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[[Mike Lewis]]

[[Mike Lewis]]  and [[Nancy Neamtam]]  [[met]]  in [[1988]]  in [[Chicago]]  with 20 other [[Canadians]]  to start new [[CED networks]].

In [[February 2004]]  [[Prime Minister Martin]]  [[validated]]  the language of [[social economy]]  in a Throne Speech. 
[[Martin]]  participated in [[Southwest Montréal]]  development as a minister in the [[early 1990s]] , [[providing]]  [[multi year funding]] . [[MW150121 p. 21]] . [[Created]]  a [[$5 million]]  [[equity investment pool]]  with the [[Federal Government]] , [[Province of Québec]]  and [[Québec Solidarity Fund]] , [[supporting]]  [[capacity building]] , [[community capital]] , and [[competance]] . 
[[CCEDNet]]  in [[2001]]  requests broader federal [[funding]].
[[Manitoba]] [[created]]   a [[CED]]  focused [[cabinet]].
[[mid-2002]] [[CCEDNet]]   [[allies]]  with [[Chantier de l'économie sociale]]  ; push for multi-year [[fund]] ing, [[community capital]]  usage [[incentives]] , [[policy changes]]  and increased [[fund]] ing [[MW150126 p. 26]].
[[March 23, 2004]]  [[federal budget]] , [[$100 million]]  of [[credit]]  and [[patient capital]]  for [[5 years]]  and [[access]]  to existing [[business finance]]  [[programs]] ; [[$17 million]]  over [[2 years]]  for [[community capacity-building]]  pilots; [[$15 million]]  over [[5 years]]  for [[community-university  research funding]]  through [[SSHRC]] ; expanded mandate for [[Community Futures Development Corporations]].
Considered modest, and would prefer [[tax credits]]  over [[credit]] . 
Emphasis since [[2004]]  on [[celebrating]] ; [[communicating]]  (especially to [[English]]  press/population); [[educate]]  to senior [[civil servants]] , [[present]]  at important [[meetings]] . Need to [[strengthen dialogue]]  between [[CCEDNet]] , [[networks]]  and [[movements]]  with [[shared values]]  goals, members including [[credit unions]] , [[women]] 's groups, [[aboriginal]]  and anti- [[poverty]]  groups, [[Community Futures Development Corporations]] , [[trade union]] [[movement]]  , [[business]]   [[sector]]  (especially those with [[social mandates]] ); [[evaluate]]  (specify [[strategic]]  uses, eg [[capacity building]] , [[research]]  not just for [[academically-led research projects]] , [[defining]] [[patient capital]]  , is it meeting [[social economy enterprise]]  needs, organizing for the right [[partners]]  - [[Québecers]]  better prepared because of [[infrastructure]] , for [[human capital]] , [[better integration of existing programs]]  - [[5-city demonstration project]]  [[advocated]]  by [[Learning Enrichment Foundation]]  and [[CCEDNet]] , [[cost-benefit]] [[research]]   for integrated, [[outcome]] -driven approaches. Looking to [[allies]]  in [[Martin]] [[government]]  ; [[activate]] , [[innovate]] , [[agitate]].

[[MW150107 - Common Ground.pdf - Social Economy & CED]]
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