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Ian Hudson
A Made in Manitoba Crisis
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press July 15, 2023
Fast Facts: Winnipeg’s financial cupboard is bare
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press October 4, 2022 The cupboard looks pretty bare at the City of Winnipeg. The City’s Financial Report, released…
State of the City of Winnipeg’s Finances
Download 456.08 KB8 pages The City of Winnipeg’s financial problems preceded both COVID and the cuts under the current provincial government. The State of the…
Fast Facts: Capital interests – health and education in Manitoba during COVID
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press November 12, 2020 The Constitution of Canada identifies health care and education as primary responsibilities of provincial governments.…
Work Life: Rowing against the tide of history
Manitoba’s pandemic response could do lasting damage to Manitoba economy Previously published by CBC Manitoba Opinion April 25, 2020 Manitoba’s provincial government is keen to…
Provincial Support for CED in Manitoba
The Experience of CED Practitioners Download 756.92 KB 32 pages This is a study of the previous provincial government’s policy approach to Community Economic Development…
Manitoba Inequality Update
Low Income Families Left Behind Download 1.72 MB 23 pages There is growing recognition that income inequality has been increasing to undesirable levels in many…
Work Life: The $100 Million Question
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Friday July 14th, 2017 In March of 2017, the Premier claimed that for every one per cent…
Social Balance in Manitoba
In 1958, Ontario born, Harvard University Professor, John Kenneth Galbraith published The Affluent Society. Galbraith used the term “social balance” to describe the inter relationship…
Fast Facts: Looking critically at Harper Government’s economic record
The federal Conservative government has been making much of its economic record in recent weeks. Its campaign slogan, front and center on its website and…
Fostering Community Economic Development with Ethical Consumption
An Experiment Using Fair Trade Coffee Download 1.36 MB31 pages This paper aims to contribute to an exploration of whether ethical consumption (purchasing commodities that…
Tax Fairly, Spend Wisely
According to CBC news, 45% of Canadians wait until the last week before the deadline to file their tax returns. The mad pencil sharpening, digging…
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