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Making the minimum wage a living wage in Nova Scotia
After years of pressure from anti-poverty advocates it seems that politicians and the media across the country have taken a renewed interest in the minimum…
Minimum Wage
A series of fact sheets on the minimum wage Attachments Minimum Wage Fact Sheets
February 2007: B.C. Can’t Afford To Burn Coal
Coal-fired power not nearly as cheap as it’s purported to be Controversy has erupted in British Columbia over the Campbell government’s claim that the province…
February 2007: Inter-Provincial Trade Deal Worse Than NAFTA
TILMA is a radical, regressive experiment in deregulation The Harper government is pressuring provincial governments to adopt the Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility (TILMA) agreement…
February 2007: “More Time For Daddy”
Quebec leads the way with its new parental leave policy Leave related to the birth or adoption of a child includes maternity leave, paternity leave,…
February 2007: War or Peace?
Are Canadians near national tipping point in Afghanistan Last fall we passed the five-year mark of Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan. Our Joint Task Force…
February 2007: When Greed Has No Limits
Outsourcing and job “restructuring” swell corporate profits Most private sector employers have always regarded their employees as necessary evils, and unions as UNnecessary evils. When…
Our Schools Our Selves: Winter 2007
Teaching For A Culture of Peace Attachments Our Schools Our Selves: Winter 2007: Teaching For A Culture of Peace
Canada’s Rich and Poor
Moving in Opposite Directions Download 832.62 KB 20 pages In a study for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), economist David Green found the…
Raising the Minimum Wage in Ontario
Download 167.02 KB3 pages Attachments Minimum Wage Fact Sheets
Youth Voices: Closing Recreation Centres Won’t Win Over Youth
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