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What we are looking for at the 2023/24 Manitoba Budget speech
March 7, 2023 For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One Territory): CCPA Senior Researcher and Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues Niall Harney and CCPA Manitoba…
The Manitoba government’s Homeless Strategy’s goals are worryingly modest when compared to what past governments have done
The Manitoba government’s recently released Homelessness Strategy amounts to a belated recognition that to relieve the shortage of affordable housing that blunts and blights the…
Response to True North Real Estate purchase option for Portage Place Mall
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. WINNIPEG/TREATY ONE–True North Real Estate purchase option goes against the community vision for Portage Place land…
Increasing permanent residency for migrants strengthens labour power
Working conditions are about power—and permanent status allows workers to exert it.
Submission to the government of Canada’s consultation on a possible Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement
Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanisms are discredited. No new trade deal should include them. Download 111.59 KB8 pages In early 2023, the federal government held a…
Ontario: Brutal underfunding punishes health and education
The government of Ontario is deliberately starving public services.
Over 125 organizations and advocates demand BC enact pay equity legislation
READ THE OPEN LETTER. VANCOUVER, UNCEDED XʷMƏΘKʷƏY̓ƏM (MUSQUEAM), SḴWX̱WÚ7MESH (SQUAMISH) AND SƏLILWƏTAɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) HOMELANDS – A coalition of more than 125 leading BC organizations, academics, and…
Manitoba Government Ignores Evidence For Supervised Consumption Sites
For years, Manitoba’s network of community organizations and public health and harm reduction experts have made the case for the introduction of supervised consumption sites…
The Shock Doctrine in Manitoba during COVID-19
How the Provincial Government Pushed Privatization and Weakened Democracy During COVID-19 Download 539.93 KB27 pages The Shock Doctrine occurs when neoliberal and undemocratic agendas are…
Canada’s cosy relationship with the pharmaceutical industry has a long history
News of government cooperation with the industry isn’t a surprise; it’s been going on for decades.
Income inequality: One of the great challenges of our times
Income inequality isn’t just about salaries—it’s a pervasive problem with dire implications on a range of social issues, from health to the environment to education.
Closing the electoral gap: Canada’s glacial march towards gender equality
Canada has made significant progress on gender parity among elected officials, but there is still a long way to go.
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