Budget 2026 Speaker Event – MbEN & Others

The Manitoba Eco-Network joined 25+ Manitoba civil society organizations to sign onto a joint letter, published to the provincial government, that voices the urgent need for increased climate investments in Budget 2026.

Members of the signatory organizations gathered at the Legislative building last week to outline their shared priorities, before delivering the letter to the Minister of Finance.

The Eco-Network, along with this coalition (representing thousands of workers, businesses, and community members) is calling for investment in three key areas to reduce emissions and protect a healthy environment. These are:
– Increased investment in energy efficiency, to reduce energy use, lower household bills, and create thousands of green jobs.
– Investment in transit and low-carbon transportation, to improve affordability, mobility, and health.
– Investment in initiatives to protect 30% of lands and waters by 2030, in partnership with Indigenous communities to slow climate change and secure ecosystems for people and wildlife.

🔗Sign on to the Budget 2026 letter and show your support at: https://climateactionmb.ca/budget-2026-sign-on-letter/

📺If you couldn’t make it out to the event, you can watch our recording on the Manitoba Eco-Network’s YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8–p_AYBt4

Organizations Involved:
Climate Action Team Manitoba
Manitoba Eco-Network
Clayton Thomas-Mueller, Author, Artist & Advocate
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) – Manitoba
Climate Reality Project Canada
Prairie Climate Centre
Fireweed Food Co-op
Seniors4climate MB
Good Nature Veterinary Outreach
Sustainable Brandon
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba
Contemplative Manitoba
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) – MB Chapter
Green Economy Canada
Bike Winnipeg
Save Our Seine River Environment Inc.
Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition (MEJC)
Manitoba Public Health Association
Green Action Centre
Trees Please Winnipeg Coalition
MakeWay Charitable Society – Climate Change Connection
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505
BizforClimate
Wilderness Committee Manitoba
Sustainable Building Manitoba
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation
National Farmers Union – Manitoba