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Wab Kinew taps labour, business leaders to help new Manitoba government’s transition

Manitoba’s premier-designate Wab Kinew has announced 11 members of his transition advisory team, and he’s leaning on both labour and the business community to provide guidance.

Among the members representing workers are Kevin Rebeck, president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour; Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress; and Tanya Paulson, executive-director of Manitoba Building Trades.

On the business front, Kinew has tapped Ash Modha, the chief executive officer of Mondetta Clothing, to join the team.

The balance is made up of the following:

• Joy Cramer – chief executive officer, Southern Chiefs’ Organization.
• Brandon Burley – outgoing mayor, City of Morden.
• Dr. Eric Jacobsohn – medical director of research, Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg; professor, department of anesthesiology, pain and perioperative medicine, and department of internal medicine, University of Manitoba; intensive care unit physician and cardiac anesthesiologist.
• Carmen Nedohin – Winnipeg chapter president, Canadian Association of Retired Persons; former chairperson of the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission; and former Manitoba Hydro board member.
• Mike Spence – mayor, Town of Churchill.
• Jennefer Nepinak – vice-president, strategic partnerships and reconciliation, Legacy Bowes; and former associate vice-president for Indigenous Engagement at the University of Winnipeg.
• Shahina Siddiqui – co-founder and executive director, Islamic Social Services Association.