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New Report—Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia
Halifax/Kjipuktuk – Today, with the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes Partnership, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the new report Falling Short: Troubles…
Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia
Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia is the third community report released by the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes Partnership.…
How badly do we need roads?
The following is a re-print of the February 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
A Modest Proposal
Canadian cities have been straining under the weight of greater demand for improved and accessible public services—coupled with less support from senior levels of government…
A modest proposal
Canadian cities have been straining under the weight of greater demand for improved and accessible public services—coupled with less support from senior levels of government…
No need to sacrifice life’s pleasures
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 25, 2024
Submission to the 2024 BC Labour Relations Code Review
The 2024 review of the Labour Relations Code, only the second in more than two decades, comes at a critical juncture for labour relations in…
Beyond Recovery: A paradox in COVID-19 pandemic recovery | Panel discussion
This year we published A paradox in COVID-19 pandemic recovery: Increased precarity of women hotel workers in British Columbia. Join us for a panel discussion featuring the…
A Spoonful of Sugar? Election budget may conceal a more uncertain economic future
The Saskatchewan government’s election year budget does what you would expect an election year budget to do. It paints a picture of a robust, growing…
Alliance report unites self-employed workers and solo-entrepreneurs
About two years ago I agreed to work on building a broad coalition for the Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce (CanWCC). It is the only chamber of…
Building the trades
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press, Tuesday March 19, 2024
The Canadian Dental Care Plan will have higher copayments than expected
Canada is long overdue for an expansion of public dental care, but it seems that the federal government is weakening the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) before…
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