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British Columbians support continuing COVID emergency housing supports and bold housing policies post-pandemic, survey finds
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – The provincial government’s decision to end BC’s COVID-19 rental supplement and to lift the eviction ban for non-payment of…
Households are on the flipside of the federal deficit
OTTAWA––Today’s federal economic and fiscal snapshot revealed a $343 billion deficit funded at record low interest rates. According to analysis from the Canadian Centre for…
BC should transition to 100% non-profit and public delivery of seniors care post-crisis: researchers
READ THE REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER — The coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on serious problems in Canada’s seniors care system and after the crisis…
Change Starts Here: Alternative Provincial Budget NEWSPAPER
Download 8.15 MB 12 pages We worked with editor Anastasia Chipelski, freelance writers and student researchers to share the APB in this accessible format. The…
Charities and non-profits need federal emergency wage subsidy immediately to avoid crisis
(VANCOUVER) Canadian charities and non-profit organizations should immediately qualify for the new Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program or they’ll be forced into crisis, say Shannon…
Alternative Federal Budget lays out comprehensive plan to protect the public, workers, families and critical services amid COVID-19
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–Facing highly volatile headwinds due to the combination of COVID-19, plummeting oil prices and the collapse of world financial markets,…
Child care fees report highlights need for universal system in Manitoba
Fees stable, but too high for many, and private market fees are among the highest READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Winnipeg, MB — A new…
BC Budget 2020 stays the course, missing opportunities to ramp up crucial social and environmental investments
VICTORIA — In its third budget, the BC government delivered on the final year of investment commitments set out in its ambitious 2018 budget, but…
Access to subsidized assisted living dropping as for-profit companies focus on more lucrative private-pay market: study
Vancouver — BC added a mere 105 units of publicly subsidized assisted living over nearly a decade (2010-17), despite a growing population of seniors. As…
High CEO pay shatters previous records, now 227 times more than average worker pay
C-suite payrolls are so massive they account for at least 40% of some companies’ losses CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA — Canada’s…
10,000 affordable non-market rental housing units needed annually to stem Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis
CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT. VANCOUVER–To fully address Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis, an ambitious program of building 10,000 new units of non-market rental housing…
Canada has failed to reduce persistent racism in the labour market: Report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO/OTTAWA — Despite an increasingly diverse population, a new report released today reveals that little-to-no progress has been made towards…
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