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Leaning Against the Wind
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Nova Scotia’s minimum wage workers deserve a real raise
The cost of living has gone up but the minimum wage hasn’t kept pace.
Code Red: Winnipeg’s Fire and Paramedic Service Infrastructure Deficit
Download 542.35 KB20 pages The condition ofWinnipeg’s infrastructure is a seemingly endless source of public frustration. The deterioration of roadways during Winnipeg’s annual spring thaw…
BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office (Oct. 2022)
Download 2.14 MB12 pages In this issue: The Rise of public contracts to corporate clinics in BC Marjorie Griffin Cohen: 2022 Rosenbluth Lecture How to…
A Grey Tsunami: Canada’s great retirement wave
The pandemic labour market phenomenon in the U.S. might be the “great resignation” as people quit their jobs in droves. In Canada, it’s more like the “great retirement” as the Boomers make their exit from the workforce.
For Canada’s autoworkers, CETA has not lived up to its billing
Five years ago, Canada’s free trade pact with Europe came into force. Well, some of it did at least.
While Ontario struggles, Queen’s Park stashes cash
Ontario’s deficit became a surplus last year. The Ford government couldn’t think of a single thing to spend it on
Alternative Federal Budget 2023
Rising to the challenge Download 3.4 MB185 pages Canada is at a crossroads. We are facing multiple pressing challenges that need immediate action: The ongoing…
Budget Fédéral Alternatif 2023
Se mesurer au defi Download 3.59 MB 214 pages Le Canada se trouve à un carrefour. Nous sommes confrontés à de nombreux problèmes pressants qui…
CETA at five: working as intended but not as promised
In some areas, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is worse than we predicted. We present five reasons why we’re not celebrating its fifth anniversary.
Falling Behind: Service and Wage decline at the City of Winnipeg
Download 597.92 KB 24 pages The City of Winnipeg is experiencing difficulty retaining and recruiting employees to deliver key public services due to low wages…
What we’re watching as parliament resumes
Parliament has returned from its summer break. We’re expecting a packed—and heated— agenda.
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