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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…
Why would a boom town need charity? Report examines inequities in Saskatchewan’s oil boom
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Regina — When we think of a “boom town,” we often imagine a formerly sleepy rural town suddenly…
A Prairie Patchwork
Reliance on oil industry philanthropy in Saskatchewan boom towns Download 849.68 KB24 pages When we think of a “boom town,” we often imagine a formerly…
Winnipeg Without Poverty
Calling on the City to Lead Download 4.14 MB60 pages This report, endorsed by more than 90 organizations, calls on Winnipeg’s Mayor to be a…
Getting Around Metro Vancouver
A closer look at mobility pricing and fairness Download 1.75 MB28 pages In Metro Vancouver, congestion-induced delays are the norm on the region’s roads and…
Winnipeg Free For All
Towards Democracy at City Hall Download 769.12 KB36 pages There is a power struggle going on at City Hall in Winnipeg that may open an…
How to regulate the rise of short-term rental platforms like Airbnb?
Download 179.17 KB13 pages Many Canadian cities are looking to regulate upstart online platform companies like Airbnb, which offer short-term rentals sometimes at the expense…
Fill a prescription or fill the gas tank? Affordability is a common concern for families across BC
Today, 11 communities across BC released their local living wage rates. A living wage is the hourly amount that two working parents with two young…
“Sharing economy” work in the GTA
It’s more than just a gig CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT. TORONTO – They are young and highly educated, but many “sharing economy” workers…
“Sharing economy” or on-demand service economy?
A survey of workers and consumers in the Greater Toronto Area Download 408.64 KB27 pages They are young and highly educated, but many “sharing economy”…
Uber No Solution for Winnipeg
Analysis of taxi and transport Conservative forces in the provincial legislature and at Winnipeg City Hall are combining to enable ride-sharing services such as Uber…
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