LIVE: MB Votes '26: From Politics to Governance

Sep 23

2 min read

Updated: Sep 28

Good morning, and welcome back to Municipal Affairs.

We’re continuing our special seven-week series looking ahead to the 2026 Manitoba Municipal Election — a series taking you inside municipal government and exploring the people, the positions, and the responsibilities that keep communities across Manitoba moving forward.

This special series on the 2026 Manitoba Municipal Election is brought to you in partnership with the Association of Manitoba Municipalities.

With nominations closed across the province and the official lists of nominated candidates being released in hours and days ahead, today we are talking about the next month and what comes next.

We’re talking about turning the politics of the campaign to the Governance of an Municipality.

What changes when the signs come down, the votes are counted, and elected officials take their seats around the council table? We’ll explore how campaigning shapes the way Reeve and Councillors understand their communities, listen to residents, handle competing perspectives, and make decisions that may not please everyone.

We’ll also look at the realities of turning campaign conversations and promises into action while balancing budgets, legislation, administration, and the needs of an entire municipality.

To help us answer those questions, we’re honoured to be joined by three municipal leaders from across Manitoba.

Joining us

From the City of Flin Flon Alison Dallas, From the RM of Roland Jodi Gaultier, andFrom the RM of Cartier Christa Vann Mitchell

Thank you all for joining us today.

Whether you’re considering running for council, you’re a longtime municipal voter, or you simply want a better understanding of how local government works, today’s conversation will give you a firsthand look at what it means to govern a municipality after a municipal election.

So, with that, let’s get started.

This is Municipal Affairs — live. I’m Christopher Brown, and today, we’re asking… How Do You Go From The Politics Of A Campaign, to Governing a Municipality?

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