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Fast Facts: Ending Poverty, Our Collective Responsibility: 2019 Manitoba Throne Speech
Yesterday, Manitoba released its Speech from the Throne – the provincial government’s plan for the next couple of months while they’re in…
Platform Crunch: Eradicating Poverty
What a difference a few years make. Tackling poverty and inequality were key themes in the 2015 election. This year, they have…
Child poverty by federal ridings in Canada
There is room to set more ambitious goals on an accelerated timeline.
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…
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…
Fast Facts: Increasing Benefits for Low-income Manitoba Renters through Rent Assist
“Can you find a home for $285?? This is what a single person gets on EIA (welfare). I think not!!!”. This was…
Towards Justice
Tackling Indigenous Child Poverty in Canada Download 1011.76 KB25 pages This report provides the third installment in a series of papers that…
Status First Nations child poverty rates deplorably high: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Almost half of status First Nations children live in poverty—by far the highest rate of…
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…
A poverty of ambition: Saskatchewan’s climate resilience report
First, the good news. The release of the government’s first climate resilience report finally gives the Saskatchewan public a series of goals and targets…
What is happening to public education in Manitoba?
School trustees are consulting with parents and stakeholders for this upcoming year’s school budgets while they seem to be under attack by…
Research for Communities: Green New Deal Needed in Canada Too
First it was 44 million, then 66 million and now 78 million tonnes of C02: every year Environment Canada increases the amount…