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Fast Facts: Federal housing strategy key to improving child welfare
Before the findings of the Hughes Commission report on the death of Phoenix Sinclair have been lost and forgotten and before the next child dies needlessly, we must all be…
Fast Facts: Government responds to calls to increase EIA shelter allowance
This past weekend, Theresa Oswald, Minister of Jobs and the Economy said she agreed with a long-standing anti-poverty goal. “We agree that 75 percent as a target is the right…
Fast Facts: Community Development Manitoba – style
For fashion trends the world looks to Milan; Copenhagen has become synonymous with urban planning; but for community development, Manitoba is increasingly the source for inspiration and cutting edge policy….
Fast Facts: Honouring the memory of Phoenix Sinclair
Our collective responsibility “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,…
Fast Facts: Missing the mark – how the current financial assistance system is failing to improve the accessibility of post-secondary education
It’s no surprise that students today are feeling the pinch. The cost of tuition and ancillary fees, costs of living, and textbooks all increase year after year but we aren’t…
Fast Facts: Protestors, Rights and Social Justice
Much critical commentary has been directed at Aboriginal students and others who disrupted a recent talk by Phil Fontaine. I would like to offer a response that is different, but…
Fast Facts: Hope for a New Year
Four actions in 2014 A new year brings hope and the possibility for a healthier, happier and more just province for all Manitobans. As the holiday season draws to a…
Fast Facts: Teenaged photojournalists document the inner city
Sixteen youth from North and West End Winnipeg were given an important assignment: tell the stories of their neighbourhoods to the rest of Winnipeg. The results are insightful and compelling;…
Fast Facts: It’s Time to Change the Budget Channel
The City of Winnipeg has released its proposed operational and capital budgets for 2014. As in previous years, it is hard to see the vision in this budget or the…
Fast Facts: Rite of Passage
Graduating from high school is a rite of passage, but for students at risk, high school can be an oppressive and intimidating place. Programs like the Gordon Bell Senior Off…
Fast Facts: The Education Property Tax Rebate
Do we seniors really need it? This commentary was also published in the Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 17, 2013. The opposition’s unproductive filibuster of the provincial 2013 budget increase…
Fast Facts: Manitoba Needs a Public Childcare System
On September 19, Manitoba launched an on-line consultation on the province’s next multi-year plan for childcare. Since 2002, Manitoba has had two five-year plans, each of which made incremental changes….
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