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Above-guideline rent increases are a glaring contribution to the increasingly unaffordable rent in #Manitoba. The government needs to strengthen regulations to ensure that renters are not unfairly [burdened]...during this affordability crisis. @CCPAMB brandonsun.com/opinion/2025/…
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@ccpa is looking for the 2025 McInturff Fellowship in Gender Justice. Applications are due March 17th at 9am ET. Check it out and apply here: ccpa.bamboohr.com/careers/42…
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Everyone remember #CERB during the pandemic? With American #tariffs we're going to need worker supports like that all over again, they should start today for affected industries and they need to include... @ccpa 🧵
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Nouvelle étude du @CCPAMB démontre "qu'une faille de la part de la Direction de la location à usage d'habitation permet aux propriétaires de Winnipeg d'augmenter le prix du loyer au-delà des limites fixées par la province." ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle…
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New @CCPAMB report shows that #Manitoba tenants had their rents raised above the guideline while repair issues were ignored: "We're paying for buzzer systems... — stuff that we didn't order. Meanwhile, the apartment's flooding," #mbpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/…
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Winnipeg! On Feb 12 at 10:30AM, join @R2Hwpg for the launch of its campaign calling on the province to pass legislation to keep rental housing affordable. The event will also unveil new research on tenant experiences with above guideline rent increases in Winnipeg.
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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
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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's advocacy for anti-scab legislation this year. #canlab Learn more: policyalternatives.ca/news-r…
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New from @ccpa: The GST holiday costs a lot of money— and won't have a huge impact on people most affected by the affordability crisis. The feds could be doing much more with that money, writes senior economist @DavidMacCdn #cdnpoli policyalternatives.ca/news-r…
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"Instead of throwing $6.3 billion out the window on a one-time holiday gift that will do nothing to reduce poverty, the federal government should target supports to the lowest-income people in Canada." @ccpa By @DavidMacCdn @leilasarangi @Campaign2000 troymedia.com/viewpoint/gst-…
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New from @ccpa: The first victims of a proposed 25 per cent tariff will be human beings, not the Canadian or Mexican economies. @CCPA_TIRP #canpoli #cndpoli monitormag.ca/articles/trump…
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🚨MORE CITIES will be joining the fight for social housing this week. Come out and demand that the feds help secure the right to housing for all. To find an event near you, visit: tinyurl.com/29n3wnmd #moresocialhousingnow #housingisahumanright
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"Il y a environ 200 000 adultes au #Manitoba au niveau d'alphabétisation, un niveau si bas qu'ils ne peuvent pas participer pleinement dans la société", regrette @mmmollymc, la directrice du @CCPAMB ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/pr…
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New from @ccpa: Fascism won in America because centrist policies have no popular base. Lessons for Canada @514jon #cdnpoli monitormag.ca/articles/democ…
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New from @ccpa: Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, has passed away. Sinclair's legacy demands that all of us play a role in decolonizing this land. By @ScottKatherineJ and @mmmollymcc monitormag.ca/articles/justi…
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.@ccpa’s ⁦@ScottKatherineJ⁩ at the ⁦@CCPAMB⁩ Errol Black Brunch. For more about her important contribution to public policy in Canada check out: policyalternatives.ca/public… #canlab #canfem
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Why the #Manitoba government should reverse damaging tax cuts and invest in the public services Manitobans rely upon: by @CCPAMB director @mmmollymcc #mbpoli winnipegfreepress.com/opinio…
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