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Manitoba Budget 2026
Focus on budget balance overshadows public service rebuild and support for low-income Manitobans in Budget 2026
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Sask. Budget 2023: One weird trick to underfund public services
Faced with a crisis in health care and underfunded schools, the government of Saskatchewan is using its huge surplus to pay down the deficit.
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Make no mistake, Manitoba Budget tax cuts are a gift to the rich
Previously published in the Brandon Sun and The Winnipeg Free Press, March 23, 2023 The 2023 Manitoba Budget released on March 7 announced close almost…
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Canada must cancel its free trade deal with Israel
Commitments to “inclusive” trade are meaningless if they support violations of international law.
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Discussions of foreign interference and national security can quickly become toxic
Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Johnston, Independent Special Rapporteur, Government of Canada from the Advisory Group, Canada-China Focus. Signatories below. We are deeply concerned…
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The Burden of Concern
The Healthy Environment, Healthy Neighbourhood Project Download 8.23 MB 196 pages The HEHN project documented first-hand experiences of Winnipeg residents in inner city and mature…
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Fact-Checking Manitoba Budget Claims
1. Claim: “Budget 2023 removes 47,400 low-income Manitobans from the tax rolls and saves the average family $1,000” Impact: More of the Basic Personal Amount…
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Trade Ministers of the World Unite? Climate Crises and the Future of Trade
Is the new Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate a branding exercise, or a potentially useful tool?
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Brandon University left behind in budget 2023
As the old adage goes, budgets are not only a financial blueprint for a government’s plan but also demonstrate their choices and values. Manitoba’s universities…
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Budget 2023/24 Does not Make Up for Seven Years of Health Care Cuts and Privatization
Manitoba health care is at a crossroads. From emergency care to home care, the entire system is at a breaking point caused by Pallister-era decisions…
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Manitoba releases a long-awaited homelessness strategy: It must be election time
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press Saturday March 11, 2023 The Manitoba government released its Homelessness Strategy on February 28th. The primary questions being…
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More risky liquor privatization legislation introduced by PC government
The Stefanson government’s full-on privatization of provincial liquor sales went into overdrive last week with the introduction of Bill 30. The new legislation provides a…
