conference: "I have now declared that winter is over. Many Manitobans are tired of it. No, I'm not sharing the weather data. This is a good day for all Manitobans." #mbpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

1 year

Something amazing happened today. Dad woke up, took out the ventilator on his own, and then asked the nurse that walked in when he can go home. He still isn’t ready to go, but he is breathing on his own now. Thanks to the great staff at St B and all of you for your well wishes.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Odd that the “listening” Premier is not listening to 89% of Manitobans. 🤯

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

My grandmother is 98. She woke up today with laboured breathing and could not walk. Soaked through her sheets. An ambulance was called for transport at 8:05 am. She was picked up at 4:10 pm. Over 8 hours wait. We have to fix MB healthcare. Your vote matters next year. #mbpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

11 months

Man who took $500K from the government for his private business lectures government on spending $19K for a ceremony that was also an act of Indigenous Reconciliation.

Obby Khan

@obbykhan60

11 months

$20,000 of your taxpayer dollars for a swearing-in ceremony. By comparison, the last government swearing-in cost $6,000. This new NDP government spending is already out of control.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Growing up in MB, I thought that most 🇨🇦 cities had a French section like St B (they don’t). And I also thought that Ukrainian food was ubiquitous in 🇨🇦 (it isn’t). MB is a special place, and it is no surprise that MBns have strong connections to Ukraine given our history. 🧡🇺🇦

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

My grandma is 97. Her health is not good and she can barely see or hear. She is terrified of going to a home. When I hear Stefanson telling us “you are on your own,” I think of people like her that need others. How we treat the most vulnerable says a lot about our priorities. 🧡

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

I’m currently in the ER waiting room at St B. My wife is in a considerable amount of pain. The current wait time is over 8 hours. I’m grateful for the pain management she has and the staff are doing their best. But I can’t help but think that we can do better with HC in MB.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

I’ve seen a lot of takes on what happened yesterday along the lines of “Winnipeggers would never destroy public property for social justice.” In response, see the pic below from 1919. Do not be so quick to judge. Ask yourself which way the arc of the moral universe is bending

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

I don’t know anyone that wants the pandemic to continue. We all want it to end. The thing is - the pandemic doesn’t care about our timetables. So, we have to be careful and responsible. Why? Because we love our fellow Canadians. Love comes with responsibility, empathy, and care.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

So we have almost 1000 cases today and no appearance from our Premier? Is Paul Maurice available to take over her job? He usually showed up to pressers. #mbpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

To recap what has happened on "The PC Show": (1) Pallister makes racist comments (2) Pallister reaffirms those comments 3x in a presser (3) Clarke quits (4) New Indigenous Minister sworn in. Makes more revisionist history comments. (5) Wab Kinew corrects him. (6) PCs respond with

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Pallister: Surely, we can't have a worse press day than yesterday! Lagimodiere: Hold my beer.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

@neilhimself 🔥

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Good news: it is now less than 600 days to the next MB prov election. 597 days to October 3, 2023. One of the powerful lessons over the last few weeks is that elections matter. Leadership matters. Get involved. Support candidates and parties that reflect your views. #mbpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

With the support of my friends and family, I am pleased to announce that I am seeking the NDP nomination in Dawson Trail for the next MB provincial election. I hope that you will join me and @mbndp to build a better province and a brighter future for all Manitobans. #mbpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

I’m not sure if I have ever lived through a time where the concepts of science, democracy, and the common good were under attack as they are today. We are giving future historians a lot of material.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Manitoba Twitter during this press conference

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Anaïs and I are happy to present Aidan Justin Hacault Wiebe, born at 1:16 am this morning. Mom and baby are both doing well. AJ is partially named after my cousin Justin that I was close to growing up. Tragically, we lost him way too young. This is another way to honour him. 👶🏻

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Hope tends to be a fragile thing, especially with the state of the world right now. I’ve been very open in the past about the struggles my wife and I have had with the loss of our son. I am overjoyed that we are now filled with hope. Baby Wiebe arrives in April 👶🏻 @firefly_57

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Much love to my fellow Manitobans. You matter. You aren’t just a statistic to be manipulated by this negligent, incompetent gov to hide their tracks. You matter, and your loved ones matter, and everyone that has died from covid matters. Try to stay safe in the next few weeks. 🧡

