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Why Strong Manitoba School Boards Matter
Download 466.37 KB16 pages Notwithstanding discussions and concerns about recent provincial Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) test scores, or…
Work Life: MB Liquor Between Rock and Hard Place
The issuance of mandate letters to provincial crown corporations has put management and staff on notice, warning that “the old way of doing things” is…
Fast Facts: Paging Dr. Peachey – Health care reform off the rails
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 16, 2019 Healthcare watchdogs are talking about the return Dr. David Peachey to Manitoba. The re-emergence of…
Fast Facts: Cutting Access Program Funding bad for Manitoba
First published by CBC online May 11, 2019 Getting ahead is becoming virtually impossible for people in severe financial need who want to go back…
Fast Facts: Education review must focus on kids
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press on May 7, 2019 In January, Manitoba’s education minister Kelvin Goertzen announced the creation of a commission to…
Making Social Housing Friendly for Resettling Refugees
Download 871.6 KB 32 pages This work is an extension of a longer-term project that began in 2015, in which we partnered with Welcome Place,…
The Unique Social Housing needs of Resettling Refugees
War and persecution force refugees to leave behind all that they know to embark on new and challenging experiences of resettlement. In Winnipeg, they meet…
Meeting the Needs of Sexually Exploited Youth
Building on the Work of the Sexually Exploited Youth Community Coalition Download 893.86 KB 44 pages Meeting the Needs of Sexually Exploited Youth The Sexually…
The changing nature of social housing in Manitoba
What makes social housing ‘social’? In part, social housing is different from private-market housing because it intentionally provides low-cost housing for low-income households. But it…
Fast Facts: It is time to stop contracting Transit Plus out
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Friday April 12, 2019 For years, an open secret in Winnipeg has been the poor quality of service…
Failing Grade: Manitoba Poverty Reduction Strategy and Budget 2019
Download 326.39 KB 12 pages “I grew up poor. I appreciate the reality that many Manitobans face. It’s very difficult for many Manitobans right now.…
Fast Facts: Changes in practices needed, if we’re serious about reconciliation
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 10, 2019 Offer money to leaders in a cash-poor community to gain support for a resource extraction…
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