POLICY FIX
A blog for progressive Canadians by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba Office
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Clarity Sought in Federal Delay on Portage Place
By Portage Place Community Coalition
Red River College Decision Part of a Pattern of Bad Decision-Making
By Paul Moist and Jim Silver
UNSPUN 2019 Series: Housing and the Manitoba Election
By Kirsten Bernas and Sarah Cooper
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 …
Cutting Access Program funding is bad for Manitoba
By Christine Rossman First published by CBC Online May 11, 2019 Getting ahead is becoming virtually impossible for people in severe financial need who want to go back to school and turn their life around. Last year the …
Black Lives Matter in Canada, as well
By Robyn Maynard It is not too soon to express the view that the police killing of Machuar Madut, 43 year old father of three, living with mental health issues, and facing possible eviction – was unjustifiable and …
CCPA-MB is moving April 1, 2019
Notice of new address: April 1, 2019 The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba (CCPA-MB) is moving. Please make changes to your mailing/ contact info in your systems.Old address is: 205 – 765 Main St. Winnipeg, MB R2W …
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Indigenous Peoples and Unions in Canada
Jim Silver and Lynne Fernandez published this article in the International Center for Trade Union Rights Journal.
Poverty in the hometown of human rights
By Molly McCracken How is it that the home of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights is also home to high and rising poverty? Can income inequality be reversed? Learn more about Make Poverty History Manitoba’s request to …
Q & A: Minimum Wage & $15/h Wage in Manitoba
Who earns a minimum wage in Manitoba? What are the benefits to a $15 minimum wage in Manitoba? The benefits of gradually phasing in a $15 minimum wage would be far-reaching: The 5.4% of workers who earn minimum …
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