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Fast Facts: Why Manitoba Needs a Seniors Advocate
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 23, 2020 COVID-19 has exposed some of the most systemically deficient aspects of Canadian society, including unjust…
Fast Facts: Under Cover of Covid, Beware Bill 44
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 22, 2020 On April 15th, after the province went into lockdown, the Conservatives tried to pass Bill…
Social Impact Bonds and the Financing of Child Welfare Revisited
Download 674.03 KB20 pages Social Impact Bonds are being used by governments to fund important initiatives to unify families and prevent child apprehensions. This paper…
Fast Facts: Towards restarting disability supports in Manitoba in the COVID-19 Era
On March 18, Day Support Programs providing supports to persons with intellectual disabilities went in to critical service mode. The move to critical services meant…
Fast Facts: Canadian Premium Sand Barges Ahead With New Plan
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 12, 2020 During the height of the global pandemic Canadian Premium Sand (CPS) released its plan B…
Dr. Jim Silver recipient of 2020 IPAC Manitoba LG Award
The Manitoba office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives congratulates Dr. Jim Silver as the recipient of the 2020 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public…
Fast Facts: Losing the Plot in Manitoba: COVID-19 & Public Spending
One of the few silver linings in the monstrous shadow cast by COVID-19 has been the forced contemplation of the kind of society we would…
Fast Facts: COVID-19 & Health Care
Austerity will do more harm than good As Manitoba re-opens, COVID-19 remains a pressing public health threat—one that will continue to require governments of all…
Work Life: Winnipeg Transit Drivers
The Abandoned Heroes Included on any list of COVID-19 heroes must be public transit drivers. Yet their workplaces are not safe from COVID-19. In the…
Fast Facts: Charitable Organizations vital for economic and social health
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 21, 2020 Often referred to as the ‘third sector’ (along with business and government), charitable organizations play…
Fast Facts: “Wash hands frequently” and “Self-isolate” akin to “let them eat cake” in First Nations with Overcrowded Homes lacking Piped Water
First Nation reserves without adequate water, housing and health infrastructure are in triple jeopardy in Canada. People living on First Nations are now facing the…
COVID-19, First Nations and Poor Housing
Download 1006.71 KB20 pages Emergency measures are deemed universally necessary to prevent the transmission and control of COVID-19. Around the world, people are asked to:…
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