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Quality assurance in Ontario
The traditional model of quality assurance, where professors and institutional bodies evaluate, approve and improve programs, has always existed in Ontario. However, the centralization and…
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Stagnant economy may mean more cuts to come
The federal government released its annual fall update on the country’s finances today. Despite the upbeat messaging around the “Update of Economic and Fiscal Projections” there are…
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Fiscal Cliff Notes
The US federal budget is back in the spotlight now that the election is over. In one sense, not much has changed in that the…
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Corporate Social Responsibility and a Living Wage
Download 654.24 KB30 pages This paper explores the possible connections and avenues for cooperation between the living wage movement and the broader corporate social responsibility…
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Fast and Loose with Tordon herbicide on the move
Our family business includes growing bedding plants. In the spring of 2010 every tomato, pepper and marigold we started curled up grotesquely and died. After…
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Why 38 Ontario municipalities oppose the Canada – EU trade deal
To date, 38 municipalities have passed motions expressing concern about the closed door negotiations for a comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) going on between…
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England’s serious debate about living wages
I was in London for the last week and I was amazed to see what a big issue the idea of paying people a living…
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What if the minimum wage was a living wage?
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Errol Black: A truly remarkable life
If we’re very lucky, every once in a while someone special will come into our lives. Errol Black was special. He would be the first…
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What if the minimum wage was a living wage?
Increasingly, leadership for policy change comes from outside of government, not from within. It’s why many Ontarians who are focused on reducing and eliminating poverty…
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HST vs MSP: why are only some increases revolting?
Vaughn Palmer had an interesting piece in the Vancouver Sun yesterday. In a piece entitled “Dix agenda bows to post-HST reality,” Palmer writes that the…
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Welcome to the Wageless Recovery
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