Manitoba Office Updates

What happens when National attention to given to an emergency refugee issue?  New Report
January 31, 2017 | Manitoba Office
Report proves that proper supports for newcomers is transformative.  Read The IRCOM Model:  Housing and Wrap around Supports for Newcomers in Winnipeg.
November 22, 2016 | Manitoba Office
When thinking about the possible talks in Manitoba about privatization - and in particular liquor regulation, Greg Flanagan lays out the risks associated with privatization of liquor and why Manitoba...
October 11, 2016 | Manitoba Office
What's happening in Manitoba's northern economy?  The recent changes in Churchill and The Pas raise questions about how to proceed into the future with jobs in the North.  
October 11, 2016 | Manitoba Office
Pipeline issues continue to bubble up.  What's at stake for Manitoba? 
October 11, 2016 | Manitoba Office
Jess Klassen recently completed a report on the WestEnd Commons - a Winnipeg inner-city social housing initiative of note:  Social Housing with Supports:  The case of WestEnd Commons
July 13, 2016 | Manitoba Office
Read how six social enterprises in Manitoba with 194 workers, create pride through decent work in this new study.
May 26, 2016 | Manitoba Office
The April 8th presentation was recorded by CBC Ideas and aired on May 10th. Listen here. Read the full text of Naomi Klein’s speech from April 8th, 2016.  In her first visit to Winnipeg since 1999,...
May 10, 2016 | Manitoba Office
If you're concerned about poverty, housing, childcare, pensions, jobs, and want to vote with information you can trust, the E-Book will help you gain clarity. 
April 14, 2016 | Manitoba Office
By 2013 the Conservative government had cut overall federal taxes and other revenues to the lowest rate seen in more than 70 years.  Valuable services such as those provided by the Canadian Food...
February 24, 2016 | Manitoba Office
A new report from the Errol Black Chair in Labour issues examines how investing in Social Enterprises can reduce green house gases. Read full report.
January 13, 2016 | Manitoba Office
The State of the Inner City Report 2015 - Drawing on our strengths highlights the gains and the persistent issues that keep the community working for change.  See our Fast Facts for a brief summary...
December 15, 2015 | Manitoba Office
Crime rates in Canada have been steadily declining for more than a decade, yet prison populations have been increasing in recent years. Commentators have attributed this disconnection between...
September 30, 2015 | Manitoba Office
Lynne Fernandez walks us through the reasons why a Living Wage makes way more sense over the minimum wage as an employment standard.  
February 4, 2015 | Manitoba Office
One hundred and fourty five people filled a local North End Winnipeg recreation centre to here the communities collective vision on how to reduce poverty in Manitoba.  Kirsten Bernas worked with...
January 30, 2015 | Manitoba Office