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Fast Facts: Responding to the Fentanyl crisis
Constructing better drug policy in Manitoba First published on CBC online Dec 3, 2016 Increasing tragic deaths from Fentanyl are raising calls to deal with…
Fast Facts: Manitoba’s 2016 Speech from the Throne
Austerity Darkens Manitoba’s Door A version of this was first published in the Winnipeg Free Press Friday November 25, 2016 If the new provincial…
The IRCOM Model
Housing and Wrap-Around Supports for Newcomers in Winnipeg Download 866.01 KB28 pages The successful settlement and integration of immigrants and refugees is a multifaceted, complex,…
Aboriginal Homelessness in Flin Flon Manitoba
Download 617.24 KB24 pages While it is widely recognized that Aboriginal people are over-represented in the urban homeless population, most research has focused on Aboriginal…
Fast Facts: Newcomer Families
The role of housing and wrap around supports in Winnipeg As housing advocates across the country recognize National Housing Day on November 22nd, we must…
Energy East: Taking Manitoba in the Wrong Direction
Energy East: Taking Manitoba in the Wrong Direction Industry-funded reports on the so-called benefits of the Energy East pipeline do not take into account the…
Towards a Family-Friendly Immigration System
Refugees and Family Reunification Recently, the Federal Liberal Government announced immigration targets for 2017. The total target for all immigrant classes remained stable at 300,000,…
Fast Facts: Community looking for action plan from province on poverty
When Lieutenant Governor Janice Filmon delivers the throne speech on November 21, a plan for poverty reduction should top the government’s priority list. The Province…
Manitoba tax changes need to target wealthy to reduce poverty
Basic Personal Exemption (BPE) increases are being brought in by the new provincial government under the auspices of reducing poverty. The BPE is the floor…
Work Life: Honouring Ellen Olfert, founder of SAFE Workers of Tomorrow
Honouring Ellen Olfert, founder of SAFE Workers of Tomorrow In 1995, 19 year old Stephen Nicholson was on the job site working in a paint…
Work Life: U of M labour showdown
A new sheriff in town On October 28th, an unusual joint statement was released by the University of Manitoba (U of M) administration and the…
Fast Facts: Private Long Term Care & Home Care Zombies
UBC economist Robert Evans calls user fees in health care zombies, a policy option that keeps surfacing despite being killed over and over again by…
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