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2024 Manitoba Living Wage Update
The 2024 living wage for Winnipeg is $18.75 per hour. In Brandon it is $16.28 per hour, and in Thompson it is $17.90 per hour.…
What’s going on with Quebec’s latest secularism scandal?
Imagine sending your child to school only to find them caught in a political firestorm. That’s the reality for families at Bedford Elementary in Montreal,…
Canada’s international student program engineers inequality
The International Student Program in Canada has long created challenging conditions for international students—they pay higher tuition fees than domestic students, have restricted access to…
Canadian immigration policy is an impenetrable maze—and I’m trapped in it
On October 10, I received a short text message from Iran: “Uncle Reza passed away. I hope his memory lives on forever.” I didn’t know…
Trump’s tariff threat is about borders, not trade
Late Monday night, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform to announce he would impose across-the-board 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico on…
Le pouvoir des pensions
La sécurité de la retraite est le rêve de tous les Canadiens, mais les employeurs, en particulier ceux du secteur privé, offrent de moins en…
The power of pensions
Retirement security is the dream of every Canadian, but employers, particularly those in the private sector, are moving away from providing the gold standard of…
Pension income worth billions to government revenues and the economy: study
OTTAWA—Workplace pensions—especially Defined Benefits plans—are considered the gold standard for workers’ retirement security, but a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)…
Les revenus de pension représentent des milliards de dollars pour les recettes de l’État et l’économie : une étude
OTTAWA— Pendant que les travailleurs de Postes Canada font la grève pour protéger leur fonds de pension, une nouvelle étude du Centre canadien de politiques…
Refugees welcome? Comparing Canadian policy on Palestinian and Ukrainian refugees
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Justice Murray Sinclair’s legacy must live on
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Honouring reproductive rights and freedoms
With reproductive rights being a central issue in the upcoming US election, the work of the Women’s Health Clinic (WHC) in Manitoba highlights the fragility…
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