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Work Life: Temporary foreign workers face unjust crackdown
As part of an ongoing overhaul of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) the federal government imposed what is referred to as the “four and…
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Fast Facts: Shooting for the stars-Inner city basketball program has big impact
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press on-line edition and in the Winnipeg Free Press Weekend Edition as Blog of the Week. Young men and…
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Stagnant wages for over 80 percent of Canadian workers
Download 1006.5 KB3 pages Are wages in Canada stagnant or growing? The short answer is another question: do you live in an oil boom province?…
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Low response in National Household Survey leads to bias
Download 985.33 KB 3 pages When the Government of Canada decided to cancel the long form census for 2011 and replace it with the voluntary…
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Fast Facts: Alternative ideas to address Winnipeg’s woes
The Alternative Municipal Budget (AMB) is the tool we use to engage citizen groups on the Winnipeg budget. Part of our message is that the…
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Fast Facts: Counting women in
A gender-based analysis of homelessness International Women’s Day (IWD) will be celebrated this weekend. Although progress has been made regarding women’s rights and equality, the…
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Bucking the Trend: Manitoba Defends Workers’ Pensions
Each day Canadian newspapers carry a version of the same story: working Canadians are not prepared for retirement. Statisticians and economists who look at the…
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Fast Facts: Small Scale Food Report is food for thought
Public demand to buy food directly from farmers is growing. In Manitoba the government response has been slow and the regulatory hurdles are discouraging. The…
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Fast Facts: Winnipeg’s Racism Challenge
The Maclean’s article citing Winnipeg as Canada’s most racist city has prompted a public conversation that may prove to be useful. It is important that…
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Work Life: Supreme Court Rulings on Labour Legislation
An Affirmation of Workers’ Constitutional Rights The January 30, 2015 decision by the Supreme Court of Canada was a very significant one for the labour…
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The Living Wage: Three reasons to expect more than minimum
CCPA Manitoba: Living Wage Lynne Fernandez, the Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues, explains the Living Wage and gives us three reasons to expect more…
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