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Fast Facts: Forestry plan favours industry, not people
The way long-term, large-scale forest management planning is approved by the Pallister government is about to change. And not for the better, I might add.…
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Fast Facts: Province must extend eviction moratorium
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 16, 2020 Thousands of low income renters in the private market impacted by COVID-19 could face eviction…
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Fast Facts: Manitoba Minimum Wage workers in poverty, face precarious work – new report
A new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba office finds Manitoba’s $11.65 hourly minimum wage is insufficient to bring…
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Surviving on Minimum Wage
Lived Experiences of Manitoba Workers & Policy Implications Download 1.01 MB 40 pages In 2001, CCPA-Manitoba published a report titled The Minimum Wage and a…
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Widespread Testing for COVID-19 in Public Interest
Download 149.24 KB10 pages Mass testing for COVID-19 would allow communities and societies to reduce uncertainty, permitting appropriate, targeted, flexible policy across institutions and circumstances,…
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Now is the time to protect public services
Last week was National Public Service Week. There usually isn’t a lot of fanfare, but there should be. All Canadians should be encouraged to recognize…
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Fast Facts: Why Manitoba Needs a Seniors Advocate
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 23, 2020 COVID-19 has exposed some of the most systemically deficient aspects of Canadian society, including unjust…
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Fast Facts: Under Cover of Covid, Beware Bill 44
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 22, 2020 On April 15th, after the province went into lockdown, the Conservatives tried to pass Bill…
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Social Impact Bonds and the Financing of Child Welfare Revisited
Download 674.03 KB20 pages Social Impact Bonds are being used by governments to fund important initiatives to unify families and prevent child apprehensions. This paper…
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Fast Facts: Towards restarting disability supports in Manitoba in the COVID-19 Era
On March 18, Day Support Programs providing supports to persons with intellectual disabilities went in to critical service mode. The move to critical services meant…
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Fast Facts: Canadian Premium Sand Barges Ahead With New Plan
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 12, 2020 During the height of the global pandemic Canadian Premium Sand (CPS) released its plan B…
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Dr. Jim Silver recipient of 2020 IPAC Manitoba LG Award
The Manitoba office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives congratulates Dr. Jim Silver as the recipient of the 2020 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public…
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