Outrage over the Manitoba government’s proposed education reforms has already been widespread, with unions and other civil society groups reacting to the proposed dismantling of Manitoba’s public school boards. Photo from Flickr. As economic turmoil continues to snowball in the wake of the COVID crisis, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s approval
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Canadian Dimension: Brian Pallister’s long war on workers must mark a new era for labour in Manitoba
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announces new COVID measures during a press conference as part of a public health enforcement strategy dubbed ‘Operation Safe Apart,’ April 9, 2020. Photo from Twitter. In 1944, Karl Polanyi published his seminal book, The Great Transformation. In it, he outlined the fundamental importance of reining
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Neoliberalism is killing Manitobans
Illustration by Canadian Dimension From schools to hospitals, up and down the province, Manitobans are sitting in confined death traps. As of December 1, 312 people have died from COVID-19. Judging by the leisurely response of Premier Brian Pallister, it appears the sick and dead act as nothing more than
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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister at the 2017 Canada Summer Games. Photo from Flickr. One misstep from disaster While many will escape the worst health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic currently sweeping the country, a large number of Canadians will become casualties of the recession the virus has triggered. The job
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Labour of love: Canada’s childcare system in crisis
On the opening of the second session of the 42nd Manitoba legislature in November, the Progressive Conservative government’s Speech from the Throne noted worrying plans to “reduce red tape for early childcare educators” and to “introduce new incentives for private investments in childcare spaces.” These plans came after an electoral
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