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Evidence

Join us in advocating for targeted federal investment in evidence-based phosphorus reduction.

Manitoba Environment and Climate solicited public feedback to inform the development of a water strategy action plan. Our submission highlights the valuable data generated by the Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network. We also raise significant concerns about Manitoba’s water strategy framework.

Together with the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective, we urge the federal government to renew the Lake Winnipeg Basin Program for a 10-year period in Budget 2023 to enable robust and continuous knowledge generation for evidence-based decision making.

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.