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Governance within the Social Economy Movement: the cases of Quebec and Manitoba

This article explores the historical evolution and current structure of the social economy movement in Quebec and Manitoba. It discusses the impacts on policy and service delivery and provides recommendations for further development.

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Governance within the Social Economy Movement: the cases of Quebec and Manitoba

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  1. Governance within the Social Economy Movement: the cases of Quebec and Manitoba

  2. OUTLINE -Historical evolution of the structure -Current structure -Impacts: policy -Impacts: service delivery -Summary -Recommendations

  3. QUEBEC: HISTORICAL EVOLUTION • Key moment: 1996 Summit on the Economy and employment • Bouchard government convenes civil society • Taskforce reaches consensus, common definition, recommendations • Taskforce becomes Chantier

  4. QUEBEC: HISTORICAL EVOLUTION • Pre 1996: prior consolidation • 100+ years of coops, unification under CCQ • Prior social economy summits • Women’s movement: Bread and Roses • ‘Economic militantism’ of social movements

  5. QUEBEC: CURRENT STRUCTURE • Chantier: inclusive, representative, formalized governance structure • ‘electoral college’ • reps from various types of organizations • regional reps • Tensions with ‘sub-sectors’ : coops, social movements

  6. QUEBEC: IMPACTS: POLICY • Chantier gives SE sector single voice • Legitimacy and recognition for SE • Entrenchment in political process

  7. QUEBEC: IMPACTS: POLICY • Support for SE from existing bodies: CLDs • Preference for SE in service delivery • Legislative reform: coops

  8. QUEBEC: IMPACTS: SERVICE DELIVERY • Services to SE sector delivered by SE sector, mainly thru Chantier • Finance • responds to recommendations made by Taskforce • Addresses weak link for SE sector • RISQ • Chantier Trust

  9. QUEBEC: IMPACTS: SERVICE DELIVERY • Technical assistance • CSMO-ESAC: comprehensive labor market development • RISQ • Public, stakeholder engagement • Chantier’s unification of sector • Common definition • Legitimization and recognition of sector by public thru work of Chantier

  10. QUEBEC: IMPACTS: SERVICE DELIVERY • Learning, education and research • University-SE sector partnership research: ARUC, RQRP • CIRIEC Canada • Chantier’s international role: GESQ, RIPESS, international exchanges • Market development • “valeursajoutees” • Purchasing portals • Lobbying for procurement: City of Montreal

  11. MANITOBA: HISTORICAL EVOLUTION • 1999: Doer’s NDP government • CED activists, practitioners integrate government: Kostyra, MacKinnon • Greater legitimacy of CED • Greater access to ‘halls of power’ • Prior organization: Choices

  12. MANITOBA: CURRENT STRUCTURE • CED sector less cohesive than in Quebec • ‘sub-sectors’ have their own reps: Francophone, Aboriginal, Coops, Mutuals • Organizations around specific campaigns, advocacy work: Right to Housing, Raise the Rates, make Poverty History, Manitoba Food Charter, etc

  13. MANITOBA: CURRENT STRUCTURE • CCEDNet Manitoba: one attempt at unification • Diverse membership • Representative at policy level • The ‘glue’ that connects other policy, advocacy campaigns

  14. MANITOBA: IMPACTS: POLICY • Community and Economic Development Committee of Cabinet (CEDC) • CEDC Secretariat • CED Framework • CED Lens

  15. MANITOBA: IMPACTS: POLICY • Core funding to CED organizations • Creation of other bodies: NRCs • Financing: CED Tax Credit

  16. MANITOBA: IMPACTS: SERVICE DELIVERY • Channeled thru partnerships of Govt and CED sector • Financing • Delivered by Government: WPA, NA!, core funding of CEDOs, Loan financing • Tax Credit • Technical Assistance • CED Technical Assistance Program (CEDTAS)

  17. MANITOBA: IMPACTS: SERVICE DELIVERY • Public, stakeholder engagement • Advocacy, policy campaigns • CCEDNet publications, newsletters, events • Learning, education and research • CED Training Intermediary • CCEDNet conferences, workshops, courses • Research: CED and New Economy, MRA-TIAC, participation in CSERP

  18. MANITOBA: IMPACTS: SERVICE DELIVERY • Market development • Social Purchasing Portal • LITE

  19. SUMMARY • Quebec SE sector more cohesive than in Manitoba • Quebec: better financing tools • Quebec: greater role for SE sector in service delivery • Quebec: SE sector more central role in policy co-construction • Responsive government, key in both • Both, prior organization of sector led to advent of responsive government

  20. RECOMMENDATIONS • More unification needed in Manitoba • A formalized, official channel for dialogue with government • Importance of developing strong financing mechanisms run by sector • Even incipient organizing and advocacy is effective; continue these efforts

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