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Fast Facts: Manitoba Hydro – the Long View
US Democrat Bernie Sanders recently put forward a proposal to nationalize US electricity utilities. He sees nationalization of electricity production as a way to ensure…
Manitoba Hydro – The Long View
Download 3.24 MB 44 pages Manitoba Hydro has a long history of development and innovation, combined with political controversy and, in the case of First…
Work Life: MB Liquor Between Rock and Hard Place
The issuance of mandate letters to provincial crown corporations has put management and staff on notice, warning that “the old way of doing things” is…
Fast Facts: The Big Squeeze between City and Provincial Budgets
The Big Squeeze The City of Winnipeg budget is always affected by the provincial budget, but this year Mayor Bowman did his best to reverse…
Work Life: Hard lessons from Europe’s austerity agenda
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press February 19, 2019 It’s been obvious since his election that Premier Pallister is committed to austerity. His government…
The right to the city as a foundation for social justice
The right to the city comes out of critical theory, a branch of intellectual thought originating in the early 20th century at the University of Frankfurt.…
Work Life: State of the Manitoba Economy
Assessing the Real Challenges First published in the Winnipeg Free Press December 18, 2018 As reported in the Free Press, Brian Pallister is “fixing the…
Fast Facts: The Beginning of the End for Manitoba Hydro?
A version of this first appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press October 26, 2018 An October 18th provincial news release advises that former BC Premier…
Fast Facts: Municipalities must prepare for climate change
First published in the Winnipeg Sun September 8, 2018 In response to Jonathan Alward’s piece on municipal overspending, small business owners are not the only…
Work Life: Everyone benefits everyone pays
It’s becoming difficult to keep up with the alarming developments unfolding in the US. But one in particular should be of great concern to Canadian…
Fast Facts: Imagine a Winnipeg…
Winnipeg cannot control broader macro pressures such as climate change or a stagnant global economy, but it can prepare for the changes that are coming.…
Imagine a Winnipeg…
Alternative Municipal Budget 2018 Download 11.37 MB100 pages Imagine a Winnipeg… Alternative Municipal Budget, Winnipeg 2018 is a community effort that dares to imagine a…
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