{"id":12320,"date":"2026-08-25T13:55:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T18:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=12320"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T18:58:25","slug":"our-bilingual-advantage-a-driver-of-prosperity-for-manitoba","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/publications\/our-bilingual-advantage-a-driver-of-prosperity-for-manitoba\/","title":{"rendered":"Our bilingual advantage, a driver of prosperity for Manitoba"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Manitoba\u2019s bilingual municipalities reaffirm the importance of our bilingual advantage<\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">In a context marked by the tariff war and evolving economic relations between Canada and the United States, the Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (AMBM) has issued a joint statement highlighting the essential role of bilingualism as a driver of prosperity for Manitoba and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">On August 25, 2026, the mayors and reeves of Manitoba\u2019s bilingual municipalities joined together to reaffirm that our official languages are a major strategic asset for the province\u2019s economic, social, and community development \u2014 and that they are not up for negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">This statement reflects the unity of bilingual municipalities in defending their communities, their businesses, and their ability to build sustainable economic partnerships. It also reminds us that Manitoba\u2019s bilingual advantage helps create new business opportunities, both in Canada and internationally, in a context of economic uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">The joint statement is available in both official languages, <a href=\"https:\/\/ambm.ca\/notre-avantage-bilingue-un-moteur-essentiel-de-prosperite-pour-le-manitoba\/\">French<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ambm.ca\/en\/our-bilingual-advantage-a-key-driver-of-prosperity-for-manitoba\/\">English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12324,"template":"","type-de-publication":[70,68],"class_list":["post-12320","publications","type-publications","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","type-de-publication-community-economic-development","type-de-publication-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publications\/12320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publications"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/publications"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"type-de-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-de-publication?post=12320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}