June 20, 2025
Manitoba Government's All-Party Journalism Committee to Hold Public Consultations
– – –Media and Public Invited to Present on the Future of Local Journalism: Fontaine
The Manitoba government’s all-party committee on local journalism, chaired by Robert Loiselle, MLA for St. Boniface, will hold public consultations across Manitoba, government house leader Nahanni Fontaine announced today.
“A healthy democracy relies on strong local journalism,” said Loiselle. “We’re inviting media outlets, stakeholders and the public to attend and share how we can support journalism in your community.”
Consultations aim to focus on rural and northern media and cultural media such as French, Filipino, Punjabi and Chinese language publications with the mandate to explore the future of local journalism, noted Loiselle.
The all-party committee is made up of four government MLAs and two opposition MLAs. Media outlets and interested members of the public are invited to register to present at a meeting in their region, which will be held on:
- June 26 in Gimli
- July 2 in Winnipeg
- July 7 in Brandon
- July 8 for northern media (to be held virtually)
- July 11 in Winkler
For more information on the all-party committee and to register, visit https://engagemb.ca/supporting-local-journalism.
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