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2.7 million Canadians will be worse off when CERB ends
OTTAWA — Three-quarters of Canadians—2.7 million people—who are receiving the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) will be worse off when the benefit ends on September…
Why the federal throne speech must blaze a bold new path
The Speech from the Throne is only weeks away. Moments like these—pandemics, depressions, wars—are historical turning points, often marking when fundamental change toward social and…
A Labour Day like no other
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Decriminalizing Race
The case for investing in community and social support for imprisoned racialized women in Canada Download 610.82 KB30 pages The COVID-19 infection rate for prisoners…
The best-case scenario for Ontario schools: 1 extra teacher for every 700 students
Ontario schools will soon welcome back more than two million students. In these exceptional times, schools need more educators to help students make up for…
Living Wages in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 2020
Download 551.21 KB 28 pages The living wage was first calculated in Atlantic Canada in 2015 (Halifax). Antigonish was added in 2016 and Saint John,…
Everyone deserves decent wages—2020 living wage rates for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
HALIFAX and SAINT JOHN—In order to earn a living wage, a person working a full-time, full-year job must earn $21.80 in Halifax, $19.55 in Antigonish,…
Where is the consent of the algorithmically policed?
In her 2012 book, Consent of the Networked, Rebecca MacKinnon noted that the companies and governments “that build, operate, and govern cyberspace are not being held…
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