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Fast Facts: Social Enterprise improves food security in Garden Hill First Nation
Food insecurity is a pressing problem for thousands of Indigenous people living in remote reserves in the North of Manitoba. The new CCPA Manitoba report…
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Harnessing the Potential of Social Enterprise in Garden Hill First Nation
Download 1.2 MB56 pages This paper explores the economy, the health status, and particularly the issue of food sovereignty of Garden Hill First Nation (GHFN),…
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Gas gouging in Metro Vancouver: Blame Big Oil, not taxes
Everyone is talking about the high price of gas in Metro Vancouver, which hit a new record in May, topping $1.60 per litre. The story…
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The Next Four Years: An Ontario election post-mortem
Take a deep breath, Ontario: we have reached the conclusion of this bizarre and dramatic election period. We wade now into unchartered territory. Sure, there…
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Ten things to know about Carey Doberstein’s book on homelessness governance
Carey Doberstein, a professor at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus, has written a book about homelessness governance in Canada. The book’s focus is…
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Manitoba Inequality Update
Low Income Families Left Behind Download 1.72 MB 23 pages There is growing recognition that income inequality has been increasing to undesirable levels in many…
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Manitoba By the Numbers
Income Inequality $262,000 – average market income of the top 10% of Manitoba households with children (2014). $4,500 – average market income of bottom 10%…
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Fast Facts: A new report on income inequality in Manitoba
A decade ago the CCPA-MB released the Stuck in Neutral report on inequality in Manitoba. Although inequality was less pronounced in Manitoba than it was…
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Doing the math on the PC platform
About the authorHugh MackenzieEconomist Hugh Mackenzie is a Research Associate with the CCPA’s National Office. Follow Hugh on Twitter
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In the wake of February’s BC Budget, property taxes have been making headlines. But less attention has been paid to the province’s unusually low property…
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Fast Facts: Why the Pain for Women in Manitoba Jails?
The Free Press (May 23 and 26, 2018) recently reported on the case of an Indigenous man who served more than six months in jail…
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Overcoming the new precariat: The future of work
About the authorTrish HennessyTrish is the Director of the Think Upstream project and a senior communications strategist with the CCPA National Office. She is focused…
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