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Three things that would make Toronto public libraries even greater
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Quid Pro Quo: What Ontario should expect from the new federal government
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Let’s talk jobs: How does your province compare?
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Making the case for a $15 minimum wage in Ontario
Ontario’s minimum wage is increasing by 25 cents this month — from $11 an hour to $11.25 — as part of the provincial government’s commitment…
Ontario gender pay gap consultations: a welcome development
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Raising the Bar
Revisiting the Benchmark Question for Ontario’s Minimum Wage Download 576.71 KB28 pages The Ontario government has also been under steady pressure to raise the minimum…
Ontario’s minimum wage hike: The job is half finished
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – October 1st marks the first year in which the Ontario government adjusts its provincial minimum wage to inflation,…
Universal Affordable Child Care: don’t scrap it, improve it
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Toronto’s Poverty Reduction Strategy can make progress on decent work
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Ending on call scheduling and unpaid overtime: lessons from the U.S.
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Overcoming the new Precariat: The future of work
After years of relative progress in Canada’s labour market – where unionization helped turn jobs like mining and manufacturing into good, middle class jobs –…
10 Reasons Stephen Harper should ignore his own economic advice
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is campaigning to “stay the course” on Canada’s economy. There are a lot of reasons why the PM should think again…
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