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  • Costing the recovery

    David Macdonald’s presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance on March 18, 2021 regarding Bill C-14 and COVID-19 spending.

    David Macdonald’s presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance on March 18, 2021 regarding Bill C-14 and COVID-19 spending.

  • Beyond Recovery

    Women – the real economic shock absorbers in Canada’s economy

    The COVID-19 pandemic is shaping up to be a significant setback for women’s economic security, and those facing intersecting systemic discrimination are suffering the largest and most profound losses and face the greatest difficulties emerging from the crisis.

    The COVID-19 pandemic is shaping up to be a significant setback for women’s economic security, and those facing intersecting systemic discrimination are suffering the largest and most profound losses and face the greatest difficulties emerging from the crisis.

  • Fast Facts: Community Based Organizations

    A place at the Child Welfare Table “We bear the expectation of providing resources for families involved in child welfare without having a place at the child welfare table.” – CCN. The Child and Family Services (CFS) Community Network (CCN) was started in January 2012 as an initiative of the…

  • Fast Facts: Funding Community Strength in North Point Douglas

    First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 15, 2017, Inter-Agency effort to support inner-city women’s center It may seem unusual for an organization that works with incarcerated men to take a position in support of a program that supports women living in the inner city.  But there is a…

  • Fast Facts: Ageism, sexism combine to hamper elder care

    Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 15, 2021  For over a year now, Manitobans, like all Canadians, have been learning how the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated those who live and work in the seniors’ care sector. In public conversations, many have tried to ascertain just how this all…

  • Community Economies and Jobs to Suffer with Federal Cuts to Co-operative Development

    On April 13, 2012 the Canadian Co-operative Association was informed by the Government of Canada about the termination of the Co-op Development Initiatives along with significant cuts to the Rural and Co-operatives Secretariat. This came as a surprise to the Canadian Community Economic Development Network and our member organizations including…

  • Manitoba Research Alliance

    Fast Facts: Newcomer Families

    The role of housing and wrap around supports in Winnipeg As housing advocates across the country recognize National Housing Day on November 22nd, we must continue to acknowledge the central role of housing in building inclusive communities and seek ways to ensure  that all low-income families have access to affordable,…

  • Nova Scotia Alternative Budget

    Budgets more than numbers

    The Nova Scotia Department of Finance recently launched an interactive “Back to Balance” website, giving community members an opportunity to try their hands at government budgeting. The site is technically sophisticated and informative. Users can move sliders to adjust the levels of various taxes and expenditures, and pop-up bubbles provide…

  • Budget 2017: death by 1,000 cuts

    Social Policy Lowlights Despite pundits’ claims that “its not as bad as it could be” there are a myriad of program cuts and tax cuts in this budget. As the weeks go by more impacts will invariably be felt in our community. Yet poverty and social inequality continue to grow…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Le Budget fédéral alternatif présente les « priorités essentielles » du nouveau Parlement

    OTTAWA – Alors qu’un nouveau parlement minoritaire prend forme à Ottawa, le Budget fédéral alternatif (BFA) du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) présente les priorités politiques urgentes d’une relance postpandémique inclusive menée par les pouvoirs publics. « L’heure n’est pas aux économies de bouts de chandelle. Il faut maintenir le…

  • Fast Facts: Manitoba Continues to Ignore Aquifer Contamination Issue

    On November 5th, under cover of the pandemic crisis, the Manitoba government publicly released all of the public comments and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) responses to CanWhite Sands Corporation’s (CWS) silica sand project near Vivian, Manitoba. Additionally, the Director of the Environmental Approval made a recommendation that the Manitoba Minister…

  • The Alternative Federal Budget 2017

    This year’s Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) was released on March 9. I was proud to be the primary author of its housing chapter. The first AFB exercise began in 1994, with the first AFB being published in 1995. That involved a joint effort between the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and CHO!CES:…