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Hey, Bluesky! 👋 We're the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Manitoba, a progressive non-partisan think tank working for social justice and equity in our province. Follow us for policy insights, research, and bold ideas for a better future. 🌟 #CCPAMB #MbPoli #SocialJustice #Equity
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"There is an alternative [to pipelines]. Manitoba must prioritize climate mitigation and resilience in its nation-building projects." Read more here from @ccpamb.bsky.social director Molly McCracken #mbpoli #greeneconomy www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
Opinion: Northern pipeline the wrong nation-building plan
Canada and Manitoba must invest in renewable energy and infrastructure to help all Canadians and not greenwash fossil fuel expansion projects as responsible economic development.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"There is an alternative [to pipelines]. Manitoba must prioritize climate mitigation and resilience in its nation-building projects." Read more here from @ccpamb.bsky.social director Molly McCracken #mbpoli #greeneconomy www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
What might the federal election results mean for Manitoba?
Risk of stall to social policy while Carney and Kinew pursue the infrastructure agenda - By Niall Harney and Molly McCracken #mbpoli
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Risk of stall to social policy while Carney and Kinew pursue the infrastructure agenda - By Niall Harney and Molly McCracken #mbpoli
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
May 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
What might the federal election results mean for Manitoba?
Risk of stall to social policy while Carney and Kinew pursue the infrastructure agenda - By Niall Harney and Molly McCracken #mbpoli
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Risk of stall to social policy while Carney and Kinew pursue the infrastructure agenda - By Niall Harney and Molly McCracken #mbpoli
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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"In the face of far-right governments, solidarity + allyship amongst social change movements—Indigenous...feminist, climate, labour, 2SLGBTQ+ and social justice—are needed in our democracy more than ever." @mollymccracken.bsky.social @ccpamb.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Time to lean in to the foundational values of democracy - CCPA
President Donald Trump ran on improving standards of living in the U.S., but one of his first acts in office included slashing programs that provide financial relief to millions of low-income and work...
www.policyalternatives.ca
April 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"In the face of far-right governments, solidarity + allyship amongst social change movements—Indigenous...feminist, climate, labour, 2SLGBTQ+ and social justice—are needed in our democracy more than ever." @mollymccracken.bsky.social @ccpamb.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Please join us tomorrow night for "What's bail got to do with it?" with Dr. Amelia Curran, Dr. Sara Zell and Jerica Hogarth - public event! #mpboli
March 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Please join us tomorrow night for "What's bail got to do with it?" with Dr. Amelia Curran, Dr. Sara Zell and Jerica Hogarth - public event! #mpboli
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www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘Federal transfers to Manitoba will increase by $639 million in 2025/26, making up 35% of provincial revenue. MB is still heavily dependent upon federal transfers, a formula that may be up for debate in the next federal election’ @ccpamb.bsky.social
Manitoba Budget 2025 - CCPA
Budget 2025 takes further steps towards repairing public services while also providing stimulus for the provincial economy to counter 25% tariffs from the United States and continued tariffs by China....
www.policyalternatives.ca
March 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘Federal transfers to Manitoba will increase by $639 million in 2025/26, making up 35% of provincial revenue. MB is still heavily dependent upon federal transfers, a formula that may be up for debate in the next federal election’ @ccpamb.bsky.social
Manitoba Budget 2025 Response from CCPA MB - Budget 2025/26 continues public sector rebuild and provides needed stimulus in the face of tariffs, but misses the mark on poverty reduction #mbpoli
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Manitoba Budget 2025 - CCPA
Budget 2025 takes further steps towards repairing public services while also providing stimulus for the provincial economy to counter 25% tariffs from the United States and continued tariffs by China....
