POLICY FIX
A blog for progressive Canadians by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba Office
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How to really help Manitoban families: Build a universal childcare system
By Susan Prentice Manitoba’s childcare system is staggering to meet the needs of parents and children, and recent signs give little confidence the new provincial government will respond effectively. Over a dozen community groups who are ready to …
Reconciliation Lives Here: The State of the Inner City Report 2016
Artwork by Kenneth Lavallee, Blanket Project Main and Logan 2016 By Niigaan Sinclair, Tamara Margaret Dicks, Timothy Maton, This year’s State of the Inner City Report tackles arguably the most important issue of our time: healing and reconciling …
Don’t cut Neighbourhoods Alive!
By Jim Silver The provincial government has halted funding for Neighbourhoods Alive! This is a serious mistake. Neighbourhoods Alive! (NA) is a provincial government program that funds community development initiatives in thirteen low-income urban areas in Manitoba, including …
Portage la Prairie P3 decision fails the public interest test
By Paul Moist Pursuant to new provincial and federal effluent guidelines, the City of Portage la Prairie is required to upgrade its wastewater facilities, known as the Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF). The new Public-Private Partnership (P3) project …
Responding to the Fentanyl crisis: Constructing better drug policy in Manitoba
First published on CBC online edition Dec 3, 2016 By Ellen Smirl Increasing tragic deaths from Fentanyl are raising calls to deal with this crisis. Evidence shows that controlling supply and criminalizing drug users does not address the …
Manitoba by the Numbers: Population
The first in a series Compiled by Micah Zerbe, CCPA MB Research Affiliate Population indicators 1,303,900 Manitoba’s population estimated by Statistics Canada as of January 1, 2016.[1] 16,200 The amount the Manitoba Bureau of Statistics estimates Statistics Canada …
62 Recommendations and the Legacy of Phoenix Sinclair
By Shauna MacKinnon “ the social and economic conditions that render children vulnerable to abuse and neglect are well beyond the scope of the child welfare system” (Hon. Ted Hughes, Commissioner, The Legacy of Phoenix Sinclair: Achieving the …
Manitoba’s 2016 Speech from the Throne: Austerity Darkens the Door
If the new provincial government had shown a certain amount of restraint up until now, it seemed much more willing to show its hand in Monday’s Throne Speech. A few strong messages emerged: public-sector workers are in for …
Aboriginal Homelessness in Flin Flon Manitoba
Report by Evelyn Peters and Shelly Craig While it is widely recognized that Aboriginal people are over-represented in the urban homeless population, most research has focused on Aboriginal homelessness in metropolitan areas. Very little attention has been paid …
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