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Work Life: Labour and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
35 Years of Experience In April 1982 the Constitution Act was proclaimed. It included the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Charter protects Canadians’…
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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…
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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…
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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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The Collapse of P3 Giant Carillion and Its Implications
Download 656.98 KB12 pages Carillion, a major global player in the promotion of Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) has gone into liquidation in the UK. The collapse…
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Fast Facts: Should Manitobans trust nuclear burial plans?
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press January 23, 2018 There was a time when a plan to bury highly radioactive materials 500m from a…
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Fast Facts: Community Economic Development in Manitoba and the Inclusive Economy
Manitoba is a province of economic growth and economic disparity. It is a province with low unemployment rates, diverse development, and incredible resource wealth. On…
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Fast Facts: Health Care Blind Spot
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press on January 17, 2018 Manitoba’s healthcare system is undergoing major changes. Many Manitobans fear that the changes are…
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Research for Communities
Poverty and Education in a low-income suburb It is outrageous that large numbers of children starting school in Winnipeg year after year are so poorly…
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Community Economic Development in Manitoba
Theory, History, Policy and Practice Download 987.76 KB44 pages Community Economic Development (CED) in Manitoba is ever changing, morphing and evolving. This paper on the…
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Low income Manitobans falling behind in 2018
As we roll into 2018, low income Manitobans are falling further behind. While minimum wage in Ontario went up on January 1 to $14 per…
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