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Fast Facts: The Return of Bell Canada
It has taken more than a century, but Bell Canada has returned to Manitoba. In 1908, the government of Manitoba purchased Bell Canada’s local operations…
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Fast Facts: New Progressive Conservative Manitoba government – four areas to watch
The recently elected Progressive Conservative (PC) party in Manitoba ran on a call for change. But change for the sake for the sake of change…
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UNSPUN: Assessing Mantioba’s economic performance
The Manitoba Employers Council (MEC) recently released a report that delivers a damning indictment of the Manitoban economy. Fortunately for the province it is the…
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UNSPUN: We need to maintain momentum on job training
At the end of 2015 The Conference Board of Canada predicted that in 2016, Manitoba’s economic activity would be second only to BC, with strong…
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UNSPUN: Supporting Refugee Resettlement Beyond the Syrian Rufugee Crisis
The Syrian refugee crisis has attracted unprecedented political attention and, arguably, corresponding political will in Canada. In November 2015, the Province of Manitoba publicly stated…
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UNSPUN: Community Benefits in Procurement
Elections are noisy and cluttered affairs that can make it difficult for some of the most promising, Manitoba-made policy innovations to get the attention they…
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UNSPUN: Remembering Privitization of Home Care
Brian Pallister has said that if his Conservative Party wins this month’s provincial election, he will not rule out the possibility of experimenting with privatization…
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UNSPUN: Manitoba Provincial Election Commentary E-Book 2016
Download 1.48 MB48 pages Welcome to the UNSPUN E-book, a compilation of the election commentary produced by Research Associates, community partners and staff at the…
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UNSPUN: Four Political Platforms on Poverty
Manitobans rate themselves to be a generous andcaring society. When natural disasters strike, we are the first to respond. Manitobans are Canada’s most reliable donors…
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UNSPUN: Childcare and the Manitoba Election
Childcare is a surprisingly important election issue. It figured prominently in the 2015 federal election, and is playing a role in the 2016 Manitoba provincial…
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UNSPUN: Ask them about Manitoba’s Poorly Housed
What are provincial politicians going to do about poorly housed Manitobans? One third of Manitoba renters live in core housing need, meaning they spend over…
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UNSPUN: Student Issues are Election Issues
Lazy, entitled, apathetic, disengaged, these are just some of the words that are used to mis-categorize and label post-secondary students. The reality of the average…
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