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KPMG sends Manitoba Housing down a dead end
The Manitoba government is relying on KPMG consulting firm’s research to guide housing policy. A new report “KPMG sends Manitoba Housing down a dead end:…
KPMG sends Manitoba Housing down a dead end
Learning the Wrong Lessons from Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand Attachments KPMG Summary.pdf
Work Life: The October 7, 2020 Speech from the Throne
CCPA-MB response The five commitments made by the provincial government show that Manitobans can expect more austerity in the coming months. The five commitments are:…
Work Life: Waiting for the Brad Wall Inquiry Report
In October 2019 the provincial government announced that former Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall would take over as commissioner of an inquiry into Manitoba Hydro’s Bipole…
Manitoba Hydro and the Public Utilities Board
An Uncertain Future Download 494.35 KB 20 pages Manitoba Hydro and the Public Utilities Board: An Uncertain Future unpacks the approaches used by the Manitoba…
Progressive Pricing
Making Childcare More Affordable in Manitoba Download 805.58 KB 36 pages In this paper, we review Manitoba’s childcare funding, the provincial parent fee model, and…
Fast Facts: Forestry plan favours industry, not people
The way long-term, large-scale forest management planning is approved by the Pallister government is about to change. And not for the better, I might add.…
Fast Facts: Province must extend eviction moratorium
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 16, 2020 Thousands of low income renters in the private market impacted by COVID-19 could face eviction…
Fast Facts: Manitoba Minimum Wage workers in poverty, face precarious work – new report
A new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba office finds Manitoba’s $11.65 hourly minimum wage is insufficient to bring…
Surviving on Minimum Wage
Lived Experiences of Manitoba Workers & Policy Implications Download 1.01 MB 40 pages In 2001, CCPA-Manitoba published a report titled The Minimum Wage and a…
Widespread Testing for COVID-19 in Public Interest
Download 149.24 KB10 pages Mass testing for COVID-19 would allow communities and societies to reduce uncertainty, permitting appropriate, targeted, flexible policy across institutions and circumstances,…
Now is the time to protect public services
Last week was National Public Service Week. There usually isn’t a lot of fanfare, but there should be. All Canadians should be encouraged to recognize…
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