Julia Smith, an assistant professor of labour studies at the University of Manitoba, says the "optimist" in her wants to believe that back-to-work legislation isn't being discussed because the government respects the collective bargaining process.

Source: https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/national/federal-public-service-strike-enters-ninth-day-no-sign-of-back-to-work-legislation/article_a8c2c8bf-5697-523c-9e3b-fc26764f087b.html

Julia Smith, an assistant professor of labour studies at the University of Manitoba, says the “optimist” in her wants to believe that back-to-work legislation isn't being discussed because the government respects the collective bargaining process.

Source: https://www.cp24.com/news/federal-public-service-strike-enters-ninth-day-no-sign-of-back-to-work-legislation-1.6374161

"Organizations do have the right to do this if they have opinions, if they want to advocate, if they want to engage in these kinds of activities,” Royce Koop, a political studies professor at the University of Manitoba, told CTV News on Friday.

Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/if-it-walks-like-a-pc-attack-ad-out-of-province-group-attacks-manitoba-ndp-leader-in-advertising-campaign-1.6435416

Paul Thomas, professor emeritus of political studies at the University of Manitoba, wasn't surprised by the tone of the rhetoric, which comes less than seven months before the next provincial election.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/mark-wasyliw-sane-program-wednesday-question-period-1.6788025?cmp=rss

The Canada West (CanWest) conference announced in May that the University of Manitoba will play host to the CanWest men’s basketball championship from Feb. 21 to 25, 2024.

Source: https://themanitoban.com/2023/06/around-the-horns/45294/