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Homelessness, harm reduction and Housing First
I was recently invited to give a presentation at a two-day event discussing the overdose crisis and First Nations, with a focus on southern Alberta.…
Doing more and doing better for LGBTQ2+ youth
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Canadian investors need to stop suing foreign governments over environmental-friendly policies
Canadian corporations are taking advantage of Canada’s free trade and investment agreements to undermine environmental policies in developing countries. And it’s putting the global fight…
BC child care spending shows the power of good public policy. What’s next?
On May 1, the Living Wage for Families Campaign released new living wage rates for 12 BC communities. Even though costs are increasing steeply for…
A living wage for St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Download 433.74 KB 29 pages This report provides an up-to-date calculation of a living wage for workers living in St. John’s. The report finds that…
A basic income if necessary, but not necessarily a basic income
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Study reveals $18.85 an hour is a living wage in St. John’s
(HALIFAX, NS/ST.JOHN’S, NL)—In order to earn a living wage, a person working a full time, full year job in St. John’s would need to be…
BC’s child care investments have major impact on 2019 living wage
Dramatically lower out-of-pocket child care costs offset increases in other family expenses READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER—Living wage calculations for communities across BC decreased…
Working for a Living Wage 2019
Making paid work meet basic family needs in Metro Vancouver Download 1.62 MB 8 pages For those seeking to calculate the living wage in other…
The Monitor, May/June 2019
The Surveillance Economy Download 4.51 MB Google (Alphabet), Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon. They are among the world’s most valuable and most trusted companies, but increasingly…
Making Social Housing Friendly for Resettling Refugees
Download 871.6 KB 32 pages This work is an extension of a longer-term project that began in 2015, in which we partnered with Welcome Place,…
The Unique Social Housing needs of Resettling Refugees
War and persecution force refugees to leave behind all that they know to embark on new and challenging experiences of resettlement. In Winnipeg, they meet…
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