An advocacy group that isn't satisfied with the province's back-to-school plan hand-delivered a petition signed by 17,500 Manitobans to the Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen on Thursday afternoon. "If you save the money during a pandemic, it's pandemic profits, I call it. A mask mandate is also on the petition, but that was implemented while Safe September MB sought signatures. "[Public health] protocols and plans have been put in place and school staff have returned to school prior to students to ensure plans are properly implemented." He later told CBC News that, despite the fact that school starts next Tuesday, there is still time for changes in the back-to-school plan.

Source: CBC News September 04, 2020 03:45 UTC