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Fast Facts: Hard Times Require Bold Action at City Hall
Income security programs in Manitoba and Canada are not keeping pace with the growing problem of poverty. Change is needed to ensure low income and…
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…
Manitoba Health Coalition on Budget 2022
Premier Heather Stefanson began her tenure with a promise to listen to Manitobans. Her predecessor, Brian Pallister, had become identified with the chaos in Manitoba’s…
Fast Facts: Budget 2022 doubles down on hostile approach to public sector workers, missing the opportunity for recovery
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 4, 2002 Premier Stefanson’s first budget misses a huge opportunity to repair Manitoba’s struggling public service. Rather…
Fast Facts: Low-cost rental housing in Winnipeg
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 27, 2022
Work Life: Cost of wage-freeze effort becoming apparent
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 8, 2022 The $19.3 million the court recently awarded to the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA)…
Fast Facts: Adult Education Creates Lasting Solutions
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 13, 2022
Fast Facts: Cosmetic Pesticide Ban needs to continue
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 7, 2022 Geese flying overhead. A warm sun. Puddles. For a winter-weary Manitoba, Spring is finally making…
Fast Facts: Russia’s War on Ukraine Provides Sober Reminders for Canada’s Energy Policies
Russia’s war on Ukraine reminds us of an important lens through which to consider Canada’s energy policies responding to climate change. Pressures to transition to…
Fast Facts: Manitoba Health Coalition Responds to Shared Health Report: “COVID-19 Health System Recovery Plan”
On March 15 – the day that the Government of Manitoba lifted all remaining public health measures including mask mandates, vaccine passports and isolation requirements…
Fast Facts: Low spending in Manitoba results in surplus during COVID-19 era
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 25, 2022 Recent projections of Manitoba’s finances find the province could be in a budgetary surplus by…
Fast Facts: Education Property Tax Cuts in Manitoba – Examining Bill 71
For decades, education in Manitoba has been funded by a mix of general provincial revenues and property taxes set by local school boards. In April…
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