By Dave Coles, originally published at iPolitics.ca It’s good that CETA negotiations have stalled. But the cause of the most recent impasse is a damning comment on the Harper government’s thinking. To conclude the Canada-Europe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement negotiations the Conservatives have been willing to undercut municipalities’ right to “buy local”, grant foreign investors…

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Recently, an intergenerational learning and youth exchange took place at Thunderbird House in Winnipeg. In attendance were four elders and 30 students from Community Education Development Association’s (CEDA) Pathways to Education program, College Beliveau, and Grant Park High School. The idea was to bring together people who would otherwise not meet in person, to share…

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The provincial government is ensuring that seasonal agricultural workers participating in the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program have provincial health coverage while working in Manitoba, Immigration and Multiculturalism Christine Melnick announced today. “Our government recognizes the hard and physically demanding work done by seasonal agricultural workers and we have heard the challenges they have faced with…

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The Manitoba Federation of Labour will hold two free information sessions about the big changes under way for workplace safety and health in Manitoba. Following the most comprehensive consultations ever held on workplace safety and health in Manitoba, Labour Minister Jennifer Howard recently announced a new Five-year Plan for Workplace Injury and Illness Prevention. The plan…

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Today, the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union launched a wide-spread campaign to get Manitobans talking about both the value, and values, of the province’s public services. The message is simple: It’s time to talk about the elephant in the room – those providing public services in our province can’t keep delivering more with less. “When our…

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