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

There are some really strong arguments right now for more civics and science courses in 🇨🇦 K-12 education.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

We have two elections coming up - municipal this year and provincial next year in MB. The last few weeks (and the last few years) have shown us how important elections are. Find leaders that reflect your values and vote for them! It is more important now than ever. #mbpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Great response today to a WFP letter that complained that teachers got too much time off work. They only get paid for 10 months and the work that they do on weekends and evenings is above and beyond. If anything, we should be even more appreciative of teachers during the pandemic

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

1 year

As the final vote tally comes in for Dawson Trail, I am humbled by what our team accomplished. So far we have over 4500 @mbndp votes in our constituency. This is a record - not even Ron Lemieux as a Doer Cabinet Minister had that. Thank you friends 🧡 Better times are ahead.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Stefanson claims that the number of covid deaths in MB might not be accurate. She says that we have to make sure that we are comparing “apples to apples” to compare our death rate to other provinces. This is the erasure of covid deaths to hide incompetence for political reasons.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

When MB historians look back at this time, they will note that the decision to privatize RATs - or only giving them out to businesses - was a key factor in the pandemic spiralling out of control. It is also a departure from one of the fundamental 🇨🇦 values of universal healthcare

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

1 year

Thank you to everyone that supported the Dawson Trail @mbndp campaign. We gave it all and although we did not win here, MB is in a better place with @WabKinew as Premier in a historic win. I have an incredible team and I am grateful for my family’s love and support. Merci.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Rex Murphy headline: The “classy” Stephen Harper… Ok I’m going to need a minute.

National Post

@nationalpost

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Rex Murphy: The classy Stephen Harper returns to speak truth to the illiberal left

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Honest question: where is the empathy in this PC gov? Saying that 2/3 of covid cases don’t count because of underlying conditions downplays the trauma of people that have lost loved ones due to covid. They are distorting how people died to hide their incompetence & to open up MB.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

MB PC comms team: “Ok, between the lobster and liberty tweets, the missing masks, MLA Facebook sites being down, and the Premier’s pics at the Zoo while she has been MIA, it has been a rough month for social media. Be careful what you post, OK?” Jon Reyes: “Hold my snow shovel.”

Jon Reyes

@jonreyes204

3 years

Even after a 12 hour night shift at the hospital last night, my wife still has the energy to shovel the driveway. God bless her and all our frontliners. Time to make her some breakfast. 🙏🏽

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

One of the reasons that I am entering prov politics is to restore science based decision making. Lines like “there’s no crystal ball” and “could shoulda woulda” are deeply troubling when know that we can learn from the past and predict the future. That is the scientific method.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Your reminder that the 43rd Manitoba general election is scheduled to occur on or before October 3, 2023. For many Manitobans, that date can’t come soon enough. #mbpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

When I started grad school, I was taught that my first job is to collect good data. Think carefully about the data, then present it clearly. Others can learn from my work. Science is “owned” by everyone and benefits everyone. Manitobans deserve to have access to covid data.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

4 years

I’m about 95 percent finished writing this paper, but I’m just going to declare it published in Nature. I’m not going to let the editors steal it from me. I won BIG.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

When I first announced that I am an NDP candidate for nomination in Dawson Trail for 2023, I got some criticism about my approach to the rise of the far right in MB. I remember a tweet along the lines of “Chris, it isn’t like you are fighting Trumpism here in Canada.” So… yeah.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Stop confusing the stats. ~950,000 Manitobans have been vaccinated. The number that Pallister keeps quoting is on the order of 80% of us are vaccinated. This is not true - children by and large are NOT vaccinated. Do the math - 950,000/1.4 M ~ 67 percent of MBs are vaccinated.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

As a scientist and educator, it saddens me to see our PC gov abandoning science. The debate has shifted away from facts about the vaccine and it is now about “freedom.” Political leaders making non-scientific decisions put us down a dark path. #mbpoli

Feb 2022: Opinion: Stefanson rejects science, picks politics

There are two takeaways from Premier Heather Stefanson’s unexpected announcement Friday that all pandemic restrictions, including mask use, will be lifted over the next month. First, under her l...

