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Public and social services jobs: an economic lifeline in communities across Ontario
In Ontario, there is mourning about the loss of manufacturing jobs. There is concern about the growth of precarious service jobs. And there is enthusiasm…
Mount Polley four years after the tailings dam breach: business as usual
“If you asked me two weeks ago if this could have happened, I would have said it couldn’t.” Imperial Metals president Brian Kynoch, spoke these…
Tailings dam spills at Mount Polley and Mariana
Chronicles of disasters foretold Download 7.07 MB64 pages This paper explores the many parallels between the tailings dam spills at the Mount Polley mine in…
Image: What do the two largest mining disasters in Canada’s and Brazil’s histories have in common?
The Mount Polley disaster took place in August 2014, when the dam holding toxic waste from the copper and gold mine collapsed, creating the largest…
The revolution will not be automated
According to a popular apocryphal tale, the United States and Soviet Union both realized during the space race that a standard pen would not work…
The Monitor, July/August 2018
Work in Transition Download 6.93 MB Here at the CCPA, we’re constantly thinking about what needs to change in our lives, our economy and our…
Qu’est-ce que ça coûte pour élever une famille dans les provinces Maritimes ?
Beaucoup plus qu’on penserait, comme démontre le nouveau rapport sur le salaire convenable CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. Halifax—Le montant dont une famille de…
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…
How much does it cost to raise a family in the Maritimes?
More than you might think shows CCPA-NS in new report on living wages June 25, 2018 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Halifax, NS)—-Covering…
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