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Will Premier Kinew Choose the Indigenous Prosperity Path? – Frontier Centre For Public Policy
October 21, 2023 Wab Kinew being elected as the first Indigenous premier is historic, and a golden opportunity for him to set a different course for Indigenous peoples in Manitoba. Similarly, when Barack Obama was elected the first Black president, it was historic but there are different opinions on what that can mean. Manitobans should […]
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Are Land Acknowledgements Justified? – FCPP
September 19, 2022 Recently, Canadians have seen various institutions implementing Indigenous Land Acknowledgments (ILAs) to recognize the institution as situated on previously occupied Indigenous land. They are widely accepted, but privately disputed. It is obvious that the moral outrage regarding Canada’s First People prevents open discussion. Instead, we have been told to be quiet and […]
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Killing With Kindness – FCPP
The Sanderson murders are receiving a lot of media attention, as they should. Much has been written about the government policy of pretending that truly dangerous people, like these brothers, are victims, and returning them to indigenous communities, where they inevitably victimize residents. Then, claiming that this cruel policy – killing with kindness – somehow […]
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Province Seeks Input Through Engagemb Survey to Inform Future Tuition And Student Fee Policy
The Manitoba government has launched a new survey through EngageMB to consult with post-secondary partners, students and the public to obtain input that will inform the development of a new tuition and student fee policy, Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration Minister Jon Reyes announced today. “We are committed to ensuring tuition increases for post-secondary institutions […]
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Winnipeg’s Boldness Project reimagines an urban landscape with Indigenous voices shaping policy – IRPP
July 26, 2021 This innovative centre in Winnipeg’s famous North End is changing how things are done, relying on Indigenous knowledge and experience to create better outcomes. Reimagining urban centres is not new for Indigenous people – First Nations, Métis and Inuit. As we’ve grown and adapted to the ever-changing landscapes of our traditional territories, […]
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New report looks at value of publicly-owned Manitoba Hydro
September 5, 2019 For immediate release (Winnipeg): A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative’s (CCPA) Manitoba office: Manitoba Hydro, the Long View argues the publicly owned crown corporation offers economic and social benefits that would be lost if the crown were privatized. This sentiment was reflected in the Probe Research poll released […]
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Blame Bad Decisions for Crime, Not Structural Racism and Colonialism – FCPP
August 21, 2019 If I were to buy a Tesla, because I thought it was the best car in the world, but had trouble making the payments for it and for my mortgage, and in the end lose my car and my house, who is responsible: the Tesla advertisers, the banks that extend credit, my […]
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The Two Cultures Today: Crisis in Knowledge Translation – FCPP
July 13, 2019 We are nearly twenty years into the 21st century, and we have not overcome what C. P. Snow called the conflict of Two Cultures—the culture of science and the culture of the humanities. Speaking two different languages, these cultures are unable to reach understanding. The clash between the two groups originally emerged […]
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UNDRIP Won’t Help Marginalized Aboriginals – FCPP
June 25, 2019 Bill C-262, the proposed legislation requiring Canadian laws to meet an undefined measure of compliance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Aboriginal Peoples (UNDRIP) is being held up by Conservative senators. Tax paying Canadians should be thankful. Advocates of the Bill say that the legislation will create no additional […]
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Province Releases Our Way Forward: Manitoba’s Culture Policy and Action Plan
March 12, 2019 First New Culture and Creative Framework in a Generation: Cox Following the first review of Manitoba’s cultural policy in nearly three decades, the province has released an action plan that will guide the decision-making process for Manitoba’s cultural and creative industries, Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Cathy Cox announced today. “Our government […]
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