Minds in Bloom 2.0 Featured on CTV Winnipeg
On Monday, March 23, 2026, Minds in Bloom 2.0: Human-Centered Innovation, AI & Mental Health was featured on CTV Winnipeg Your Morning Live, helping bring this important conversation to a broader audience.
Filmed on location at North Forge, our Presenting Partner, the segment highlighted the growing need for thoughtful, human-centered dialogue at the intersection of innovation, artificial intelligence, and mental health.
MDAM Executive Director Rita Chahal was joined by Joelle Foster (North Forge) and Lesley Klassen (New Media Manitoba)—both featured speakers in this year’s fireside conversation.
Together, they explored why it’s critical that as innovation accelerates, mental health, psychological safety, and human well-being remain at the center of how we move forward.
We’re grateful to CTV Winnipeg for helping amplify this conversation across the community.
Below are links to the individual segments that aired.

Minds in Bloom fundraiser
CTV’s Ainsley McPhail learns about an important annual fundraiser for Mood Disorders

AI and mental health support
CTV’s Ainsley McPhail learns about the connection between AI and getting mental health help

Mood Disorders Association in need of funding: North Forge title sponsor
CTV’s Ainsley McPhail learns how Manitoban’s are supported through an annual fundraiser

Fireside chat with Mood Disorders
Manitoba Minds in Bloom is a fundraiser to support mental health. CTV’s Ainsley McPhail has more



