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Honouring the Right Honourable Edward Schreyer

Keynote Speaker Morna Ballantyne, Executive Director of Child Care Now

“Why Canada’s Child Care Program Must Succeed”

Date: Sunday November 8, 2026

Time: 10:00 am

Location: Hotel Fort Garry, 222 Broadway Avenue


Individual tickets $125 (a $60 tax receipt for each ticket will be issued)

Table sponsorship (table of eight) $1500

Please join us for a delicious breakfast and an inspiring talk on today’s pressing issues, while honouring a Manitoban who has contributed immensely to our province. 

Morna Ballantyne is the Executive Director of Child Care Now, Canada’s national child care advocacy organization, and holds governments to account to fulfill the promise of $10-a-day universal child care. She served in senior staff positions with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) until 2009, and then with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). She is a highly respected and experienced expert in public policy, advocacy, and government relations. 

This year, we are proud to honour the Right Honourable Edward Schreyer, former Premier of Manitoba and Governor General of Canada. As Manitoba’s first NDP premier, Schreyer expanded the public sector’s role in the economy and in delivering universal services. His government eliminated health care premiums, introduced pharmacare and home care, created public auto insurance through Manitoba Public Insurance, expanded public housing, strengthened Manitoba Hydro, and led Winnipeg’s amalgamation. Together, these reforms helped establish a distinctive “Manitoba model” of publicly owned essential services and infrastructure—an approach that continues to shape debates about affordability, inequality, privatization and the role of government.

About the Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues

Errol Black was a dedicated activist, leader, economist and Brandon City Councillor who fought tirelessly for social justice. When Errol passed away in 2012, a research chair was created to continue his legacy at CCPA Manitoba. Every fall, we honour a Manitoban who has demonstrated leadership in advancing the rights of citizens and positively influenced the political landscape of our province.

Please join us Sunday November 8, 2026!

Tickets: $125 for individuals (with $60 tax receipt)

Table sponsor: $1500 (table of eight)