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Ending Homelessness?
A Critical Examination of Housing First in Canada and Winnipeg Download 635.46 KB 20 pages The Housing First model is an increasingly popular approach to…
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Better is Always Possible
A Federal Plan to Tackle Poverty and Inequality Download 282.65 KB18 pages During the 2015 federal election campaign, the Liberal party campaigned vigorously on a…
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In the lead up to the provincial budget we talk a lot about the changes we want to see in how our government is spending…
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Fast Facts: Uber is not the answer to Winnipeg’s transport woes
Ride-sharing service Uber wants into the Winnipeg taxi market. Looking past the marketing facade, Uber isn’t innovative or inevitable. Uber is in fact de-regulation of…
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This post originally appeared on DeSmog Canada. On January 20, BC Hydro issued a press release singing the praises of a new hydro transmission line…
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Homelessness in Canada: Its growth, policy responses, and advocacy
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Financial Inclusion and Manitoba Indigenous People
Results from an Urban and Rural Case Study Download 1.29 MB54 pages This research project used a case study approach to examine access to mainstream…
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Eliminating Tuition and Compulsory Fees for Post-Secondary Education
Download 134.02 KB7 pages In today’s rapidly changing economy, a truly affordable and accessible post-secondary education system needs to be a top priority. The current…
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How Canada’s WTO “victory” on food labelling undermines BC’s local food efforts
In December Canada once again made international headlines by defeating the Americans at the World Trade Organization, and, paradoxically, made it harder to promote and…
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