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

The narrative being pushed out there by the CPC/PPC is that Canadians are divided. However, this is not true. We have incredibly high vaccination rates (89% of adults) - with MB having one of the highest rates in the West. Candice Bergen is reacting to what is happening … (1/3)

Kevin Nimmock

@KevinNimmock

3 years

This is your daily reminder that 89% of adult Canadians are fully vaccinated.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

The convoy has brought unity: a lot of Canadians are looking at the same excel document today.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

This 👇🏻 If we are having around 20 people die from covid each weekend, shouldn’t we be doing something? I mean, if a small bus of people drove off a bridge and died every weekend, wouldn’t it be prudent to check the bridge for issues (or close the bridge)? Not with the MB PCs.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

My wife has asthma and is in a high risk pregnancy with a due date of April 1st. My son is 3 and cannot be vaccinated. My father has serious health issues and my sister is severely immunocompromised. But please MB PCs, tell me how this is a good idea. It is the bare minimum.

Bartley Kives

@bkives

3 years

On March 15, people who test positive for COVID in MB will no longer be required to isolate. It will become a recommendation, Atwal says.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

“As many as 90 patients are being treated in Grace Hospital's emergency department, which is suited for 31 beds, the nurse said.” Maybe the MB PCs shouldn’t have closed ERs, cut nursing positions, and created a healthcare crisis? This is their legacy.

Overcrowded Grace Hospital emergency room 'at the breaking point,' nurse says | CBC News

At any given time, as many as 20 patients are waiting in the hallway. Jan Wynn's 90-year-old father spent seven hours in a hallway. "I didn't want anybody to forget that he was there."

www.cbc.ca

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

Good morning. Premier Heather Stefanson must call an election on or before one year from today (October 3, 2023). #mbpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

There is a reason why science papers go through peer review. Listening to experts is important for covid-19, or any field. What we saw today in MB is the equivalent of me pulling up to a Nature editor’s house in a big rig and honking until my paper is accepted for publication.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Why aren’t we in Code Red? The police force has called a state of emergency, our hospitals are filling up, thousands of cases a day, & teachers & parents have been left high and dry but everything is just peachy? How is this less of a crisis than the last time MB was in Code Red?

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

I got the call I never wanted to get. My grandma has collapsed and can barely move. Laboured breathing, very weak. She has been admitted to the hospital and the paramedics said that she likely won’t check out. She doesn’t have a booster. Others convinced her it wasn’t necessary.

Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

My grandma is 97. Her health is not good and she can barely see or hear. She is terrified of going to a home. When I hear Stefanson telling us “you are on your own,” I think of people like her that need others. How we treat the most vulnerable says a lot about our priorities. 🧡

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

Update: My wife has had a procedure to remove a gallstone and surgery to remove her gallbladder. She is recovering well. Thank you for your well wishes and thank you to the staff at St B. I’m grateful that my wife was looked after and I’m looking forward to her being home 🧡

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Trigger warning: stillbirth. My wife & I lost our son Lachlan last year. We asked for an autopsy & for him to be used for research. I’m posting this to normalize this process - hopefully these answers help others However, nothing prepares you to read your child’s autopsy report

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

em·pa·thy /ˈempəTHē/ noun -the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Example: Premier Stefanson showed little empathy in her choice to tweet about Crown Royal Whisky rather than the 20 Manitobans that died from covid over the weekend.

Heather Stefanson

@HStefansonMB

3 years

Congrats to @CrownRoyal for winning the Canadian Whiskey of the Year for 2022. Proud that they call our great province home.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

1 year

Still waiting in St B Dad to be seen. He has passed out once in the waiting room and almost a second time. He now has oxygen but no bed. No IV. All the signs of a stroke (FAST) on top of his infection and no one is seeing him. We have been here for 7.5 hours. Heartbreaking.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

The Premier hiding behind the scenes while most Manitobans are suffering is not a position of strength, empathy, or responsibility. It is the exact opposite.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Vaccines are not controversial. They save lives. Not educating students on these issues IS controversial.

