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Fast Facts: Manitoba Hydro – the Long View
US Democrat Bernie Sanders recently put forward a proposal to nationalize US electricity utilities. He sees nationalization of electricity production as a way to ensure…
Fast Facts: Austerity Round Two
Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives, led by Premier Brian Pallister, won the provincial election on September 10, albeit with a slightly smaller majority than they had going…
Supporting Vulnerable Tenants in Non-Profit Housing
Download 665.24 KB20 pages Social housing is home to many of our most vulnerable community members. Vulnerable populations are considered to be those who have…
Fast Facts: The sky will not fall with a higher minimum wage
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 23, 2019 September 10th’s election results were disappointing for progressive Manitobans who were looking for a decisive…
Fast Facts: Canadian Premium Sand Frac Sand Mining Project About to Hit a Financial Wall
There are important new developments regarding the proposed frac sand operation adjacent to Hollow Water First Nation on the east side of Lake Winnipeg that…
UNSPUN 2019: Meth, Harm Reduction spark debate this Manitoba Election
Recent attention to issues of addiction in Manitoba has shifted from concern over opioids to methamphetamine use. Questions about government response have remained a hot…
UNSPUN 2019: Access to Post-Secondary Education at Risk this Election
In 2019 students attending post-secondary in Manitoba will pay more in tuition then any year before. Over the past few years since the 2016 Provincial…
UNSPUN 2019: Taxes and Deficit in Manitoba
If there is one issue that has been front and centre in the agenda of the governing Manitoba Progressive Conservatives (PCs), it has been “fiscal…
UNSPUN 2019: What About the Environment?
When reading the newspaper or scrolling through our newsfeeds, it seems there is always another devastating story about the environment. The Amazon rainforest is on…
UNSPUN 2019: Green New Deal Not Reflected in Provincial Party Platforms – Yet
This Manitoba election is critical to climate action. United Nations science says we have to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 45% in…
UNSPUN 2019: Green New Deal Not Reflected in Provincial Party Platforms – Yet
This Manitoba election is critical to climate action. United Nations science says we have to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 45% in…
New report looks at value of publicly-owned Manitoba Hydro
For immediate release (Winnipeg): A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative’s (CCPA) Manitoba office: Manitoba Hydro, the Long View argues the publicly…
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