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Last Updated: February 14, 2017
Debunking Fraser Institute’s The Cost of Raising Children
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A new report by the Fraser Institute claims the cost of raising a child is dramatically lower than many previous studies have found. The report concludes that raising children costs families $3000 to $4500 per year. Previous studies, …
Category: economic well-being, health, housing, inequality, neoliberalism, poverty, social exclusion Tags: Manitoba
Last Updated: February 14, 2017
Poverty or Prosperity: Indigenous Children in Canada
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PDF version by David MacDonald and Daniel Wilson As we celebrate National Aboriginal Day this year, we must also take the opportunity to consider the unacceptable conditions so many Canadian Aboriginal people struggle with. This reality is sadly …
Category: Aboriginal issues, CCPA-MB Reports, colonialism, economic well-being, inequality, poverty, social exclusion, WorkLife, youth Tags: Daniel Wilson, David Macdonald, Manitoba
Last Updated: February 14, 2017
Treating Poverty with Income
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PDF version by Lynne Fernandez and Sarah Cooper A recent report [PDF] by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) examines the health of tenants in Manitoba Housing. It finds that overall, tenants in Manitoba Housing have worse …
Category: Aboriginal issues, colonialism, EIA, Fast Facts, food security, health, housing, inequality, Inner City, Manitoba, poverty, social exclusion Tags: Lynne Fernandez, Manitoba, Sarah Cooper
Last Updated: February 28, 2017
New Video! Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges
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On October 13, 2012 an intergenerational learning and youth exchange took place at Circle of Life Thunderbird House in Winnipeg. In attendance were four elders and 30 students from Community Education Development Association’s (CEDA) Pathways to Education program, …
Category: Aboriginal issues, CCPA-MB Reports, education, inequality, Inner City, poverty, social exclusion, Winnipeg, youth Tags: Winnipeg
Last Updated: February 28, 2017
Migrant Voices: Stories of Agricultural Migrant Workers in Manitoba
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PDF version For a copy of the full report, click here. [Ed. note: Yesterday the Province of Manitoba announced that it would extend health coverage to seasonal agricultural workers.] by Jodi Read, Sarah Zell and Lynne Fernandez Each …
Category: CCPA-MB Reports, Employment, farming, food security, immigration, labour market, Manitoba, newcomers, social exclusion, WorkLife Tags: Jodi Read, Lynne Fernandez, Manitoba, Rural, Sarah Zell
Last Updated: February 16, 2017
Housing Housing Everywhere: One way to make some of it affordable
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PDF version by Sarah Cooper The Province of Manitoba recently introduced a bill that would allow municipalities in Manitoba to encourage or require new developments to include affordable housing. This step will hopefully lead to a wider range …
Category: city planning, Fast Facts, housing, Manitoba, social exclusion Tags: Manitoba, Sarah Cooper
Last Updated: February 16, 2017
The Tragedy of Phoenix Sinclair
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PDF version by Jim Silver Media coverage of the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry has been quite thorough and often insightful. However, the bulk of the media coverage is missing the defining feature of the story. When that defining feature …
Category: Aboriginal issues, colonialism, Crime, education, Employment, Fast Facts, Government of Canada, inequality, Inner City, Manitoba, media, poverty, social exclusion, Winnipeg Tags: Jim Silver, Manitoba, Winnipeg
Last Updated: February 28, 2017
National Housing Day: Still waiting for a plan
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PDF version by Shauna MacKinnon November 22nd is National Housing Day in Canada. Canada is the only country in the G8 that does not have a national housing strategy. There have been many attempts to rectify this in …
Category: economic well-being, Fast Facts, Government of Canada, housing, inequality, Manitoba, social exclusion Tags: Manitoba, Shauna MacKinnon
Posted: October 26, 2012
Keeping them at bay: Practices of municipal exclusion
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PDF version Full report by Ian Skelton Control over the use of land is politically charged, and has frequently led to cases of unfair treatment in the courts and human rights tribunals. Rulings have found that many cities …
Category: CCPA-MB Reports, city planning, Fast Facts, housing, inequality, social exclusion
Posted: September 26, 2012
Random acts of kindness will not solve inequality
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PDF version By Lynne Fernandez It’s noteworthy how much media attention Mr. Doubledee’s random act of kindness is receiving. He and Mayor Katz were in New York this Saturday to appear on CBS TV. Doubledee, a Winnipeg Transit …
Category: economic well-being, Fast Facts, housing, inequality, neoliberalism, poverty, social exclusion
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