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UNSPUN: Home care in Manitoba best kept public
UNSPUN is the 2016 provincial election commentary series from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba Manitoba’s Home Care program was launched in 1974 under…
Our Schools/Our Selves: Winter 2016
Oral History Education, Political Engagement, and Youth The Winter 2016 issue of Our Schools/Our Selves offers a thoughtful and multifaceted collection on the subject of…
Major Complications
The TPP and Canadian Health Care Download 667.69 KB 30 pages This study examines the effects of the TPP on the Canadian public health care…
Involuntary Medication
The Possible Effects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on the Cost and Regulation of Medicine in Canada Download 471.25 KB22 pages This study examines the possible…
Trans-Pacific Partnership hides significant health costs, according to two new studies
OTTAWA – As Canada prepares to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in New Zealand this week, two new studies from the Canadian Centre for Policy…
The Next Step
Literacy Programming in Manitoba Download 342.69 KB20 pages Economists have estimated that low literacy levels cost the Canadian economy billions of dollars annually (Gulati 2013;…
Fast Facts: No Jesuit School in Winnipeg’s North End
The Catholic Church ran more than half of Canada’s residential schools. In these schools they immersed Indigenous children and youth in Catholic culture. The effect…
The Political Economy of Culturally Appropriate Foods in Winnipeg
A Case of Refugee Path Immigrants (RPI’s) Download 1 MB 52 pages Culture, acquired taste and past experience shape people’s food preferences (Adekunle et.al, 2010,…
Fast Facts: Mothering Project – Effective prevention with vulnerable families
“The root causes of neglect—including poverty, poor housing, food insecurity, and substance abuse—lie beyond the scope of the child welfare system to resolve. But a…
Fast Facts: Lived Experience and Perspectives: Women, Mental Health and Housing in Winnipeg
Supportive Housing is an important model on the housing continuum and a positive choice for many people living with mental illness. Whether it is because…
Infographie: frais de garde d’enfants, 2015
Ils grandissent si vite Les coûts élevés des services de garde dans de nombreuses villes constituent, entre autres, un problème majeur. Notre rapport récent examine…
They Go Up So Fast
2015 Child Care Fees in Canadian Cities Download 832.74 KB 40 pages The study reveals the most and least expensive cities for child care in…
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