For a film about a land grab of continental proportions committed over a century ago, Trick or Treaty? is an upbeat joyous celebration of the survival of the Native voice.
Indigenous issues
This paper is an update of a previous paper on Social Impact Bonds by John Loxley published by CCPA. The paper finds an increase in recent SIBs activity by value worldwide and the creation of an enabling environment for SIBs. Social service agencies may be attracted to SIBs because of the funding they offer, however concern remains due to SIBs private funding in areas of public responsibility.
The State of the Inner City Report is an annual research collaboration between the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba and community organizations based in the inner city of Winnipeg. This year marks its tenth year anniversary. Since the beginning, the State of the Inner City Reports have celebrated community-based development and advanced progressive policy alternatives put forward by those working and living directly in the community.
Winnipeg can only succeed if the Aboriginal people of this city find success. Ensuring that equal access to housing is available for Aboriginal people should be a priority for all levels of government and all citizens in Winnipeg. See full report for details.
Winnipeg is home to Canada’s largest Aboriginal population. Aboriginal people, however, are among the most likely to experience homelessness and are also over-represented in housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or in poor condition. Finding housing has become a wall preventing many Aboriginal people from successfully making Winnipeg home. Moving to the City: Housing and Aboriginal Migration to Winnipeg documents the housing experiences of Aboriginal people moving to Winnipeg.
An issue that needs to be addressed in the forthcoming Throne Speech on November 20th, is the persistence in Manitoba of a deep, complex and damaging poverty.
Previously published by the Winnipeg Free Press online edition, November 1, 2014.
Winnipeg’s divide is far more complex than Bartley Kives suggests in his article “High hopes for first indigenous Winnipeg Mayor.”(Winnipeg Free Press Saturday October 25).
Eastern Canada is turning its back on hydraulic fracturing.
Following the release of the Wheeler report in late August, the Liberal government in Nova Scotia quickly announced that "high-volume" fracking for onshore shale gas will not be allowed in the province "at this time." Within days, the voters of New Brunswick had ousted pro-fracking Conservative premier David Alward and voted in Liberal Brian Gallant, who has promised to institute a moratorium on the unconventional drilling technique.
This study compares the wages of full-time public and private sector workers and finds significant gaps in the wages of women, aboriginal workers, and visible minority workers—and that those gaps are bigger in the private sector in every instance.
Ce rapport est disponible en français: Refermer l’écart : La différence que font les salaires du secteur public.
Cette étude qui a comparé les salaires des employés à temps plein dans les secteurs public et privé révèle d'importants écarts salariaux chez les femmes, les travailleurs autochtones et ceux qui sont membres d'une minorité visible. Dans chaque cas, ces écarts sont plus importants dans le secteur privé.