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Hennessy’s Index: April 2013
Canada’s Pay Gap Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For…
Social housing reality check: government’s own numbers reveal modest investment in new social housing
One of the more contentious issues regarding the BC government’s record concerns the issue of social housing. To hear Minister Rich Coleman tell it, BC’s…
REVIEW: Shannon’s Story of Hope and Healing
It started slowly. It usually does. He chipped away at her self-esteem, isolated her from friends, then family. She wasn’t allowed to work. She wasn’t…
Boom in temporary migrant workers creates a vulnerable workforce, increases workplace inequality
In 2013, for the first time in Canadian history, retirees will outnumber young people entering the workforce. Immigration is a sensible way to offset population…
Hennessy’s Index: March 2013
What is Middle class? Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world.…
Idle No More: History Catching Up
First Nations honoured treaties, Canadian governments didn’t The immediate impact of the “Idle No More” protests has been, if nothing else, a rare, sustained focus…
Fast Facts: Excuse me, Canada, your homelessness is showing
Dear Canada, This is a little awkward, but I wanted to let you know before it gets any worse: your homelessness is showing. It used…
BC forest bill urgently in need of a rewrite
It wasn’t so long ago that the British Columbia government was investing lots of political capital in striking a more productive “new relationship” with First…
Report: Does the Saskatchewan Government’s Anti-Poverty Strategy Measure Up?
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Regina – In the summer of 2012, the Saskatchewan government published its anti-poverty strategy “From Dependence to Independence” claiming…
Saskatchewan’s Anti-Poverty Plan, From Dependence to Independence: Does It Measure Up?
Download 376.09 KB14 pages In the summer of 2012, the Saskatchewan government published its anti-poverty strategy, From Dependence to Independence, claiming that no previous administration in the…
Hennessy’s Index: February 2013
The Dominance of Canada’s 1% Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the…
Aboriginal Peoples Fight For All Canadians
We should join the First Nations in becoming “idle no more” The day after Stephen Harper finally agreed (Jan. 4, 2013) to meet with First…
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