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Work Life: Brought to the Brink by Recklessness… First thoughts on COVID-19
This piece is dedicated to Mark Golden (August 6, 1948 – April 9, 2020). Mark was a scholar of classics, teacher, life-long social justice advocate…
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Fast Facts: The Shock Doctrine Playing Out in Manitoba
Noted Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein published The Shock Doctrine more than a decade ago. The book’s major thesis is that governments and…
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Fast Facts: Canada’s Long-Term Care Workers on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has in less than four months spread throughout the globe and altered both the daily lives of citizens and the economy of…
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Fast Facts: Homelessness, precarious housing and COVID-19
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 31, 2020. Governments around the world are urgently acting to minimize the impact of COVID-19. As we…
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Fast Facts: Manitoba’s 2020 Budget: Welcome to Reality
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 30, 2020 Never has a provincial budget become so out-of-date so fast. In many ways, it’s just…
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Fast Facts: Pandemic Punctures Childcare Illusion
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 25, 2020. Who knew that childcare would punch through as a key priority in a global pandemic?…
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Fast Facts: COVID-19 Testing in Manitoba: The Importance of the Whole Story
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director general, said Monday. “To win, we need to attack the virus with aggressive and targeted tactics: testing every…
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Old Grace A History of the Organization and Construction of the Old Grace Not-for-Profit Housing Co-operative
Download 1.11 MB58 pages In June 2019, Old Grace Not-for-Profit Housing Co-operative (OGHC) held its grand opening. The first members of the 64-unit co-op in…
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Fast Facts: Protecting Manitoba Workers Key to Public Health
In the COVID-19 crisis workers are being urged to stay home and self-isolate if they feel sick or have been exposed. But emergency supplement in…
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Fast Facts: Crisis not the time to cut civic services
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press on March 19, 2020 In response to COVID-19 school closures, the Mayor and Council are rushing to vote…
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Child care fees report highlights need for universal system in Manitoba
Fees stable, but too high for many, and private market fees are among the highest READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Winnipeg, MB — A new…
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Fast Facts: Palliser Blaming, Punishing the Poor
This past week saw a new low with our provincial government singling out and imposing shame and burden on lower income families in Manitoba. Most…
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