Manitoba launching review into government’s COVID-19 response, but focus will be limited – CBC

Manitobans ‘don’t want us to go back and debate the details of the pandemic,’ health minister says

Jan 23, 2026

Manitoba is launching a review into the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the health minister says the analysis will be limited because people have moved on from the global health crisis.

Manitoba registered the second-highest COVID-19 death rate among the provinces, behind Quebec, and sent 57 intensive care patients to other provinces because its health-care facilities didn’t have room to care for them.

“There’s opportunity here, as you can imagine, to make this [review] really, really big, but what we know is Manitobans don’t want that,” Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said.

“They don’t want us to go back and debate the details of the pandemic. They want us to focus on learning the lessons and charting a path forward that prioritizes their safety, resilience and being prepared.”

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/covid-pandemic-review-limited-focus-9.7047086