POLICY FIX
A blog for progressive Canadians by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba Office
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Our Stories Heard Around the World
You are invited to the Framework Agreement Signing Ceremony KIP International School and Winnipeg Partners May 6, 2013 Circle of Life Thunderbird House 715 Main Street, Winnipeg RSVP to ccpamb@policyalternatives.ca or call 204-927-3200
Shannon’s Story: Hope and Healing
PDF version by Shannon Buck and Jennifer Rattray On Saturday, April 13, 2013 women and men will come together to Move for Hope, a one hour workout to raise money for women’s shelters here in Manitoba. Shannon and …
Winnipeg and Manitoba Housing Statistics
Here are the updated housing statistics for Winnipeg and Manitoba. References are available at the bottom of the page. Compiled by Sarah Cooper. (Edited on March 19, 2013, to include updated MMRs For 2014 report go here) …
City no longer a player in poverty reduction: Winnipeg falls further behind other cities with proposed budget cuts
PDF version by Kirsten Bernas The City of Winnipeg’s preliminary operating budget (PDF) for 2013 cuts spending on poverty reduction, housing, and neighbourhood initiatives at a time when government leadership and resources are desperately needed to address economic …
2013 Preliminary Operating Budget Fails Tax Fairness Test
PDF version by Lynne Fernandez The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has been analysing the City’s operating budget for several years now. We fully understand the challenges council faces: lack of revenues; a series of federal governments that …
Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges
PDF version This year’s State of the Inner City report will be launched on December 12, 2012, at 11:30am at Thunderbird House. For more information, please see here. by Shauna MacKinnon The 2012 State of the Inner City …
State of the Inner City Report Launch
Join us for this year’s State of the Inner City report launch! December 12 at Circle of Life Thunderbird House, 715 Main St. Lunch at 11:30, presentation at 12:00. Please …
Tax Increment Financing and Social Enterprise: Promoting Equitable Community Revitalization in Winnipeg
PDF version by Erin Knight Currently, Manitoba is one of only two provinces in Canada that utilizes Tax Increment Financing (TIF) as a means for financing community revitalization projects in municipalities, although it has a long history of …
We All Lose When Racism Rears Its Ugly Head
by Lynne Fernandez News of the racist posters taped throughout downtown have outraged Winnipeggers, and rightly so. The hateful message these posters contained have no place in our society. Insidious and inherently violent, they inflict damage on more …
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