POLICY FIX
A blog for progressive Canadians by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba Office
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Budget 2023 hands down large tax cuts on the back of increased federal transfers
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One Territory): We are disappointed to see the provincial government prioritize large tax cuts in its 2023/24 budget at a moment when our provincial health care system and other social services are struggling …
Manitobans want to maintain education property taxes to pay for public education
January 20, 2023 For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): Manitobans want the provincial government to keep the money earmarked for the Education Property Tax Rebate and spend it on public services instead, finds a Probe Research poll.
Minimum Wage increase in Manitoba
Niall Harney’s presentation in response to Bill 4, The Minimum Wage Adjustment Act,2022.
Work Life: A Roadmap for Adult Education in Manitoba
By Jim Silver Manitoba is awash with problems. Many have been allowed to grow for decades. There is no quick fix. However, one part of a longer-term solution—and governments really must begin to think longer term—is an enhanced …
Tribute to Journalist Frances Russell
By Doug Smith Before there was a CCPA-Manitoba, there was Frances Russell. Her journalistic career started in the 1960s and took her to Ottawa, Toronto, and Victoria. But in the mid-1970s, she returned to Winnipeg and began to …
Manitoba fails to adequately raise Minimum Wage
August 18, 2022 For Immediate Release (Winnipeg): The Manitoba government’s minimum wage announcement today will not cover the massive cost of living increases low-income workers face in 2022.
Work Life: Cost of wage-freeze effort becoming apparent
By Niall Harney and Julie Guard
Provincial budget is a missed opportunity
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 4, 2002 By Niall Harney
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