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Fast Facts: Adult Education— Unearth this Buried Treasure
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press January 26, 2022 Adult education in Manitoba is a largely buried treasure. Outstanding work is done throughout the province, but the full potential is not being realized. A re-imagined and revitalized adult education strategy would produce many important benefits, including strengthened families, enhanced…
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Work Life: Investing in Social Enterprise to reduce poverty and green house gases
A new Errol Black Chair paper explains how a combination of governmental policies and initiatives in Manitoba allows social enterprises to reduce Manitoba’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while training and employing Inner City workers. The provincial government and Manitoba Hydro are supporting social enterprises so they can work in two…
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Pandemic hits marginalized populations hardest
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 9, 2021 Vulnerability to COVID-19 is not shared equally. The past year has shown that those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 are those who live in poverty, in overcrowded housing, or in poorly regulated privately-owned and operated personal care homes. As…
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Fast Facts: The View From Here 2015
Manitobans call for a Renewed Poverty Reduction Plan WINNIPEG—To address persistent poverty in this province, community groups have outlined a plan to provide Manitobans with the tools they need for a life of dignity and opportunity. The View from Here 2015: Manitobans Call for a Renewed Poverty Reduction Plan assembles…
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Manitoba Budget a Leap Forward for Poverty Reduction
By substantially raising EIA shelter rates and increasing child care spaces, new apprenticeship programs and support to social enterprises, the province is taking action to assist low income people to overcome barriers to education and employment. Community advocates have argued for years that housing plays a fundamental role in addressing…
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Alternative Federal Budget would lift 855,000 Canadians out of poverty
Think tank calls on feds to alleviate income inequality, not make it worse READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) warns a so-called “do-nothing” federal budget is anything but, and is likely to worsen Canada’s slowing economy. The CCPA’s 2014 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) shows…
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Seeking a Real Families First Agenda this First BC Family Day
By Seth Klein and Adrienne Montani On February 11, British Columbians will enjoy a well-deserved new stat holiday. With the inaugural Family Day, Premier Christy Clark has made good on a promise made during her bid for the BC Liberal leadership. The winter stretch needed a new long weekend, and…
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Can cooperatives humanize the economy?
Book Review of Humanizing the Economy: Cooperatives in the Age of Capital, by John Restakis, New Society Publishers, 2010. The economy is about business, right? Sure, we have a dynamic mixed economy, and most people support decent social programs and government intervention to protect the environment or to improve living…
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A Youth Lens on Poverty in Winnipeg
Inner City Youth Photography Exhibition Launch Winnipeg, MB – A collection of photographs taken by Winnipeg youth offers a fresh perspective on some of city’s lowest income neighbourhoods. They tell stories of what makes for good places to live, and what needs to change. The exhibition, coordinated by the Canadian…
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3 positive steps toward ending poverty in Canada
Program Change People lifted out of poverty (LIM-AT) New Canada Child Benefit 397,000 GIS Top-up for single seniors 37,000 New Alberta Child Benefit 19,000 Total 453,000 Age Group % reduction # Reduction Children (under 18) 22% 233,000 Adults (18 to 64) 6% 180,000 Seniors (65+) 5% 40,000 All 9% 453,000
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Women’s Poverty in Canada
Keynote Speech by Kate McInturff Kate McInturff, senior policy researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, gave a speech about women’s poverty in Canada at an event hosted by the Canadian Women’s Foundation, on June 9, 2015. Keynote Speech: Women’s Poverty in Canada