POLICY FIX
A blog for progressive Canadians by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba Office
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Investing in us
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 3, 2024 September 8, is International Literacy Day. Regrettably, few people know this. Literacy is a subject largely hidden from public view, even though a decade ago 192,000 Manitobans aged …
Political pragmatism vs. poverty reduction
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 22, 2024 JOSH BRANDON IN its first budget, the NDP has adhered closely to the pragmatic instincts that won them last fall’s election. The budget includes investments in health care, …
Take aim at inequality
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press Saturday October 21, 2023
Fix social conditions, fix crime
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press Sept 15, 2023
Fast Facts: Jim Silver has built a remarkable career as an academic, author, and activist
By Elizabeth Comack and Wayne Antony,
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 …
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