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Bernadette Smith

Bernadette Smith

Phone: 204-219-4682
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Bernadette Smith

NDP candidate in the Point Douglas Winnipeg race.

Bernadette can be reached on social media,at bernadette.smith@mbndp.ca,or by calling 204-219-4682.

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Questionnaire Response

Bernadette Smith - Point Douglas

1. Why did you decide to run in the Manitoba election?

I ran to be the MLA for Point Douglas to inspire others who came or found themselves stuck in poverty to aspire to be their best selves. I wanted to be the change we wish to see in the world and I truly believe that we all can make a difference.

2. Why should a voter consider electing you to represent them?

I have worked hard to represent the amazing people of Point Douglas and to bring their voices to the Manitoba Legislature since being elected in 2017. I have stood up and been a voice for the issues that matter most most to people in Point Douglas. I will always remember where I came from and who it is that I am representing, which is families in the incredible community of Point Douglas.

3. What key issue(s) / topic(s) will you stand for in your role as MLA, and why are these important to you?

Manitobans deserve a better health care system that is accessible for all of us, especially in Point Douglas. That means focusing on prevention and listening to front line workers, while re-opening the emergency room at Seven Oaks Hospital.
Social housing has been boarded up and safe, affordable housing is becoming more difficult for those who are struggling. Many seniors are on a fixed income and living in poverty; it’s disheartening to see those who have worked so hard for us suffering financially.
Meth use has fuelled violence and crime in Point Douglas, and we’ve seen crime increase while police are overworked and understaffed. More harm reduction supports are needed, while Brian Pallister’s cuts and inaction has only made the situation worse.
Many children are still being apprehended due to poverty and this is a practice that needs to change. Families need supports in their homes to keep them together.

4. Do you have any other comments regarding your candidacy?

This election is about health care. Time and time again, I’ve heard from families around Point Douglas who want to see a health care system that’s there when they need it, close to home.
For the past three years, Brian Pallister has shuttered ERs, fired nurses and caused chaos in our health care system leaving patients worried and health care workers anxious.
In this election, only a vote for the NDP will re-open the Seven Oaks ER, hire back the nurses that Pallister has fired and build a health care system that listens to front-line workers while focusing on prevention.

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L’Ouest s’engage à étudier le rapport d’enquête sur les femmes autochtones | Femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées

June 3, 2019

Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...n’a voulu évoquer le sujet avec les journalistes, lundi, à l’Assemblée législative albertaine. La députée néo-démocrate du Manitoba Bernadette Smith, dont la soeur a disparu il y a plus de 10 ans, dit souhaiter que le rapport ne soit pas oublié et que les gouvernements agissent rapidement sur...

‘Now the real work begins:’ Families call for action after inquiry report

June 3, 2019

Winnipeg Free Press - ...the untimely death of her teenage daughter, but she hopes opening those wounds will ensure that her other children and grandchildren will be safe. Bernadette Smith, from Winnipeg, wipes away tears as she talks about the Missing and Murdered Indigineous Women inquiry Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 on Parliament Hill in...

‘We also need Canadians to acknowledge it’: Manitoba leaders respond to MMIWG report

June 3, 2019

Global News - ...a permanent change. “(Genocide) is certainly a term that we’ve used in the Indigenous community for years upon years,” said Point Douglas MLA Bernadette Smith, whose sister Claudette Osborne has been missing since 2008. “Yes, it’s nice for the Canadian government to acknowledge it, but we also need...

Manitoba MLA hopes MMIWG inquiry’s recommendations won’t ‘sit on a shelf’

June 3, 2019

CBC Manitoba - ...provincial politician Bernadette Smith, whose sister has been missing for more than a decade, has mixed emotions as the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls releases its final report. Her family didn't take part in the years-long inquiry, but she feels the report makes...

No households cut off from Rent Assist this year, but anti-poverty group warns single adults being left behind

June 3, 2019

CBC Manitoba - ...income those in the program must contribute to their rent has increased from 25 per cent in 2016 to 30 per cent. With this year's change, NDP MLA Bernadette Smith said low-income adults are being left to fend for themselves while their rents are increasing. "People are already struggling to make ends meet in...

‘We stand with the families’

June 3, 2019

Winnipeg Free Press - ...record," said Fontaine. Action is long overdue, said the co-founder of Manitoba Coalition of Families of Missing and Murdered Women and NDP MLA Bernadette Smith. "We’ve been calling for a national action plan for Manitoba since 2010," said Smith, noting a petition with close to 50,000 signatures was...

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