Winnipeg Free Press

@WinnipegNews

3 years

Steinbach school issues gag order to teachers

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

It is easy to turn on the news and see so much hate. But there are so many untold stories that aren’t on the news - doctors, teachers, truckers, and other workers engaged in selfless acts of love to get us through this. 🧡 is stronger than hate but it often doesn’t make the news.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

$44B could do a lot for addressing issues like poverty, climate change, or universal healthcare. Just saying.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

If there is an abundant amount of scientific data that we are about to be clobbered with a blizzard, MBns make preparations like buying groceries, leaving the snow tires on, or WFH arrangements. Other disasters, like covid, could be mitigated with the right amount of timely data.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Major 1997 vibes. A major snowstorm is about to hit, a weird Batman movie is in the theatres, and the MB PCs are in their last days of being in office before being crushed in the next election. Filmon was not able to escape the hubris of his party, and Stefanson will not as well.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

“What Ms. Stefanson is less inclined to reveal is that her PC gov has deliberately underfunded health care since it came into power in 2016, even though it has had the resources to do otherwise.” 🎯 #mbpoli Blaming Ottawa won’t fix Manitoba’s health care

Dec 2022: Opinion: Blaming Ottawa won’t fix Manitoba’s health care

Premier Heather Stefanson wants Manitobans to believe a lack of funding from the federal government is the main reason the province’s health care system is failing in multiple areas.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

1 year

Update on Dad: He has now tested negative for COVID, so he is moving out of the ICU. He is extremely weak and still on the mend but I am cautiously optimistic about his chances. Thank you so much for all of your thoughtful messages. I feel very fortunate that Dad is still here.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

11 months

The MB PCs campaigned on being “fiscally responsible.” This is a myth. Today it was revealed that they misled Manitobans about our finances - instead of a $363M deficit they left us with a $1.6B deficit. $1.6 billion. #mbpoli

Ian Froese

@ianfroese

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Manitoba’s projected deficit at the end of this fiscal year now sits at $1.6 billion dollars, higher than the $363 million deficit projected several months ago. #mbpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

There is something very insidious and insulting for this MB PC gov to be telling us that our healthcare system is not overwhelmed, teachers will be fine, and that we need more modelling to be able to make decisions. Decisions can be made now if the courage was there to make them.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Well, well, well. The MB PCs just cost taxpayers $19M after a court finds that they interfered with UofM bargaining that led to the strike. They interfered around and found out. Shame. Taxpayers on hook for $19M after Tories interfered in U of M contract

Feb 2022: Taxpayers on hook for $19M after Tories interfered in U of M contract

A judge has ordered the Tory government to pay the union that represents academics at the University of Manitoba more than $19.3 million in damages after the province secretly inserted itself into...

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Even before the pandemic hit, the MB PCs have been cutting and privatizing healthcare. Here is a thread about some of those changes. The tl;dr version is in the article below. (1/15) The devastation of Manitoba: An autopsy of Pallister’s austerity regime

The devastation of Manitoba: an autopsy of Pallister’s austerity regime

The Manitoba PCs have rammed through a barrage of major right-wing changes during their brief stint as provincial overlords. As many Dimension readers are aware, the litany of cuts to public funding...

canadiandimension.com

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

I was always told that when someone is in a car accident, the 1st thing that you should ask them is if they are ok. Don’t ask about the car. The car can be replaced - people can’t. Maybe here you can ask if Indigenous People are ok instead of worrying about the statues first? 🤷‍♂️

Raquel Dancho

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Today, Manitoba Conservative MPs wrote to the Premier to request that the two statues vandalized on Canada Day be repaired and restored to the Manitoba Legislative grounds as soon as possible. #cdnpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

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I’ve been thinking lately about how some things are defined by an absence, like a drought is an absence of rainfall for a long period of time. This MB PC gov will be defined by an absence as well - an absence of leadership, empathy, or even effort to help most Manitobans. #mbpoli

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

I’m a scientist. I’m an experimentalist, actually, so I like measuring things. I see the value of measuring things to make informed decisions. This is so unscientific. I don’t know to express how disappointed I am that we are not looking at data anymore. MBns deserve the truth.

