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Supporting Community-Led Development in Manitoba: Policy Alternatives for Inclusive and Participatory Community Renewal
October 22, 2024 | Authored by: Jesse Hajer, Michael Barkman, Holly Scotland
Despite the current challenges facing communities and research supporting the benefits of community-led development (CLD), Manitoba hasn’t had a functioning, comprehensive CLD strategy or dedicated funding to support community development organizations …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Community Economic Development
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Austerity in the Department of Economic Development, Investment and Trade, and in the Department of Agriculture
October 4, 2024 | Authored by: Fletcher Barager
This chapter examines the effect of the austerity policies implemented by the Manitoba provincial government on work and workers in the province’s Department of Agriculture and Department of Economic Development, Investment and Trade (EDIT). The releva …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Community Economic Development
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Something Needs to Change: Austerity in Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure
October 4, 2024 | Authored by: Jennifer Keith, Holly Scotland
In 2021, the Progressive Conservative (PC) Government in Manitoba was issued a stern warning: “continue on the path of austerity they had started when elected in 2016 and Manitobans and the public service would suffer.” The report, commissioned by the …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Community Economic Development
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Manitoba Government Cuts Threaten Ability to Welcome—and Retain—Newcomers
October 4, 2024 | Authored by: Sarah Zell
“We have to dream big for this province,” former Premier Heather Stefanson said, referring to a pledge to increase Manitoba’s population to 2 million by 2030. The source of much of that population growth? Immigration. Emerging from the pandemic, immigr …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Community Economic Development
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Balancing Act: Card-Check, Anti-Scab, and the Case for Rebalancing Manitoba’s Labour Relations
January 26, 2024 | Authored by: Niall Harney
The evidence presented in this report runs counter to arguments that card-check and anti-scab legislation give excessive power to workers over employers. Rather, card-check certification and a replacement worker ban are fundamental to upholding workers …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Community Economic Development
