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The Canadian CED Network - Manitoba Policy Resolutions 2011

Author: 
The Canadian CED Network - Manitoba
Date: 
2011-01-10

Below is the final, member-approved set of Manitoba policy resolutions that was voted on at the CCEDNet Manitoba Policy Summit on November 16, 2010.

This package, titled Toward Strong, Fair, Sustainable Communities, articulates the reasons why each policy was required to make a difference in our CED activities, including a description of the current context, and a clearly stated position that CCEDNet could advance.

The document now becomes a tool for all of us to use in advancing our collective policy agenda with policy makers in 2011.

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Manitoba
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National Policy Work
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Report

Summit partners send letter to CIDA urging people-centred economy programs and policies

Posted: February 21, 2011

Last week, the partner organizations in the National Summit on a People Centred Economy held last May 30-June 1 sent a letter to CIDA President Margaret Biggs proposing that CIDA make people-centred economic practices and policies a priority in its development approach. The letter also included the Summit International theme paper and declaration for more information, and offered collaboration to further discuss how these strategies could be strengthened in CIDA.

Support the Report for a Federal Poverty Reduction Plan in Canada

Posted: November 30, 2010

The November Parliamentary Committee report Federal  Poverty Reduction Plan: Working in Partnership Towards Reducing Poverty in  Canada calls for the federal government to immediately commit to a federal action plan to reduce poverty in Canada. If implemented, it could change the face of poverty in Canada.

Theme: 
National Policy Work

Parliamentary Report Calls for a Federal Poverty Reduction Plan

Posted: November 19, 2010

 

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities has tabled an extensive report calling for a federal poverty reduction plan.  The report's 59 recommendations include measures to increase funding for community organizations to reduce poverty, and increased funding for social economy initiatives.

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