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Fast Facts: The Social Determinants of Health in Manitoba
What we know about health inequity in Manitoba and what we can do about it Why are some people, and more particularly some groupings of…
Fast Facts: Steeling the NDP’s resolve
Migrant farm workers need access to public healthcare As spring unfolds in southern Manitoba, we will soon see more than migratory birds arriving. Over 400…
Working for a Living Wage 2010
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 418.69 KB8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Working for…
2010 living wage shows the real costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – $18.17 is the 2010 family living wage, according to a report released today that calculates an hourly wage…
Facts and Foolishness On Our Democracy
The Governor-General is the guardian of our Constitution, not the government’s puppet or public relations figurehead Thanks to a 40-minute segment on CBC Radio’s Cross-Country…
Scapegoating the Poor
Let’s start blaming the plutocrats, not their victims There’s an old African proverb that is becoming uncomfortably apt to apply to human behaviour in Canada:…
Federal government moving backwards in workplace safety
On April 28, the National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job, we are reminded that although workplace injuries and fatalities may be…
Federal government undermining workplace safety: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—On the eve of the National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job, the Canadian Centre…
Le succès n’est pas le fruit du hasard
Baisse de la sécurité au travail chez les employeurs de compétence fédérale Download 849.74 KB32 pages Attachments Success is No Accident
Success is No Accident
Declining Workplace Safety Among Federal Jurisdiction Employers Download 807.33 KB28 pages
Fast Facts: Opponents of minimum wage have got it all wrong
Everyone benefits from increase Recently the Brandon Sun published an article and two editorials relating to Labour Minister Jennifer Howard’s announcement that the minimum wage…
By Our Own Emissions
The Distribution of GHGs in BC Download 348.63 KB6 pages The size of British Columbians’ carbon footprint increases with income.
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