Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Manitoba Office

09/04/2026

Congratulations to the Manitoba government for eliminating the $2-a-day fee for fully subsidized parents below the poverty line. This has been a long-standing recommendation of CCPA Manitoba and the community groups we collaborate alongside.



Wab Kinew, Tracy Schmidt MLA for Rossmere, Child Care Now

08/28/2026

Join us at Winnipeg City Hall for the launch of Weaving a Better Winnipeg: Alternative Municipal Budget 2026 on Thursday, September 10!

The launch begins at 12pm and features speakers Jennifer Moore Rattray from End Homelessness Winnipeg, and James Van Gerwin, President of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505.

Rain location is the Broadway Neighbourhood Centre at 185 Young Street.

08/26/2026

Public health advocates are taking action across the country to demand that our federal MPs take a stand and enforce the Canada Health Act!

Come join us on Tuesday, September 1st, at noon outside Doug Eyolfson’s office:

D-3092 Portage avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Let’s stand together to defend and improve public health care!

08/26/2026

"Canada needs to get off the fossil-fuel roller-coaster," the Manitoba director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said Tuesday.

“Fuel tax cuts create a significant fiscal hole for governments, stripping away reliable revenue needed to fund public services and accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels,” said Molly McCracken. “Why should the Canadian public purse — and climate action — suffer because the U.S. war with Iran has driven up gas prices?”

McCracken said it’s telling that the taxpayers federation makes no mention of climate change or the urgent need to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

Canadian oil and gas companies are projected to make $60 billion in excess profits this year while “tax hawks” like Haubrich are calling for gas tax cuts, she said.

“The planet is burning because of fossil fuels. Instead of doubling down on our dependence on an increasingly volatile commodity, Canada and Manitoba should tax fossil fuel profits and use that revenue to make life more affordable — by investing in high-quality public transit, electrification and a genuinely just transition,” McCracken said.

07/15/2026

Our Senior Researcher, Niall Harney, is leaving CCPA Manitoba this fall to pursue his PHD in the UK.

We wish Niall all the best, and are now looking for a new researcher to become the next Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues.

Check out the posting and apply today: https://ccpa.bamboohr.com/careers/51

The deadline is August 17 at 10am CDT.

06/25/2026

Date: June 25, 2026Time: 12 to 1:30 p.m. ET

06/12/2026

"In a first major Canadian attempt to address youth safety on social media and in relation to AI systems, Wab Kinew’s Manitoba government announced a ban on social media and AI chatbots for people under 16. "

Manitoba is going to ban youth AI and social media use. Australia has already done so, and soon Canada could do the same. Is it the right approach?

06/12/2026

It's time to tax billionaires like the rest of us. 😤

Read more of what Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks have to say in their op-ed for the Winnipeg Free Press: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/taxing-billionaires-just-like-everyone-else/

06/08/2026

Many federal programs linked to the calls for justice have ended or are at risk, while spending on new programs is expected to fall by half

05/19/2026

Manitoba’s budget takes an important step by making child care free for the lowest-income families receiving subsidies.

But affordable child care must also be available. Manitoba still urgently needs more spaces, especially in low-income, rural, and Northern communities.

Read more: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/an-important-step-for-provincial-child-care/

- Child Care Coalition of Manitoba

Wab Kinew, Obby Khan