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28 years of waiting for safer construction sites
Anniversary of Bentall Tower deaths highlights need for worker involvement in safety management Twenty-eight years ago today, four construction workers plunged to…
Call for better construction worker safety in study released on 28th anniversary of tragic Bentall Tower IV accident
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – On the 28th anniversary of the deaths of four construction workers on the Bentall Tower…
Federal deficits could be much larger than anticipated, says Alternative Federal Budget
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA — While it is now generally acknowledged that the federal government is headed for…
November 2008: The Worst Time For the Worst Government
Canadians need a rebuilt welfare state, not a broken one Ralph Nader, the famous American consumer advocate and perennial presidential candidate, writing…
November 2008: Dark Days
How four Canadians were tortured in the “fight on terror” Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of…
October 2008: We’re the Major Supplier of Uranium for Nuclear Weapons
Canada is violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty An Interview with Professor Jim Harding While the U.S. appears to be on the verge…
October 2008: Health Canada and Drug Safety
More people exposed to unsafe drugs before withdrawal Evaluating the safety of prescription drugs prior to approval and monitoring their safety once…
September 2008: The Decline of Collectivity
Triumph of individualism a defeat for society as a whole A few years ago, former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed astonished us by…
Self-employed workers deserve social benefits
In Canada, about 2.5 million people (approximately 15 per cent of the labour force) are classified as “self-employed.” Nova Scotia has about…
July 2008: Harper Gov’t Goes Against the Grain
Everyone has a stake in saving the Canadian Wheat Board The Canadian Wheat Board is fighting for its life. Ever since 1935,…
Farmworkers relegated to second-class status: study
Proposed changes would end exploitation of BC’s immigrant and migrant farmworkers CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new study…
Economics for Everyone, First Edition
A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism Economics is too important to be left to the economists. Economics for Everyone is…