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October 2005: The New Economic World Order (Part II: China)
Amazingly rapid economic growth has made China “world’s workshop” China’s economic ascent over the last two-and-a-half decades has been nothing short of astounding. It now…
October 2005: Supreme Court Jeopardizes Women’s Right to Health
Jurists’ private insurance ruling especially negative for women On June 9, 2005, a bare majority of justices of the Supreme Court (four of seven) overturned…
October 2005: The Three E’s: Ecology, Education, Economy
We’ve got our priorities all wrong. Ecology should always come first If we consider matters carefully, we would be wise to stop exalting our economic…
October 2005: Victims of a Neoliberal Mega-Storm
Hurricane Katrina exposes the fatal flaws of U.S. individualism Most of the media coverage of the devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina focused on the desperate…
FastFacts: A Ticket to Ride
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What’s Behind High Gas Prices?
Can You Spell Gouge? Download 108.4 KB3 pages
High gas prices unjustified—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The recent spike in gas prices constitutes nothing short of price-gouging on the part of the oil industry.…
Straddling the World of Traditional and Precarious Employment
A Case Study of the Courier Industry in Winnipeg Download 339.96 KB34 pages
Are days of large federal budget surpluses at an end?
OTTAWA–After years of large surpluses, today’s announcement of a $1.6 billion federal budget surplus in 2004/05 may seem surprisingly low. Does that mean the cupboard…
Child and Youth Employment Standards
The Experience of Young Workers Under BC’s New Policy Regime Download 647.71 KB40 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Child and Youth Employment Standards
Survey of young workers should prompt rethink of child and youth employment standards
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new study that surveyed public school students raises concerns that BC’s employment regulations are leaving children…
Gender Budget Initiatives: Why They Matter in Canada
Alternative Federal Budget 2006: Technical Paper #1
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