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Leaving no one behind – CCPA-NS releases municipal report in advance of Fall elections
HALIFAX/K’jipuktuk – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia Office released a new report today on the state of municipalities in Nova Scotia ahead…
When “survival” jobs become “essential” work
In the lexicon of immigrant settlement services, the term “survival jobs” is used to signal temporary employment intended to ensure survival in the short term,…
Unequal pandemic, unequal recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020 not only threatened people’s health but exposed and exacerbated entrenched inequalities. Women bore the brunt.
From leader to laggard: A festering crisis in long-term and home care
In 1974, Manitoba launched its universal, provincewide home care program—the first of its kind in Canada; one that would be emulated by most provinces.
Beyond Recovery: The pandemic’s heavy toll on women in Canada
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A timeline: The pandemic’s impact on women in the workforce
The COVID-19 pandemic upended women’s economic gains, wiping out 35 years of progress in two short months.
The pandemic wreaked havoc on hotel workers
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a devastating upheaval in hotel workers’ work lives. Closures and travel restrictions, especially in the first wave of the…
The Monitor – Summer 2024
In March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit home, the walls rapidly closed in—especially for women.
False climate solutions are showing their true colours
The following is a re-print of the March 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
Armine Yalnizyan talks care economy, economic theory, and walking with giants
The following text is a transcript of a speech given by Armine Yalnizyan, Atkinson Fellow On The Future Of Workers and former senior economist at…
Adult Basic Education in Manitoba: “It’s Like, Life Changing!”
What could lead people to say such things as, “I can physically, like on every level, physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, feel myself changing and transforming,”…
Cuts to community groups would send wrong message
Previously pubished in the Winnipeg Free Press June 25, 2024
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