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The Monitor, March/April 2018
Cannabis Capitalism Download 5.2 MB Canada is only months away from legalizing and regulating the production, sale and use of cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes. Yet, as we explore…
Some baby steps for dad and big steps forward for women
The government promised us a budget guided by gender analysis this year, and they delivered: on pay equity, on supports for women entrepreneurs and, in the warm fuzzy afterglow of…
Important steps taken but Budget 2018 keeps Canadians waiting for the big investments required to build an inclusive economy
OTTAWA—Today’s federal budget takes positive steps forward on gender equality and science funding but the bold policy moves that will make a real difference for Canadians —child care, pharmacare, health…
A Deficit Worth Worrying About: The Gendered And Racialized Wage Gap
I was really hoping the recent release of Census data would bring good news: wage gap closed! Racial discrimination gone! Equality achieved! Not so much. Gaps in pay for women…
Missing the mark: report card highlights Liberal government’s progressive performance gap
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—After more than 200 sitting days in Parliament, the federal government has not lived up to the vast majority of its progressive promises, according to…
Missing the Mark: Federal midterm report card
Download 11.72 MB 23 pages This report card reviews the federal government’s progress in 16 key policy areas at the halfway mark of their term. It finds that, despite some…
Dear feminist PM: Bold words require bolder action
Why Canada’s international assistance gap threatens to undermine a new policy on feminist foreign aid PM Trudeau talks to Tina Brown during the Women in the World event in Toronto…
How Canada can tackle gender inequality through trade
Photo by Mathieu-Etienne Gagnon/OXFAM The Trudeau government’s feminist international assistance policy is a bold step forward. But it cannot stop there. Canada’s ambition to be a global champion for women’s…
Bait-and-switch of a Canadian dream
The compounding hurdles faced by highly skilled immigrant women in STEM sectors In the game of settler-nation relay, Canada ranks second in the world for largest per-capita immigration rates, one…
Seeking “good jobs” in the oil patch
How gender and race shape experiences of work in Alberta’s extractive industries Illustration by Alisha Davidson The province of Alberta, specifically its northern oil sands region, is often described as…
The Monitor, November/December 2017
Making Women Count Download 6.12 MB In late October, the CCPA released its fourth annual ranking of the best and worst cities in Canada to be a woman. The report…
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