Global Winnipeg

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3 years

Numbers for hospitalizations, ICU admissions and other COVID-19 information will no longer be accessible to Manitobans.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Lachlan Jean Hacault Wiebe. December 13th, 2020. We will meet again. 🧡

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

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Dad is finally home. Concordia last Wed. Ambulance last Thurs. St B last Friday. Sedated and on a ventilator by Sat from COVID. Today his O2% was high enough for him to go home. But I am very thankful that he is still here. Thank you to the great HC staff that looked after him.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Much love to students, parents, teachers, and educators in MB that are in a very difficult situation today. It is unfortunate that we lack the leadership in this MB PC gov to make today safer for everyone. Take care of yourselves & each other - this is not an easy day for many 🧡

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

One of the lingering side effects for Manitobans living through the pandemic will be a sense of dread at 12:30 pm on weekdays. Do you know what would help? The Premier and/or Health Minister showing up with some kind of plan other than barricade yourself in and hope for the best.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

I think that Manitobans should get some answers. The MB PCs voted down Orange Shirt Day, Pallister had his infamous “they came here to build” speech, and now the PCs are supporting the Frontier Centre - an org known for their IRS denial. What is going on?

Premier Must Say Why her Caucus Supports Frontier Centre

www.yourmanitoba.ca

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

The good news: we have been seen by a doctor. The bad news: emergency surgery is required. I’m grateful for the excellent staff at St B, and for family members that can help look after children right now (and a dog!). Thank you for your well wishes everyone.

Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

I’m currently in the ER waiting room at St B. My wife is in a considerable amount of pain. The current wait time is over 8 hours. I’m grateful for the pain management she has and the staff are doing their best. But I can’t help but think that we can do better with HC in MB.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

I don’t understand the hostility of the occupiers to journalists, doctors/HCW, people that are vaccinated, people that choose to wear masks, pedestrians going about their day… the list goes on. Some people are scared of the protests for good reason - no one wants to be harassed.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

Here is a letter that my father received recently for his knee surgery. He has been waiting for over a year to even see someone. Now it is another 9 months for a consult and another 10 to get the surgery? Almost 2 yr? How is this any way to treat seniors in MB? PC mismanagement.

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I have to admit that at the time, I didn’t realize that “Together with Heather” was short for “Get Covid Together with Heather.”

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Chris Wiebe

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3 years

Protestors in Ottawa: at any time, you can still do this and then go home. I can’t believe that I have to say this in Canada in 2022, but there is no defensible position for flying a Nazi, Confederate, or Antisemitic flag. Your protest has lost all credibility. Best to go home.

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Chris Wiebe

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Some Manitobans might feel that the education tax rebates being pushed by the MB PCs came out of nowhere. This is actually part of a greater plan, years in the making, to destabilize public ed in MB, and this may be the most destructive - remove the funding model. A 🧵 (1/6)

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3 years

My Uncle Jim in a popular 1970s Canadian T-shirt. Well, popular in parts of Manitoba at least. 🇺🇦 🇨🇦

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Chris Wiebe

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1 year

E-1 Tomorrow is election day. It has been one of the great honours of my life to represent the community that I love and to advocate for it to build a better Manitoba. Please vote tomorrow, and I would urge you to vote for change and for a brighter future. Merci beaucoup 🧡

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3 years

Alternate headline: Man with hand on the thermostat dial asks for someone else to “lower the temperature.”

Manitoba justice minister calls on Trudeau to 'lower the temperature' on border protests | CBC News

Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen is calling on the federal government to "do what it can to lower the temperature" with anti-restrictions protesters who are blocking border crossings across...

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

If you are angry about the Obby Khan scandal, remember that this is how the MB PCs work - disaster capitalism. During a crisis, money is diverted to friends and services (healthcare!) are slashed. What is sad is that this may have not been discovered if Obby didn’t decide to run.

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3 years

You know you are in trouble as a province when relatives in Alberta start texting you to say “Wow, you have a REALLY bad Premier.” #mbpoli

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@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

‘We can’t predict the future’ Stefanson says. This has to be a low point of the MB PC government. To claim that we don’t know what is going to happen after going through 4 waves of covid, so we shouldn’t bother preparing or having any restrictions? Wow.

Dec 2021: ‘We can’t predict the future’: premier non-committal on asking for military pandemic help

After asking the federal government to send between 15 and 30 ICU nurses to help deal with the COVID-19 hospital crisis in the coming weeks, Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says she’d also co...

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

We survived Harper. We will survive this. Have faith in Canadians. Better yet - have faith in yourself and get politically active. We can’t be complacent about any upcoming election and we have to organize.

