POLICY FIX
A blog for progressive Canadians by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba Office
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Connecting Aboriginal people to ‘good’ jobs
PDF version by Shauna MacKinnon and Ray Silvius Manitoba has among the highest Aboriginal populations in Canada and it is growing at a faster rate than the non-Aboriginal population. Fifteen percent of Manitobans and 10 percent of Winnipeggers …
The Harper Government’s Contempt for Canadian Workers
by Errol Black Shortly after being elected with a majority government on May 2, 2011 the Harper government began to show their contempt for the rights of Canadian workers and their organizations. On June 16, 2011, Harper’s government …
Manitoba Housing Information
This compilation of stats and figures illustrates the current housing situation, particularly for lower income households, in Manitoba. Winnipeg figures are here. References are available at the bottom of the page, in case you are looking for more details. …
Reducing Poverty Among the Single Non-Elderly Population of Manitoba
The CCPA-MB has released a four-page report, written by Harvey Stevens, that shows that the single non-elderly poor in Manitoba experience the greatest depth of poverty yet receive the lowest per capita net transfers of any low income …
Sign the Petition: Preserve social housing!
FRAPRU, supported by its allies of the Red Tent Campaign, is circulating a petition to put pressure on Stephen Harper’s Conservative government to support and protect social and public housing. Across Canada, hundreds of thousands of co-op, non-profit and public housing units …
Bill C-10: The Truth About Consequences
This report was produced with the collaboration of Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatwin, The Community Education Development Association, The Canadian CED Network, Maintain the Momentum and Make Poverty History Manitoba. For a copy of the full report, please click here. On September 20, 2011, a few months …
Report Release – Bill C-10: The Truth About Consequences
Thursday March 1, 2012 @ 1:30 The John Howard Society of Manitoba 3rd Floor, 583 Ellice Avenue. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Mb. and The John Howard Society of Manitoba, Inc. will release their report: Bill C-10: …
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