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Posted: February 11, 2020

The Great Transformation: Social Housing in Manitoba

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By Doug Smith

Category: housing, Manitoba, Right to Housing, Winnipeg Tags:

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Posted: January 23, 2020

Time is Now for 2020 Vision: Need Manitoba Climate & Social Action Budget

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Category: Aboriginal issues, activism, agriculture, budgets, city planning, climate change, colonialism, debt, Deficit, economic well-being, economy, Employment, environment, Fast Facts, Harm Reduction, housing, immigration, Incarceration, Income Equality, inequality, Inner City, Labour, Manitoba, Mental Health, poverty, privatization, public sector, Role of Government, social exclusion, sustainability, taxes, Winnipeg Tags: ,

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Posted: January 9, 2020

Taking Stock of Manitoba’s Social Housing Plan

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Category: housing, Manitoba, Manitoba Research Alliance, Rent Assist, Urban Development, Winnipeg Tags: ,

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Last Updated: December 12, 2019

Ellen Smirl Public Works Presentation November 28, 2019

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Category: Committee Presentations, inequality, public sector, social exclusion, transportation, Winnipeg

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Last Updated: December 12, 2019

Lynne Fernandez Executive Policy Committee presentation November 28, 2019

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Category: budgets, city planning, Committee Presentations, Indigenous, inequality, infrastructure, Inner City, parks and recreation, taxes, Winnipeg Tags: ,

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Last Updated: December 12, 2019

Transportation Equity & the Low Income Bus Pass

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Presentation to the City of Winnipeg Council

Category: climate change, Disability, economic well-being, environment, inequality, infrastructure, poverty, transportation, Uncategorized, Winnipeg Tags:

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Last Updated: January 30, 2019

Valuing the Voice of People Living with Disabilities in Manitoba

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By Carlos Sosa Recently the Manitoba Government made a decision to reject a core funding application from the Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities (MLPD) for the 2018-19 fiscal year. It can be very difficult for an organization …

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Category: Disability, economic well-being, Employment, health, Income Equality, poverty, Seniors, social exclusion, Winnipeg Tags: ,

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Last Updated: January 30, 2019

The Deep Roots of the Meth Crisis

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By Jim Silver First published in the Winnipeg Free Press December 19, 2018 Winnipeg’s meth crisis continues to skyrocket. I think a case can be made that in large part, the meth problem is a reflection of a …

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Category: Income Equality, Manitoba, Meth, social exclusion, Winnipeg Tags: ,

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Posted: October 23, 2018

How to make a low income bus pass work

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By Ellen Smirl A year after announcing a 25-cent a trip fare increase, mayoral candidate Brian Bowman has promised to create a low-income transit pass if he is re-elected mayor on October 24th. This is great news because …

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Category: budgets, city planning, environment, Income Equality, inequality, infrastructure, newcomers, poverty, transportation, Winnipeg Tags: ,

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Last Updated: October 3, 2018

Drop the Stereotypes and deal with the real problem

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By Jim Silver First published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 28, 2018 In August the Free Press published an article (Safety complaints at Lord Selkirk Park, Aug. 24, 2018) that painted a very negative picture of Lord …

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Category: housing, Inner City, North End Winnipeg, Winnipeg Tags: ,

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