Heather Stefanson
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First Nations leaders, officials speak following Manitoba premier’s decision not to help fund landfill search
17 July 2023
CBC Manitoba - ...Nations leaders, family members and officials will answer questions Monday afternoon and respond to Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson's announcement that the province will not help pay to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two homicide victims. The 1 p.m. news conference will include Cathy...
Stefanson’s legacy-defining moment marked by cruelty
17 July 2023
Brandon Sun - ...there’s one thing Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson should have learned from predecessor Brian Pallister, it is to get Indigenous issues right. When she took over leadership of the provincial Progressive Conservatives in late 2021, there was a shift when it came to working with Indigenous communities. She...
‘It’s a waiting game right now’ – Winnipeg Free Press
16 July 2023
Winnipeg Free Press - ...final resting place. I will not allow my family and the generations to come to go and visit a landfill to pay their respects to Morgan.” Premier Heather Stefanson announced July 5 her government would not support a search of Prairie Green landfill, a privately-owned facility north of Winnipeg, for the remains...
Manifestation à Winnipeg : un deuxième camp prévu au Musée des droits de la personne
16 July 2023
Ici Radio Canada / CBC Francais - ...du soutien que les manifestants ont reçu jusqu’ici. Je pense qu’une grande partie du Manitoba nous écoute et se mobilise pour dire non à Heather Stefanson , indique-t-il. Les manifestants à la décharge du chemin Brady ont reçu une vague de soutien venant de partout au pays au cours des derniers...
Protesters prepare to end Brady Road landfill blockade, build 2nd camp at human rights museum
16 July 2023
CBC Manitoba - ...went into effect Friday evening. (Joanne Roberts/CBC) "I'm believing that greater Manitoba is listening and is standing up and saying no to what Heather Stefanson has said." That support has been flooding in from across the country, after about 20 to 30 protesters gathered outside a Vancouver landfill in...
Federal-provincial fight over Manitoba landfill search accomplishes nothing but hurting victims’ families
16 July 2023
CBC Manitoba - ...rhetoric whenever possible. Former premier Brian Pallister defied that norm, growing combative during his time in office. His successor, Heather Stefanson, spent her first 18 months in office trying to present herself as a kinder, gentler Progressive Conservative leader. That effort died nine days...
Manitoba premier suggests landfill search could jeopardize ‘judicial process.’ What might that mean?
16 July 2023
CBC Manitoba - ...woman community members have named Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe, or Buffalo Woman. It's not known where her remains may be. On July 5, Premier Heather Stefanson said her government will not financially support a search of Prairie Green, citing safety concerns for searchers outlined in a search feasibility...
‘We’re in here for the long run’ – Winnipeg Free Press
15 July 2023
Winnipeg Free Press - ...Prairie Green Landfill, has been at the Brady Landfill since December. Morrisseau has been here since the blockade started on July 6, after Premier Heather Stefanson announced the province would not be searching the Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, who were killed in...
Brady landfill blockade continues as protesters ramp up efforts – Winnipeg
15 July 2023
Global News - ...No marked police cars were seen throughout the day. Story continues below advertisement Protesters set up the blockade last Thursday after Premier Heather Stefanson said she wouldn’t support a landfill search for the remains of the women due to health and safety risks associated with the search. The...
Letters, July 15 – Winnipeg Free Press
15 July 2023
Winnipeg Free Press - ...I feel the blockaders are being reactive, unrealistic and self-centered in their actions. It seems to me that the blockade members think Premier Heather Stefanson is being racist in denying their request to spend over $180 million dollars to conduct the search. I think she is being fiscally responsible, and...