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Long-term funding for domestic violence programs will have lasting impact beyond the pandemic, say experts
COVID-19 has plunged Canada into a state of uncertainty and fear, as people question their ability to pay rent and provide for their families during…
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Fast Facts: The Shock Doctrine Playing Out in Manitoba
Noted Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein published The Shock Doctrine more than a decade ago. The book’s major thesis is that governments and…
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Work Life: Brought to the Brink by Recklessness… First thoughts on COVID-19
This piece is dedicated to Mark Golden (August 6, 1948 – April 9, 2020). Mark was a scholar of classics, teacher, life-long social justice advocate…
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Swimming with the sharks
Poverty, pandemics, and payday lenders Download 424.67 KB16 pages As COVID-19-related layoffs affect workers across the country, Canada’s payday loan companies will see windfall profits…
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Without new rules, COVID-19 will mean windfall profits for payday lenders: CCPA report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA— Canada’s payday loan companies will see windfall profits at the expense of low- and moderate-income people if…
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Women bearing the brunt of economic losses: One in five has been laid off or had hours cut
Women are at the forefront of the economic crisis as yesterday’s labour force report from Statistics Canada reveals.
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Excess profits tax needed to prevent profiteering amid COVID-19
People and businesses all over the country and the world are hurting as large parts of the economy have shut down to help stop the…
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COVID-19 changes everything
I had a COVID-19 dream, where I was trapped in a sprawling resort crammed with people desperate to escape the virus.
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Social and physical distancing… are we doing it right?
But, it also has some of us bending the rules. Cities across Canada are starting to come down hard with tickets and fines for those…
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Early Warning: Who’s bearing the brunt of COVID-19’s labour market impacts?
March Labour Force Survey Key Facts: 1 million lost jobs, but another 2.1 million had a majority of their hours cut.
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How do I safely shop for supplies?
Gone, for now, are the days when we could go into the store for a casual shop, perusing the aisles without a plan in mind…
