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2012 Winnipeg Preliminary Operating Budget goes Madly Off in All Directions
Unfortunately this year’s preliminary operating budget does not set a clear course that will help the city realize the goals stated in OurWinnipeg. Instead, it pits the private sector against the public, businesses against property owners, transit against …
Achieving Urban Intensification in Winnipeg
PDF version by Brendan Salakoh After two years of research and analysis, the City of Winnipeg has recently released its new official plan, Our Winnipeg. The 20-year growth strategy identifies several corridors and centres which (due to transit, location, …
Reducing Poverty Among the Single Non-Elderly Population of Manitoba
The CCPA-MB has released a four-page report, written by Harvey Stevens, that shows that the single non-elderly poor in Manitoba experience the greatest depth of poverty yet receive the lowest per capita net transfers of any low income …
Bill C-10: The Truth About Consequences
This report was produced with the collaboration of Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatwin, The Community Education Development Association, The Canadian CED Network, Maintain the Momentum and Make Poverty History Manitoba. For a copy of the full report, please click here. On September 20, 2011, a few months …
Report Release – Bill C-10: The Truth About Consequences
Thursday March 1, 2012 @ 1:30 The John Howard Society of Manitoba 3rd Floor, 583 Ellice Avenue. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Mb. and The John Howard Society of Manitoba, Inc. will release their report: Bill C-10: …
New CCPA report – Stranded in Suburbia
One of the biggest topics of conversations these days is the impact that the baby boomer generation will have on Canadian society as it turns 65. In Winnipeg, baby boomers live primarily in the suburbs. Suburbs are generally …
Francophone Immigrants and the Housing Crisis in Winnipeg
PDF version The full report is available here. Le rapport complet est disponible ici. by David Alper, Halimatou Ba, Mamadou Ka, and Bintou Sacko Many obstacles confront newcomers in their efforts to integrate into Canadian society. Their search for employment is …
State of the Inner City Report Launch
For a full copy of the State of the Inner City report, click here. Yesterday the CCPA-MB launched its seventh State of the Inner City report, entitled Neoliberalism: What a difference a theory makes. The report examines the policy context …
LAUNCH: 2011 State of the Inner City
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-MB invites you to join us for the release of the: 2011 State of the Inner City ReportNeo-Liberalism: What a Difference a Theory Makes Wednesday, December 14thCircle of Life Thunderbird House715 Main Street …
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