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More of Budget 2023 tax changes go to Manitoba’s richest 10% than bottom 50% combined
Statistical analysis of the Manitoba Government Budget 2023 changes to the Basic Personal Amount (BPA) and income tax brackets find the top 10% are slated to get 26% of the total tax savings, equivalent to an average tax cut of $1,322 for everyone in the top decile in 2024. The…
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The Missing Piece in Health and Education
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 1, 2023 Although recent media coverage of our healthcare and education problems here in Manitoba has been very good and quite wide-ranging, one particularly important piece of the puzzle has been consistently missing. That missing piece is the social determinants of health.…
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Silencing Dissent: The Conservative Record
Over the past five years, exercise of the fundamental freedom of speech in Canada has been curbed and discouraged by a federal government increasingly intolerant of even the mildest criticism or dissent. Particularly affected have been organizations dependent on government funding which advocate for human rights and women’s equality. Their…
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Fast Facts: Charitable Organizations vital for economic and social health
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 21, 2020 Often referred to as the ‘third sector’ (along with business and government), charitable organizations play a key role in keeping the Manitoba economy strong. They do so by hiring locally, often from the communities they serve; and by allowing individuals…
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We keep us safe
When the Freedom Convoy came to Ottawa it was community members who organized to keep one another safe.
When the Freedom Convoy came to Ottawa it was community members who organized to keep one another safe.
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The federal government still has time to improve the 2024 budget—will it?
CCPA senior economist David Macdonald’s remarks to the Senate committee on Bill C-69, which would implement the 2024 federal budget
The following text is adapted from a speech delivered by David Macdonald, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, to the Senate’s committee on Bill C-69, the legislation which would implement the 2024 federal budget. The remarks have been edited for context, clarity, and style.
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The Latin American Revolution (Part XV)
Canadian company linked to the right-wing coup in Paraguay On July 22, one month after being ousted from power in a parliamentary coup, Paraguay’s leftist President Fernando Lugo publicly linked his removal to the interests of a Canadian mining company when he stated: “Those who pushed for the coup are…
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From the Missing Election Issues file: poverty reduction
It’s odd to see Stephen Harper continuing to crow about his economic management prowess, even while almost 1.5 million Canadians remain unemployed, nearly one in ten people live in poverty, and according to one recent survey one-third of Canadians can’t afford basic expenses. Yet isn’t dealing with such issues at…
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From The Missing Issues File: Poverty Reduction
Seems odd that Harper would crow about his economic management, even while about 1.5 million Canadians remain unemployed. Nor would the government be well-advised to draw attention to our persistently high rate of poverty. Yet isn’t dealing with such issues at the heart of what we look for in economic…
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Settler Work: Equity and safety gaps in Canada’s public transit systems
Exploring the structural, organizational and systemic barriers to equitable public transit service, using the Thunder Bay system as a case study.
Exploring the structural, organizational and systemic barriers to equitable public transit service, using the Thunder Bay system as a case study.
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Salvaging the Senate (Part II)
The Senate can be made a vital part of good governance “Parliamentary government,” Eugene Forsey wrote, “is not just a matter of counting heads instead of breaking them. It is also a matter of using them. It is government by discussion, not just by majority vote.” If that description seems antiquated in these days…
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Fast Facts: Shirley Lord: Activist, Mentor and Organizer
A lot of important work gets done by extraordinary people who never appear in the spotlight. Such people might be fundraising for political candidates and running their campaigns, organizing events for non-profits, volunteering on boards, mentoring other women in the labour movement and even working overseas doing community development work.…
