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  • Subsidized Housing With Supports Needs More Support

    Lessons from WestEnd Commons Stable and affordable housing is a central component in improving people’s quality of life. In light of a severe housing shortage…

  • An evening with Winona LaDuke in Vancouver, BC (audio and slideshow)

    Narrated slideshow Audio only On January 19, 2018, Winona LaDuke—an internationally renowned environmental activist working on issues of sustainable development and renewable energy—gave a public…

  • Artist's rendering of the new Emily Carr University campus, prior to construction. Post-completion, this would be a view of the Chip and Shannon Wilson Arts Plaza. Photo: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bcgovphotos/">Province of BC</a> / Flickr.” style=”border-radius:0px;–objectFit:cover;–imagePosX:50%;–imagePosY:50%” decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://www.policyalternatives.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pn_jan2018_UKAuditorDisparages.jpg 900w, https://www.policyalternatives.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pn_jan2018_UKAuditorDisparages-300×133.jpg 300w, https://www.policyalternatives.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pn_jan2018_UKAuditorDisparages-768×341.jpg 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px” /></a><div  class=

    As UK Auditor disparages P3s, BC continues to use them

    The public private partnership (P3) model to provide public infrastructure and services is an expensive mess, and new international evidence confirms this. The question now…

  • Fast Facts: Public housing plays an essential role in Manitoba’s housing system

    Public housing plays an essential role in Manitoba’s housing system. It provides a specific form of housing: housing that has been removed from the market…

  • The Inclusive Economy in Manitoba

    Stories of Community Economic Development in Winnipeg

  • Making decarbonization work for workers

    Policies for a just transition to a zero-carbon economy in Canada Download 854.51 KB 36 pages Communities across Canada need a national strategy to ensure…

  • Why Protecting Public Housing is Important

    Download 672.09 KB20 pages Public housing plays an essential role in Manitoba’s housing system. It provides a specific form of housing: decommodified housing that is…

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