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Work Life: International Women’s Day 2014 – The continuing struggle for bread and roses
This edition of Work Life forms part of the research by CCPA’s National Office for an upcoming report, “Working across Canada” which will analyze quantitative…
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Work Life: A Province with No Poverty?
The so-called war on poverty has been an abysmal failure. Poverty rates in Canada remain at stubbornly high levels. Most provinces, including Manitoba, still have…
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Fast Facts: Federal housing strategy key to improving child welfare
Before the findings of the Hughes Commission report on the death of Phoenix Sinclair have been lost and forgotten and before the next child dies…
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Work Life: The 2014 Federal Budget
Austerity for the many, prosperity for the few Observers were not expecting anything more than a middle-of-the-road federal budget for 2014, but even so the…
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Fast Facts: Government responds to calls to increase EIA shelter allowance
This past weekend, Theresa Oswald, Minister of Jobs and the Economy said she agreed with a long-standing anti-poverty goal. “We agree that 75 percent as…
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Fast Facts: Community Development Manitoba – style
For fashion trends the world looks to Milan; Copenhagen has become synonymous with urban planning; but for community development, Manitoba is increasingly the source for…
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Fast Facts: Honouring the memory of Phoenix Sinclair
Our collective responsibility “The social and economic conditions that render children vulnerable to abuse and neglect are well beyond the scope of the child welfare…
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Fast Facts: Missing the mark – how the current financial assistance system is failing to improve the accessibility of post-secondary education
It’s no surprise that students today are feeling the pinch. The cost of tuition and ancillary fees, costs of living, and textbooks all increase year…
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Fast Facts: Protestors, Rights and Social Justice
Much critical commentary has been directed at Aboriginal students and others who disrupted a recent talk by Phil Fontaine. I would like to offer a…
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Winnipeg and Manitoba Housing Data
Download 409.21 KB14 pages Once again, here are the updated housing statistics for Winnipeg and Manitoba. CCPA-Manitoba compiles an annual update of housing data from…
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Housing crunch continues in Manitoba
Across Canada, housing prices slowed down in 2013, but in Manitoba, there are no signs of the housing crunch abating. Last month, the average house…
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Fast Facts: Hope for a New Year
Four actions in 2014 A new year brings hope and the possibility for a healthier, happier and more just province for all Manitobans. As the…
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