Over on Policy Note, Keith Reynolds has outlined some of the problems with the recent report on the Vancouver School Board prepared by the Comptroller-General. Like, for example, the fact that the comptroller was appointed as a "special advisor" to carry out this review, and was instructed not to consider any issues related to provincial government funding for education... Hmm. What do you think? Read the post and add your comments: Some issues arising from the special advisor's report on the Vancouver School Board
On Policy Note, Iglika Ivanova is "thinking about recessions as times of more fundamental, structural change in the economy and the job market and not just periods of temporary slow-down after which things go right back to how they were before."
To learn more about the process of "creative destruction" and the pitfalls of economic growth without job creation, read her post about the state of the job market.
Firefighters' Banquet & Conference Centre
(in the Metrotown Complex)
6515 Bonsor St, Burnaby, BC
CCPA-BC public interest researcher Iglika Ivanova will be a panelist at this event. For more information: info@bchealthcoalition.ca
The BC Office has released a 2010 update to the living wage calculation for Metro Vancouver. Read about it here: www.policyalternatives.ca/livingwage2010
Talking & Walking Sustainability: Keeping both environment and social justice on equal footing
Friday, June 11, 7:30 PM - 9:30PM
Saturday, June 12, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Discussion and action on sustainability often focus on the environment with less emphasis on social issues. Two great threats to humanity’s future – poverty and climate change – show the need for an approach based on principles of equity. The discussions, led by key people in the field, will demonstrate that social justice and environmental protection are equally important legs of sustainability.
CCPA-BC Senior Economist Marc Lee will be on the Climate Change panel on Saturday. For event details, go to the Langara website.
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