Public Policy Commentary

United Front Needed Against Pallister’s Cuts. April 20, 2020 (WFP) MacKinnon, S. and T. Syrieh

Housing stability crucial during COVID-19 Crisis. March 31, 2020 (WFP) MacKinnon, S. and S. Cooper

https://makepovertyhistorymb.com/read-this-op-ed-poverty-percentages-and-the-pst/

Taking (private) stock: Manitoba’s social housing plan follows failed examples. Dec. 8, 2019.  (CBC). MacKinnon S. and K. Bernas.

Neighbourhoods Alive! Demise was inevitable. May 8th, 2019 (WFP) May 13, 2019 (Brandon Sun)

Easier said than done: U of W students’ analysis finds province’s budget, poverty reduction strategy lacking. March 23 (WFP).

Tax Increment Financing and True North Square.  September 20, 2018.

Affordable housing being ignored. September 20, 2018 (WFP).

Reducing taxes not the way to fight poverty. May 11, 2018 (WFP).

Low-income housing progress impeded by poor policy choices. July 11, 2017 (WFP).

The Pallister government and the Path to Reconciliation Act. June 8, 2017 (WFP).

Funding non-profits organizations gives good value for money. March 15, 2017.

Mayor slow to tackle poverty. December 22, 2016 (WFP). (Ghost written for Lorie English and Kirsten Bernas).

Social justice fighters restore our faith in humanity. December 2, 2016 (WFP)

62 recommendations and the legacy of Phoenix Sinclair. November 29, 2016

UNSPUN: Mainstream media, reconciliation, and Wab Kinew March 30, 2016. (also published in Rabble March 28th, 2016)

UNSPUN: Who’s doing what about poverty reduction in Manitoba. March 17, 2016.

Community plays and important role in poverty reduction December 7, 2015 (WFP)

Thunderbird House has the potential to unite September 25, 2015 (WFP)

Making it Work for Aboriginal Employees, July 28, 2015 (WFP)

About the Divide: It’s Complicated. November 5, 2014 (WFP)

Fixing our Divided City: Lessons from youth and Elders. October 10, 2014 (WFP)

World Urban Forum 7: Lessons from Colombia. May 13, 2014

Honouring the Memory of Phoenix Sinclair: Our collective responsibility. February 4, 2014

The Canada Jobs Grant: Perpetuating Aboriginal Exclusion. November 5, 2013

Honouring the memory of Phoenix Sinclair.  February 4, 2014

Aligning policy with what works. July 10, 2013

Policy and poverty in Manitoba. Budget 2013. May 13, 2013

Breaking barriers, building bridges. December 7, 2012.

Playing politics with poverty in Manitoba. November 23, 2012.

National housing day: Still waiting for a plan. November 21, 2012. (WFP)

Income Inequality in Canada: How does Manitoba compare? Can we do better?

September 15, 2012.

The cost of learning–How does Manitoba rank? September 11, 2012.

Increasing Aboriginal labour market participation Making a case for Labour market

intermediaries. September 5, 2012.

Budget 2012: Deficit budget creates a surplus of spin. April 18, 2012.

It’s Budget time again: A glimmer of hope and a healthy dose of skepticism. April 16,

2012. (WFP)

Canadians deserve “A budget for the rest of us”. March 15, 2012.

Connecting Aboriginal people to ‘good’ jobs. March 9, 2012.

The Harper ‘apology’: Residential schools and Bill C-10. January 24, 2012.

Manitoba Budget 2007: A budget without courage, April 5, 2007.