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A modest proposal
Canadian cities have been straining under the weight of greater demand for improved and accessible public services—coupled with less support from senior levels of government…
Halifax Regional Municipality needs to fully implement a living wage policy
Time for a Giant Leap Forward for Workers’ Wages in Nova Scotia
AFB 2024: Infrastructure, cities and transit
Alternative Federal Budget: what the federal government could achieve on Infrastructure, cities and transit
Filling Data Gaps in the Nova Scotia Housing Crisis
As it stands, the province relies on small non-profits for data collection—we need more to address the crisis.
Toronto’s new mayor’s $1 billion problem
Toronto’s new progressive mayor Olivia Chow will be facing an immediate $1 billion deficit—and there’s no simple solution.
Quebec is proposing to gut tenants’ rights with a new law
Bill 31 would remove some significant rights from tenants, and hand over more discretionary power to landlords
Reversing privatizations, and fortunes, in Mexico and Honduras
Mining and land reforms draw both corporate flack and international calls for investment treaty termination
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…
Saskatchewan politicians love meaningless words
It’s hard to interpret recent political announcements as anything other than deceptive
A dangerous path: Police use of DNA phenotyping raises ethical red flags
What happened is a symptom of a much larger problem. In an attempt to keep up with high-tech innovation, police worldwide are increasingly buying, with…
Understanding Inclusive Infrastructure Investment in Canada
The case for embedding inclusion in all infrastructure planning, from start to finish.
Winnipeg at a Crossroads
Alternative Municipal Budget 2022 Download 3.65 MB150 pages The 2022 Winnipeg Alternative Municipal Budget is a community effort co-written by 27 authors from 18 community…
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