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Election 2011 UnSpun
Change is Happening in Winnipeg’s Inner-City and North End Neighbourhoods? by Shauna MacKinnon and Jim Silver The inner city suddenly becomes important to politicians during elections. Some choose to focus solely on crime and fear. They choose to …
Election 2011 UnSpun
Manitoba Employers Council and Manitoba Chambers of Commerce layout an agenda that is long on rhetoric but short on good ideas by Errol Black On August 29, 2011 the Manitoba Employers Council (MEC) released a report titled, Are …
Canadian Wheat Board: Politicians Must Stand Up for Farmers
by Ian L. Robson I seem to be writing a lot about this issue these days. I wish I could be farming. The soil is still very wet and will not support big loads, but weirdly the hay …
West Broadway Housing Forum
by Sarah Cooper For most of the ’80s, at least 10 percent of the new housing built in Canada was affordable housing. After 1993, the number dropped to less than one percent. This means that very little housing …
Election 2011 UnSpun
Why Does Down Look Like Up to the Conservatives? by Lynne Fernandez Coming into work today I was struck by two large billboards. One has a photo of Hugh McFayden with a promise to cut taxes. The other …
Election 2011 UnSpun
Education Funding Not “a Game of Chicken” by Shauna MacKinnon In a letter to the Brandon Sun published on September 14th, Robert Rivard, the President of Manitoba Schools Board Association, expressed concern with the Let’s Pay Fair Coalition’s …
Election 2011 UnSpun
Where is Poverty in the Debate? by Errol Black During the current election campaign we’ve heard a good deal of noise from people with power about how hard done by we are in Manitoba. Their biggest beef is …
RBC Upgrades Manitoba Economic Forecast
by Errol Black Buried at the bottom of the business section in today’s Winnipeg Free Press is an update on Canada’s economic prospects. A more appropriate headline for the Winnipeg Free Press report might have been “Banks take gloomier outlook on jobs, …
August 2011 Labour Force Survey – Manitoba Weathers the Storm
Errol Black The August Labour Force Survey was released on September 9th. Although Manitoba fares better than most, the results are not encouraging. A number of analysts have noted in recent weeks that the lack of growth and job creation …
So You Think You Can House?
The Right to Housing Coalition (of which the CCPA-MB is a member) and Planners Network present an election forum on affordable housing in Manitoba. Come to hear the Liberal, NDP, and PC housing platforms. September 19, 7pm Winnipeg …
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