Read LWF Programs Director Chelsea Lobson’s reflection on Ibram X. Kendi’s book, which interweaves personal stories with an analysis of how policies, ideas and behaviours can either normalize and sustain a racist status quo, or help dismantle it.

Together with the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective, we express our disappointment in the unexpected divestment from regional freshwater-protection initiatives – including the Lake Winnipeg Basin Program – in Budget 2022.

Our Year One report card reviews progress made by the federal government over the last year on recommendations originally presented by LWF and the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective in December 2020.

Together with the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective, we are asking the government to demonstrate leadership by investing in four key funding priorities originally outlined in our December 2020 joint position paper, Five Things the Federal Government Must Do for Lake Winnipeg.

Our letter to Manitoba’s newly appointed Environment, Climate and Parks Minister Jeff Wharton reiterates the urgency with which the provincial government must act to accelerate compliance with phosphorus limits at Winnipeg’s North End Water Pollution Control Centre.

Read LWF Executive Director Alexis Kanu’s reflection on Eden Robinson’s novel, which uses metaphors and magic to confront stereotypes and explore themes of resilience, strength and love.

Read LWF Education Program Coordinator Émilie Ferguson’s reflection on Chelsea Vowel’s book, which provides a historical overview of the concepts, policies and legislation which continue to have lasting impacts on the experiences of Indigenous peoples in Canada today.

Along with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective, we call for accelerated phosphorus compliance at Winnipeg’s North End Water Pollution Control Centre – and present concrete action the Manitoba government can take to achieve this.

Our federal policy brief highlights how phosphorus data generated by the Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network can support regional decision-making and funding allocation, and urges any renewed federal program to explicitly recognize the value of LWCBMN data in order to effectively complete the data-to-impact cycle.

Our submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development highlights the importance of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s existing regional water programs, and how community-based monitoring data can improve decision-making and resource allocation.