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Fast Facts: Don’t Cut Neighourhoods Alive!
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Dec 12, 2016 The provincial government has halted funding for Neighbourhoods Alive! This is a serious mistake. Neighbourhoods…
Work Life: Portage la Prairie P3 decision fails public interest test
Pursuant to new provincial and federal effluent guidelines, the City of Portage la Prairie is required to upgrade its wastewater facilities, known as the Water…
Canada’s Sexual Assault Problem
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Unequal partners: Power, profit and the public interest in P3s
Here we are again reviewing the evidence that private business can deliver essential public services and infrastructure at less cost and with better results than…
Do Calgary and Edmonton need more power and resources?
In October, the Government of Alberta held public consultations to garner public input on changes to the Municipal Government Act. These changes could result in…
Selling Off Toronto Hydro
Private Sector Gain, Consumer Pain Download 483.52 KB16 pages A proposal to partially sell off a long held public asset, Toronto Hydro, could turn the…
Let’s try to preserve the clarity of English composition
Of all the arts in which the wise excel, Nature’s chief masterpiece is writing well.—Anonymous.
Federal Infrastructure Bank loans will come at a higher cost
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Popping the hood on Airbnb’s Toronto report: does it add up?
Number of units/listings Number of listings as a per cent of total rental units Number of listings as a per cent of total housing…
Fast Facts: Proposed City Development Fee Long Overdue
Winnipeg City Council is currently considering a development fee to ensure that suburban growth in our city pays its fair share of city-wide infrastructure needs.…
Work Life: Cities and Civic Workers
The Union Role in Building Better Cities Book Review Although Carlo Fanelli’s book Megacity Malaise: Neoliberalism, Public Services and Labour in Toronto is not about…
Nobody’s Business
Airbnb in Toronto Download 986.34 KB24 pages “Sharing economy” giants such as Airbnb — a multinational online short-term rental “home sharing” platform — have grown…
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