POLICY FIX
A blog for progressive Canadians by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba Office
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Meeting the housing needs of Aboriginal people moving to Winnipeg
Winnipeg is home to Canada’s largest Aboriginal population. Aboriginal people, however, are among the most likely to experience homelessness and are also over-represented in housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or in poor condition. Finding housing has become a …
Aboriginal people moving to the city need supports
New report suggests policy fixes, garners huge community support The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) launched its report, Moving to the City: Housing and Aboriginal Migration to Winnipeg before a packed room at the Circle of Life …
News release: Report outlines housing struggles among Aboriginal population
Winnipeg, MB – Dec 8, 2014 Report launch: Moving to the City: Housing and Aboriginal Migration to Winnipeg Tuesday December 9 11:30 am refreshments 12:00 pm report launch Circle of Life Thunderbird House – 715 Main St.
Report launch – Moving to the City: Housing and Aboriginal Migration to Winnipeg
A Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba report by Josh Brandon and Evelyn Peters
About the divide: It’s complicated
By Shauna MacKinnon Winnipeg’s divide is far more complex than Bartley Kives suggests in his article “High hopes for first indigenous Winnipeg mayor” (Winnipeg Free Press Saturday October 25). Having a self-identified Métis mayor will undoubtedly dispel many …
Beer Bottles to Books: Remaking Merchants Corner
By Jim Silver Young North End activists hailed it as the latest example of “North End Rising.” That was the response when Premier Selinger announced on June 24 that the Provincial Government is investing more than $9 million …
Decolonizing the Inner City: a look at Youth For Christ
By Molly McCracken, director, CCPA-MB Youth For Christ is an evangelical Christian organization whose “Centre for Youth Excellence” received public funding based on a business plan that promised to meet the needs of local Aboriginal youth. The public …
Government responds to calls to increase EIA shelter allowance
By Molly McCracken This past weekend, Theresa Oswald, Minister of Jobs and the Economy, said she agreed with a long-standing anti-poverty goal. “We agree that 75 percent as a target is the right goal”. The provincial government has …
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