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Christine Saulnier
Nova Scotians made to wait for the trickle-down that will never come
The big-ticket item in the Nova Scotia budget is the two percent corporate tax cut (from 16%) at $70.5 million, plus a decrease in the…
Montreal Massacre: Still fighting for our daughters, one generation later
I was 19 and in my second year of university—with my whole life laid out before me—when the massacre at École Polytechnique happened. I now…
A living wage for St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Download 433.74 KB 29 pages This report provides an up-to-date calculation of a living wage for workers living in St. John’s. The report finds that…
“Unappreciated and underpaid”
Early Childhood Educators in Nova Scotia Download 645.38 KB 55 pages This report provides a snapshot of what it is like for Early Childhood Educators…
Travailler pour gagner sa vie et non vivre pour travailler
Download 527.72 KB16 pages Le montant dont une famille de quatre personnes a besoin quand les deux parents travaillent à temps plein- un salaire convenable–est…
Working for a Living, Not Living for Work
Living Wages in the Maritimes 2018 Download 489.61 KB 16 pages This report provides updated living wage calculations for families living in Atlantic Canada. Covering…
Nova Scotia Budget a wedge, not a lever
There is an urgency for our government to use fiscal policy to promote a different kind of economic growth that no longer sacrifices the environment,…
2017 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
Download 1.14 MB46 pages This year’s Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia identifies a slight decrease in child poverty, with 1,600 children…
Who will benefit from a $15 minimum wage in Nova Scotia?
The Issue: Nova Scotia has the lowest minimum wage in Canada On October 1, 2017, Nova Scotia became the province with the lowest minimum wage…
Encore budget offers pittance to tackle Nova Scotia’s real needs
The new provincial Liberal government budget is pretty lacklustre. We expected it to be much the same as the one tabled prior to the April…
Halifax can be a living wage leader
Halifax City Council should heed their staff’s recommendation to “engage external stakeholders and conduct further investigation on whether or not to adopt an employee compensation/living…
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