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Work Life: Suffering U of M students deserve better from their Administration and the Province
University of Manitoba (U of M) students are in educational limbo during the longest legal strike in history by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA).…
Provincial subsidies fuel logging of millions of additional old-growth trees
First Nation, environmental and former labour leaders demand answers VANCOUVER – First Nation, environmental and former union leaders say the BC government must immediately disclose…
The post-pandemic future: More supportive housing for semi-independent seniors
As our population ages, let’s rely less on long-term care and more on supportive housing:a cost-effective way for semi-independent seniors to live with dignity and independence.
Province told in 2010 that too few employed at River Forecast Centre
Horrific floods underscore need for increased capacity VANCOUVER — The BC government was clearly warned over a decade ago that staffing levels at its River…
State of the City of Winnipeg’s Finances
Download 456.08 KB8 pages The City of Winnipeg’s financial problems preceded both COVID and the cuts under the current provincial government. The State of the…
Unchecked inequality is driving child poverty
Take a guess: what year was Ontario richest? Was it 1945? 1967? 2002? The correct answer is 2019. That year, inflation-adjusted economic activity per person…
End fracking industry’s free ride with water; groups urge government to include water subsidies in gas royalty review
VANCOUVER – Public health, public policy and environmental organizations say the government must expand its current review of the fracking industry’s low natural gas royalty…
All across Canada, children are growing up in poverty
We mapped out child poverty rates across Canada.
2021 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
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2021 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
Worst Provincial Performance over 30 Years Download 1.24 MB62 pages This report provides 2021 child and family poverty rates for Nova Scotia, based on 2019…
La pauvreté au coeur de l’abondance
Rapport sur la pauvreté des enfants et des familles en Ontario Download 774.47 KB44 pages L’Ontario est une province riche dans un pays riche et…
Poverty in the Midst of Plenty
A report card on child and family poverty in Ontario Download 752.36 KB 44 pages Ontario is a wealthy province in a wealthy country, yet…
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