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Fast Facts: Augmentation du salaire minimum
La Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI) et le Winnipeg Free Press (WFP) ont demandé dernièrement au gouvernement manitobain de renoncer à…
Federal environment spending dwarfed by rising defence budget
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A new report shows that Canada’s rising National Defence spending is $21.185 billion in 2009-2010,…
Beyond the crisis
Ten propositions for a resurgence of the progressive movement The Hon. Ed Broadbent was the lunchtime speaker at an Alternative Federal Budget…
Frack Attack
New, dirty gas drilling method threatens drinking water A technology used by the oil and gas industry to obtain natural gas is…
Old Age Security system needs strengthening: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s Old Age Security system needs improvement in order to help ensure the economic security…
Fast Facts: The case for a national strategy on low income energy and water efficiency
The vast majority of Canada’s low-income families live in older houses, with inadequate insulation in attics, walls and basements. While these houses…
Fast Facts: Comment un salaire vital pourrait réduire la pauvreté au Manitoba
En ce temps de tourmente économique, des politiques de salaire suffisant pour vivre constituent une façon de stimuler notre économie locale. On…
The View From Here: How a Living Wage Can Reduce Poverty in Manitoba
Download 1.84 MB 38 pages Attachments The View From Here Appendix – Calculation Guide
Fast Facts: How a Living Wage can reduce poverty in Manitoba
In this time of economic turmoil, living-wage policies are one way to stimulate our local economy. A living-wage policy is employed by…
Access to Knowledge Restricted
Intellectual property protection primarily protects profits Affordable access to food, pharmaceuticals, and scientific advancement is essential for the well-being of Canadians and…
No End To Unemployment Crisis
The recession won’t be over till people get back to work The next time someone says the “recession is over,” ask them…
Fast Facts: Building a community of opportunity and hope
Lord Selkirk Park Recent events in Gilbert Park have cast Winnipeg’s North End public housing complexes in a negative light. An opposition…