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COVID-19: A third of unemployed Canadians will receive nothing from either EI or new CERB
Analysis shows 862,000 will fall through cracks in income support programs without rapid reforms OTTAWA – As new federal policies are created and adapted to…
COVID-19: It’s time to protect frontline workers
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that a lot of the people we pay the least are the ones we need the most. In…
En pleine crise de la COVID-19, le Budget fédéral alternatif présente un plan global pour protéger le public, les travailleuses et travailleurs, les familles et les services essentiels
Des experts et expertes réclament des mesures à court, à moyen et à long terme afin de soutenir les collectivités et de les protéger contre…
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COVID-19 and the Canadian workforce
Reforming EI to protect more workers Download 440.86 KB 16 pages In just a few months, COVID-19 has put a serious strain on the health…
COVID-19 in Canada: Further immediate EI reforms needed to protect more workers
OTTAWA — A briefing note released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) recommends critical changes to the federal employment insurance (EI) program…
The Monitor, Mar/Apr 2020
Green New Deal, meet the Alternative Federal Budget Download 4.58 MB The idea of a Green New Deal—a radical and comprehensive transformation of the economy…
Work Life: How will the new federal government respond to an economic crisis?
This article first appears in The Monitor Jan/Feb 2020 Far from altering the risky behaviour that precipitated the 2008 financial crisis, bankers, financiers and corporate…
BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
January 2020 Download 2 MB12 pages In this issue: Celebrating excellence in research The Canada Pension Plan is fuelling the climate crisis Affordable non-market rental…
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