www.policyalternatives.ca
March 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Manitoba Budget 2025 Response from CCPA MB - Budget 2025/26 continues public sector rebuild and provides needed stimulus in the face of tariffs, but misses the mark on poverty reduction #mbpoli
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Today is Equal Pay Day in Manitoba
March 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Today is Equal Pay Day in Manitoba
Check out this eye-opening new report co-written by CCPA MB Senior Researcher Niall Harney! #mbpoli
New from @policyalternatives.ca: Amazon has no intention of respecting the labour relations systems in any Canadian province, and will actively work to undermine them. The labour movement must respond in kind. By Niall Harney and @whosestreets.bsky.social
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Amazon’s Quebec closures are a wake-up call for Canada’s labour movement - CCPA
Amazon’s January 22 closure of all seven of its warehouses in Quebec is a shocking and unprecedented attack on North American workers. Not only does this decision leave as many as 4,500 workers sudden...
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Check out this eye-opening new report co-written by CCPA MB Senior Researcher Niall Harney! #mbpoli
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www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'The message Amazon is sending to workers is clear—the corporation will do everything in its power to prevent unionization from taking hold in its facilities.' @policyalternatives.ca @ccpamb.bsky.social
Amazon’s Quebec closures are a wake-up call for Canada’s labour movement - CCPA
Amazon’s January 22 closure of all seven of its warehouses in Quebec is a shocking and unprecedented attack on North American workers. Not only does this decision leave as many as 4,500 workers sudden...
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'The message Amazon is sending to workers is clear—the corporation will do everything in its power to prevent unionization from taking hold in its facilities.' @policyalternatives.ca @ccpamb.bsky.social
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New op-ed from @ccpamb.bsky.social: "Allied health workers — specialized health professionals from paramedics to diagnostic technologists to occupational therapists and beyond — remain the last sector working without a new contract." #canlab www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: Recruitment and retention: a health-care challenge
Manitoba’s government was elected in October 2023 with a strong mandate to “fix health care.” Central to this commitment is resetting the relationship with Manitoba’s health-care workers. For nearly e...
www.brandonsun.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New op-ed from @ccpamb.bsky.social: "Allied health workers — specialized health professionals from paramedics to diagnostic technologists to occupational therapists and beyond — remain the last sector working without a new contract." #canlab www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025...
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Harold James Dyck. Harold received the Joseph Zuken Citizen Activist Award in 2021 for his tireless anti-poverty advocacy and mobilizing. Thank you, Harold, for your lifetime of service, your legacy will live on in the communities you served so selflessly.
February 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Harold James Dyck. Harold received the Joseph Zuken Citizen Activist Award in 2021 for his tireless anti-poverty advocacy and mobilizing. Thank you, Harold, for your lifetime of service, your legacy will live on in the communities you served so selflessly.
❤️We love rent regulations❤️
This new report reveals how loopholes in Manitoba’s rent-control system allow unfair rent hikes.
Join @r2hmb.bsky.social & send a Valentine to the Manitoba government calling for stronger rent protections 💌
Read full report here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
This new report reveals how loopholes in Manitoba’s rent-control system allow unfair rent hikes.
Join @r2hmb.bsky.social & send a Valentine to the Manitoba government calling for stronger rent protections 💌
Read full report here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
From repairs to rent hikes | CCPA
This research study examines the rules and procedures of above-guideline rent increases in Winnipeg, Manitoba, specifically West Broadway, a neighbourhood made up of over 93 percent renters (Census, 2...
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
❤️We love rent regulations❤️
This new report reveals how loopholes in Manitoba’s rent-control system allow unfair rent hikes.
Join @r2hmb.bsky.social & send a Valentine to the Manitoba government calling for stronger rent protections 💌
Read full report here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
This new report reveals how loopholes in Manitoba’s rent-control system allow unfair rent hikes.
