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Cuts to adult basic education would make it harder to escape poverty
Adult basic education – tuition-free high school level courses – can open up a wide range of possibilities for single parents, older workers laid off…
In growing good jobs for BC’s economy, we’ve been neglecting a key ingredient
As the promise of British Columbia’s liquefied natural gas bubble has begun to deflate, the conversation on how to grow good jobs in BC’s economy…
Work Life: Supreme Court Rulings on Labour Legislation
An Affirmation of Workers’ Constitutional Rights The January 30, 2015 decision by the Supreme Court of Canada was a very significant one for the labour…
The Living Wage: Three reasons to expect more than minimum
CCPA Manitoba: Living Wage Lynne Fernandez, the Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues, explains the Living Wage and gives us three reasons to expect more…
Hennessy’s Index: February 2015
The Appeal of Middle Class Economics Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place…
Climate change means new deal needed for resource workers: study
(Vancouver) Today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released a study that examines what transition away from fossil fuels means for workers—and their families…
Making a Just Transition
The steady stream of bad news from Alberta’s oil patch is a potent reminder of the boom-and-bust nature of being a resource commodity exporter. It’s…
Time to Grow Up
The work and family lives of Canadians have evolved over the past three decades. It’s time our family policies grew up, too.
Time to Grow Up
Family Policies for the Way We Live Now Download 868.68 KB40 pages The work and family lives of Canadians have evolved over the past three…
Time for federal family policy to grow up: study
OTTAWA—The current federal government’s approach to family policy is falling short of the needs of parents, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre…
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