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The CUSMA Rapid Response Labour Mechanism
Thanks to transnational worker organizing, the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) dramatically improves upon the weak labour protections in the original NAFTA. What’s more, the new agreement encourages deeper…
Not just a train, and certainly not Mayan
Among the many Indigenous struggles taking place throughout North America, the high-profile resistance to a flagship project of the Mexican government shows how transnational alliances…
Migrant solidarity and transnationalism in the San Diego-Tijuana region
The border cities of San Diego and Tijuana have become a lightning rod for political debates about migration in both the United States and Mexico.…
When “survival” jobs become “essential” work
In the lexicon of immigrant settlement services, the term “survival jobs” is used to signal temporary employment intended to ensure survival in the short term,…
Unequal pandemic, unequal recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020 not only threatened people’s health but exposed and exacerbated entrenched inequalities. Women bore the brunt.
From leader to laggard: A festering crisis in long-term and home care
In 1974, Manitoba launched its universal, provincewide home care program—the first of its kind in Canada; one that would be emulated by most provinces.
Beyond Recovery: The pandemic’s heavy toll on women in Canada
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The pandemic wreaked havoc on hotel workers
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a devastating upheaval in hotel workers’ work lives. Closures and travel restrictions, especially in the first wave of the…
A timeline: The pandemic’s impact on women in the workforce
The COVID-19 pandemic upended women’s economic gains, wiping out 35 years of progress in two short months.
The Monitor – Summer 2024
In March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit home, the walls rapidly closed in—especially for women.
Regina’s road rage
If the supposed global “War on Cars” was true, then there is probably no city in North America where the automobile has won a more…
Watch your step, buster!
My hometown of Ottawa boasts a pair of scenic and winding roadways on both sides of the Rideau Canal. One of them is the Queen…
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