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Chris Wiebe

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So the final results in Dawson Trail were a lot closer than first reported. In the end, we came within 543 votes of winning (or flipping 272 people). Don’t let them tell you that it can’t be done, as Jack Layton would say. It is hard work but ⁦ @mbndp ⁩ can win in rural MB.

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

This is likely the worst take that I have ever seen by a standing Canadian politician of colonization. Resign.

Bartley Kives

@bkives

3 years

Pallister says colonists didn't come to this continent with the intention of destroying what was here. The premier says the failures of the past should not be celebrated, but asks for no repeat of the Canada Day statue topplings.

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“No one is asking for you to be gay,” Kinew said to Tories across the chamber. “People are just asking you to recognize the existence, the dignity and the human rights of people in this very chamber” Leadership from @WabKinew . Happy Pride 🌈🧡

The Globe and Mail

@globeandmail

5 months

Bill to mark transgender and two-spirit day passed by Manitoba legislature

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Chris Wiebe

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3 years

This is insane. To pay for the ed property tax cut, the PCs have to borrow $151M/yr for 7 years. That is another $1B to MB’s debt, & the interest is about $30M/yr. And for what? To cut education & bribe voters for short term political gain and ideology?

Mar 2022: Opinion: Manitobans want better health care, not cut-now pay-later tax relief

When politicians borrow money to cut taxes, what they’re really doing is robbing Peter to pay Paul. Paul gets an immediate tax cut and the politician enjoys short-term political credit. However,...

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

I would encourage anyone that is thinking about voting MB PC next year to first go spend a few shifts in an overloaded ICU, a few days in a LTC home with an outbreak, or in a school with a class full of mysterious illnesses. Thoughts and prayers won’t cut it. Action and votes.

Bartley Kives

@bkives

2 years

Premier Stefanson was asked today about the rise in #COVID19 deaths. “Obviously our hearts go out to every. Manitoban who who has lost a loved one as a result of of COVID,” she said. “So our thoughts and prayers go out to them at this time …”

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

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TW: stillbirth. The time it takes to heal from losing a child is unpredictable. I don’t know if Anaïs and I will ever get used to losing Lachlan. Nothing will ever replace him. But having AJ here sure makes some days a lot easier. I am so very grateful for him and my family. 🧡

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

2 years

When asked about a death in a waiting room at HSC, our Health Minister said something about “patient flow” and then ran away from the reporter’s questions. It’s the PC cuts. It’s privatization. It’s bullying nurses without a contract for years. Enough is enough. Vote the PCs out

Manitoba Nurses

@ManitobaNurses

2 years

We've learned several nurses were working overtime. Approx. 40 patients were in the waiting room for 12+ hours. Over a dozen admitted patients waited over 20 hours, some waited over 80 hours for admission. Approx. 70 patients were triaged in 24 hours, but left without being seen.

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Chris Wiebe

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TW: stillbirth Grief is complicated. I’ve learned that it moves at it’s own pace and you can’t rush it. I don’t have the answers for how to deal with the loss of a child or how long my journey will be. But having Aidan here with our family makes it easier. We are so blessed. 🧡

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

3 years

Health Minister Gordon offered no coherent answers and had to be “whisked away” by her assistant to end the presser. The article sums it up well: “What a train wreck.” 2023 is coming. Health minister stumped by even basic questions - via @winnipegnews

Mar 2022: Opinion: Health minister stumped by even basic questions

Health Minister Audrey Gordon seems to be in over her head. It’s not only that her department appears to be grossly mismanaged right now, she has trouble fielding even the most basic questions a...

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

1 year

How can a minister not read a report about healthcare staff that has been on her desk for a year? More than 30 recommendations to improve the well-being of the province's health-care workers and this government couldn’t even bother to read it? #mbpoli

Manitoba health minister says she hasn't read report that says many health-care staff have consid...

Health Minister Audrey Gordon says her department wasn't aware of a year-old report making more than 30 recommendations to improve the well-being of the province's health-care workers — and she...

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Chris Wiebe

@ChrisRWiebe

1 year

We have daily sign crews going out now to check on our signs in Dawson Trail. My opponents think it is a great idea to run over election signs. Pretty childish. Don’t worry. They can break our signs but not our spirit. Every @mbndp sign that goes down mean that two more come up.

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