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The province hosted a public safety summit on Tuesday, taking aim at crime and its root causes.
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“Too many Manitobans are feeling unsafe at home, at work and in our communities, while at the same time more Manitobans are struggling with chronic homelessness, mental health and addictions, and we know more needs to be done to address these issues,” Premier Wab Kinew said in a release. “We believe that we can do big things if we come together as one Manitoba.”
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Held at RBC Convention Centre, the summit gathered representatives from Indigenous leadership and organizations, law enforcement, restorative justice, victims service organizations, municipalities, advocates serving vulnerable populations and other agencies to discuss shared priorities and how to address the root causes of crime.
“Manitobans deserve to feel safe no matter where they live or work,” Justice Minister Matt Wiebe said. “This summit is one part of our government’s plan to get tough on crime and the root causes of crime.”
Sessions at the summit included: mental health, addictions and homelessness; youth violence; gender-based violence and MMIWG2S+; rural and northern safety: access to justice and victim services; vandalism, theft and property crime; law enforcement; organized crime; and, strengthening the Criminal Code.
The province said feedback will inform a strategy to reduce crime and make communities safer to be released in late September.
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