POLICY FIX
A blog for progressive Canadians by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba Office
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Speaking UP Fall 2021 Series
On December 16th at 7pm:Aimée Craft, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of OttawaTreaty 1: Being of the Land After seven generations (150 years) of rocky treaty implementation of Treaty One, we need to consider what it means …
Re-establishing their Lives: Issues Relating to Affordable Housing for Women and their Children Escaping Violent Relationships in Northern Manitoba.
By Allison Groening, Colin Bonnycastle, Marleny Bonnycastle, Kendra Nixon and Judith Hughes
A Climate Emergency Calls for a Green New Deal (Not a Pipeline)
By Laura Cameron I feel like I’m living in two alternate realities. On the one hand, governments in Canada and around the world are heeding the voices of the youngest and most vulnerable communities and have declared a …
Why is milk so expensive in First Nations Communities?
By Mengistu Wendimu and Annette Aurélie Desmarais This study finds milk is significantly costlier in First Nations communities than in Winnipeg and Northern Manitoba. The cost was higher in First Nations with and without access to an all-weather …
Income Security to End Poverty in Manitoba
By Andrew Clark Income security programs in Manitoba and Canada are not keeping pace with the growing problem of poverty. Change is needed to ensure low income and vulnerable people and families do not become entrapped in a …
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