Join @r2hmb.bsky.social & send a Valentine to the Manitoba government calling for stronger rent protections 💌
Read full report here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Reposted by CCPA Manitoba
New report from @ccpamb.bsky.social outlines concerns about Manitoba’s rent guidelines: Mention here for "From Repairs to Rent Hikes: Tenant Perspectives on Above-Guideline Rent Increases in West Broadway.” Read more: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Winnipeg landlords accused of exploiting questionable workaround to justify rent increases
RYAN Simmons believes he pays too much rent. The monthly amount he paid for his bachelor suite at 33 Kennedy St. increased marginally for 10 years. It was higher during years in which the roof underwe...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
New report from @ccpamb.bsky.social outlines concerns about Manitoba’s rent guidelines: Mention here for "From Repairs to Rent Hikes: Tenant Perspectives on Above-Guideline Rent Increases in West Broadway.” Read more: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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At the @r2hmb.bsky.social @ccpamb.bsky.social Event 💙
You can Prevent Rent Hikes —> actionnetwork.org/letters/prem...
You can Prevent Rent Hikes —> actionnetwork.org/letters/prem...
February 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
At the @r2hmb.bsky.social @ccpamb.bsky.social Event 💙
You can Prevent Rent Hikes —> actionnetwork.org/letters/prem...
You can Prevent Rent Hikes —> actionnetwork.org/letters/prem...
WOW! We're absolutely thrilled by the incredible influx of new followers over the past few days! Thank you all for your amazing support. We can't wait to engage and build with you all on here 🩵
February 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
WOW! We're absolutely thrilled by the incredible influx of new followers over the past few days! Thank you all for your amazing support. We can't wait to engage and build with you all on here 🩵
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Come send Valentine's to the province! Rent controls? Swoooon 😍.
For the love of tenants, join us on February 12th to help stop rent hikes!
The Right to Housing coalition is launching a campaign urging the province to keep rents affordable. Plus, a new report on rent hikes in West Broadway will be released! #mbpoli
The Right to Housing coalition is launching a campaign urging the province to keep rents affordable. Plus, a new report on rent hikes in West Broadway will be released! #mbpoli
February 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Come send Valentine's to the province! Rent controls? Swoooon 😍.
We can’t wait!!
Join us for this @policyalternatives.bsky.social webinar tomorrow from 12- 1pm! Free to join. Sign up here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join the discussion about the impacts of Trump's economic warfare on Canada and Mexico. Registration required, but free to all.
Hear about the impacts of Trump's economic warfare on Canada and Mexico, and how the federal and provincial governments can and should respond in the short, medium and long term. Experts put the tarif...
us02web.zoom.us
February 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We can’t wait!!
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New from @policyalternatives.bsky.social: Canada can hit back hard—but we need to think beyond tariffs By @hadrianmk.bsky.social and @marclee.bsky.social #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
A dozen radical responses to Trump’s economic warfare that go beyond Canadian counter-tariffs | CCPA
The belief that economic integration with the United States—epitomized by the 1989 Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement and finally the Trump-led 2016 Canada-...
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February 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
New from @policyalternatives.bsky.social: Canada can hit back hard—but we need to think beyond tariffs By @hadrianmk.bsky.social and @marclee.bsky.social #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
For the love of tenants, join us on February 12th to help stop rent hikes!
The Right to Housing coalition is launching a campaign urging the province to keep rents affordable. Plus, a new report on rent hikes in West Broadway will be released! #mbpoli
The Right to Housing coalition is launching a campaign urging the province to keep rents affordable. Plus, a new report on rent hikes in West Broadway will be released! #mbpoli
February 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For the love of tenants, join us on February 12th to help stop rent hikes!
The Right to Housing coalition is launching a campaign urging the province to keep rents affordable. Plus, a new report on rent hikes in West Broadway will be released! #mbpoli
The Right to Housing coalition is launching a campaign urging the province to keep rents affordable. Plus, a new report on rent hikes in West Broadway will be released! #mbpoli
Less than a week to go! Don't forget to register!! #Mbpoli
Join Dr. Jesse Hajer (University of Manitoba) and Niall Harney (Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues) for a presentation followed by Q&A and discussion.
