On November 22, 2018, the Manitoba Court of Appeal ruled that the mandatory minimum sentence attached to s. 151(a) of the Criminal Code was unconstitutional and of no force and …
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Manitoba Coalition Urges CRTC to Protect Consumers from Misleading and Aggressive Telco Sales Practices
CRTC hearing on misleading and aggressive telecommunications sales practices
Release of Investigative Reports and Locked Out of Life Campaign
Supreme Court to hear critical case on rights of people living in poverty, freedom from police intrusion
WINNIPEG – A coalition of organizations who represent persons living in poverty, urban Indigenous people, persons living with mental illness and persons experiencing homelessness are intervening in the Supreme Court …
An Interpretation of the Best Interest of the Child consistent with Reconciliation, the Honour of the Crown and domestic and international commitments
With First Nations children accounting for 90% of the over 11,000 children in care in Manitoba and with the highest child apprehension rate in the country, this over-representation is nothing …
Making low cost data available to all Canadians
Too many Canadians are being locked out of the digital economy by a market that has failed to respond to the demand for low-cost data-only plans. To help addresss the …