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Concentration Matters
Farmland Inequality on the Prairies Download 1.29 MB32 pages On the Canadian prairies, small and medium-sized family farms are often portrayed as the primary food…
Fast Facts: Capital interests – health and education in Manitoba during COVID
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press November 12, 2020 The Constitution of Canada identifies health care and education as primary responsibilities of provincial governments.…
Fast Facts: Shirley Lord: Activist, Mentor and Organizer
A lot of important work gets done by extraordinary people who never appear in the spotlight. Such people might be fundraising for political candidates and…
Displacement, Housing and Homelessness in Northern Manitoba Communities
Download 1.43 MB64 pages The fact that Indigenous people are consistently overrepresented in homeless counts across Canada reflects the lack of attention to its causes,…
Fast Facts: Displacement, Housing and Homelessness in Northern Manitoba Communities
Poverty, overcrowded housing, high rates of homelessness, and systemic racism are just some of the underlying conditions causing communities in the northern region of Manitoba…
Work Life: Stella’s Strike – It’s About Fairness
The strike at Stella’s Restaurant on Sherbrook St. in Winnipeg places the verse of the old labour song, “Which side are you on,” before each…
Communities are Partners
Workers’ Occupational Health and Safety Rights with Newcomers Download 5.08 MB56 pages For the past 20 years, newcomer and migrant workers in Manitoba have learned…
Communities are Partners
Background Report This is a background companion report featuring a literature review of: Communities are Partners: Workers Occupational Health and Safety Rights with Newcomers by…
Fast Facts: One hell of a winter unless province steps up on EIA and housing
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press October 19, 2020 Can you imagine your grandma deciding that sleeping outside is safer than in a shelter?…
Indigenizing the Co-operative Model
Download 1.44 MB84 pages This paper explores how Indigenous cultures and the co-operative can be molded together to create a model that is reflective of…
Federal intervention crucial to review process
In late August, What The Frack Manitoba, along with Brokenhead Ojibway Nation and the Manitoba Metis Federation, submitted formal requests to the federal minister of…
Report Summary: Indigenizing the Co-operative Model
Indigenizing the Co-operative Model by James Thunder and Mark Intertas begins with a delineation of the diversity and complexity of Indigenous peoples and their distinct…
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