Manitoba Needs Programs like BUILD

A version of this article was published in the Winnipeg Free Press January 11, 2022

Manitoba refuses to lower child care fees

November 30, 2022For Immediate Release (Winnipeg): Across Canada, parents see their childcare fees drop. Butthis is not happening in Manitoba. More than a year after the Manitoba government signedonto the federal government’s national child care agreement, families in …

Stop the Education Property Tax Cut until We Have a Better Plan. 

Lions Place Housing Crisis: What the Manitoba Government can and must do

By Shauna McKinnon

MB “Family Affordability Package” inadequate to deal with the rising cost of living – CCPA MB Response 

August 31, 2022  For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One) – The Manitoba government’s announcement today is insufficient to address the impacts of inflation on Manitoba families.  Families with children: It is regressive for public funds to provide a …

A Living Wage for Winnipeg is $18.34/ hour, Brandon $15.66/hour, Thompson $16.25/hour: Report

August 25, 2022 Winnipeg, Treaty One Territory – The Manitoba Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calculates that a family of four, with two working parents, would require a wage of $18.34/ hour in Winnipeg, $15.66/ …

Low-cost housing in Winnipeg

Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 27, 2022 By Shauna MacKinnon

Zuken Nominations

Cosmetic Pesticide Ban needs to continue

By Anne Lindsey

WAR IN UKRAINE PROVIDES SOBER REMINDERS FOR CANADA’S ENERGY POLICIES