Register for in-person event: shorturl.at/vBb7O
Register to join via Zoom: shorturl.at/FxrAO
Register for in-person event: shorturl.at/vBb7O
Register to join via Zoom: shorturl.at/FxrAO
Event registration: Following the Money
Event Timing: February 5, 2025, 11:45 - 1 pm
Event Address: Union Centre, 275 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4M6
Contact us at 204-927-3200 or email ccpamb@policyalternatives.ca
Light lunch provided
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January 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Less than a week to go! Don't forget to register!! #Mbpoli
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I’ll be attending via Zoom.
Join Dr. Jesse Hajer (University of Manitoba) and Niall Harney (Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues) for a presentation followed by Q&A and discussion.
Register for in-person event: shorturl.at/vBb7O
Register to join via Zoom: shorturl.at/FxrAO
Register for in-person event: shorturl.at/vBb7O
Register to join via Zoom: shorturl.at/FxrAO
Event registration: Following the Money
Event Timing: February 5, 2025, 11:45 - 1 pm
Event Address: Union Centre, 275 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4M6
Contact us at 204-927-3200 or email ccpamb@policyalternatives.ca
Light lunch provided
shorturl.at
January 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I’ll be attending via Zoom.
Join Dr. Jesse Hajer (University of Manitoba) and Niall Harney (Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues) for a presentation followed by Q&A and discussion.
Register for in-person event: shorturl.at/vBb7O
Register to join via Zoom: shorturl.at/FxrAO
Register for in-person event: shorturl.at/vBb7O
Register to join via Zoom: shorturl.at/FxrAO
Event registration: Following the Money
Event Timing: February 5, 2025, 11:45 - 1 pm
Event Address: Union Centre, 275 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4M6
Contact us at 204-927-3200 or email ccpamb@policyalternatives.ca
Light lunch provided
shorturl.at
January 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Join Dr. Jesse Hajer (University of Manitoba) and Niall Harney (Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues) for a presentation followed by Q&A and discussion.
Register for in-person event: shorturl.at/vBb7O
Register to join via Zoom: shorturl.at/FxrAO
Register for in-person event: shorturl.at/vBb7O
Register to join via Zoom: shorturl.at/FxrAO
“The CCPA calculates that by 10:54 a.m. on Jan. 2, the average CEO on the list had made $62,661 -- the average annual income for a Canadian worker.”
ICYMI: "Canada's 100 highest-paid CEOs earned $13.2 million on average in 2023 from salaries, bonuses and other compensation, according to @policyalternatives.bsky.social. It was the third biggest year for CEO pay since the CCPA began tracking the data in 2007."
www.ctvnews.ca/business/who...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/who...
Who are Canada's top-earning CEOs and how much do they make?
Canada's 100 highest-paid CEOs earned $13.2 million on average in 2023 from salaries, bonuses and other compensation, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“The CCPA calculates that by 10:54 a.m. on Jan. 2, the average CEO on the list had made $62,661 -- the average annual income for a Canadian worker.”
Reposted by CCPA Manitoba
This year #Manitoba became the 3rd province in Canada to pass anti-scab legislation. Workers in Manitoba have been fighting for anti-scab legislation since the 1970s. In Manitoba, the use of replacement workers made strikes twice as long, on average, over the last 6 years. #canlab
January 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reposted by CCPA Manitoba
Replacement workers were used in over one third of #Manitoba strikes since 2016 - drawing out the time workers spend on the picket line. These numbers were essential to @ccpamb.bsky.social's advocacy for anti-scab legislation this year. #canlab
Learn more: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Learn more: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
January 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Replacement workers were used in over one third of #Manitoba strikes since 2016 - drawing out the time workers spend on the picket line. These numbers were essential to @ccpamb.bsky.social's advocacy for anti-scab legislation this year. #canlab
Learn more: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Learn more: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...