Author: Matthew Thompson
Quebec’s Minister of Finance, Carlos Leitão, presented the 2015-16 budget on March 26th. For the Chantier de l’économie sociale, a Canadian CED Network partner, the budget announced some very interesting…
Federated Co-op is launching a new funding program to help protect, beautify and improve the spaces that help communities thrive. Co-op Community Spaces will donate up to $1 million annually…
During the 1940s, we were promoting campaigns for the widespread use of chemical pesticides with jingles like “DDT is good for me!” and videos showing people literally eating DDT by…
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released today their annual Alternative Federal Budget (AFB). The budget includes many recommendations for investments related to community economic development initiatives, including: a national…
Global Vision for a Social Solidarity Economy: Convergences and Differences in Concepts, Definitions and Frameworks The Global Vision for a Social Solidarity Economy: Convergences and Differences in Concepts, Definitions and…
For Women Transforming Cities, the present-day economic reality is one of increasing inequality that has disparate outcomes for marginalized communities. This is to say that economic inequality tends to fall…
It’s not often that Spark matches blow up Twitter, but a recent match between Soup Bee, a Winnipeg social enterprise that sells soups made with local ingredients by individuals facing…
I’m really interested in the possibilities that arise from two realities: There are multiple benefits of providing health care to people where they live. In order to keep people and…
What are some key elements of “new economies”? Rethinking what we value and how we measure success. What does success look and feel like at all levels of the economy?…
What are some key elements of new economies? New economies mean rethinking notions of value, innovation and the purpose of business. It requires collaboration with non-traditional business partners. At Interface,…
The UK government has announced a significant new investment that will give communities greater control over what happens locally. The Community Economic Development (CED) programme is a new initiative designed…
Quebec’s economic development landscape is evolving. In late 2014, the Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Occupation du Territoire (MAMOT), the Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ) and the Federation Québecoise…