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Last Updated: May 18, 2021

Speaking UP 2021

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Join us for a series of online events on the second Thursday of each month from 7 pm – 8:15 pm on Zoom. Read more for details on each event and click on blue dates to register!

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Posted: December 3, 2020

Living Wage for Manitoba 2020

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Living Wage for Manitoba Update 2020 – Summary

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Posted: March 3, 2020

Manitoba’s Losing its Edge: It’s time to Reject Austerity

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By Jesse Hajer First published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 3, 2020

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Posted: September 30, 2019

Austerity, round two

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By Jesse Hajer

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Last Updated: September 9, 2019

UNSPUN 2019: Taxes and Deficit in Manitoba

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By Jesse Hajer

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Posted: August 26, 2019

Increasing Benefits for Low-income Manitoba Renters Through Rent Assist

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By Josh Brandon and Jesse Hajer

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Last Updated: January 30, 2019

Social Impact Bonds: A Costly Innovation

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by Jesse Hajer Social Impact Bonds or ‘SIBs’ are a relatively new mechanism for governments to fund social services, but since being introduced they have been controversial, due to higher costs and payments to private investors. Despite funding …

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Last Updated: November 8, 2017

Will SIB’s Deliver Less for More in Manitoba?

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By Jesse Hajer On Wednesday October 18th, the Province of Manitoba announced that it had hired the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing to design a “made-in-Manitoba” Social Impact Bond strategy. Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are a relatively new …

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Last Updated: November 6, 2017

Freeze to Squeeze

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First published by CBC Manitoba online Saturday Oct. 29 By Jesse Hajer and Zac Saltis Governments have often turned to investments in higher education to generate hope and opportunity for young people and others seeking better jobs and …

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