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CC – Loop – 4 Col Blog Index

July 11, 2023

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  • Climate Change
    Environment & Sustainability
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    Tax Policy
    BC Office

    Happy Birthday, Carbon Tax!

    A year ago, in the 2008 BC Budget, a new tax was born. There was a hush over the House as its mother, the Finance…

    February 18, 2009
  • Children & Youth
    Employment & Labour
    Income/wages
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    BC Office

    Why do BC kids need Finance Minister’s charitable donation to buy them shoes?

    Minister Hansen donated money for shoes for poor children. Then he delivered a budget that doesn’t help parents who receive income assistance or who are…

    February 18, 2009
  • Housing & Homelessness
    Income/wages
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    BC Office

    Talk of addressing homelessness in Throne Speech remains just that

    Yesterday’s Throne Speech got me excited with its promise of finally addressing homelessness in BC. Like everyone else, I expected the economy to be the…

    February 18, 2009
  • Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    The Economy
    BC Office

    BC Budget 2009: Vanilla, No Sprinkles (revised)

    Faced with a nasty recession at its doorstep, the BC budget is uninspiring and underwhelming in its ambition. Overall there is little that actively plans…

    February 18, 2009
  • Economic Indicators
    Health Care
    Human Rights
    Income Inequality
    International
    Reports
    Saskatchewan Office

    A Movement of Ideas

    The World Social Forum, is it a model for political change? Download 561.78 KB 19 pages

    February 18, 2009
  • Children & Youth
    Income/wages
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    BC Office

    Charity doesn’t buy a lot of shoes

    OK, this is just a little crass, but the calculation begs to be done. It apppears rather than buying himself a new pair of shoes…

    February 17, 2009
  • Economic Indicators
    International
    National Office

    Obama visit puts Canada on the defensive

    When President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet in Canada this Thursday, the growing economic crisis will be the main point of discussion.…

    February 17, 2009
  • Economic Indicators
    Government Finance
    International
    Reports
    National Office

    The Obama Effect

    Canada-US Relations in a Time of Economic Crisis Download 156.52 KB10 pages

    February 17, 2009
  • Economic Indicators
    International
    News Release
    National Office

    Harper government free riding on U.S. stimulus package: Report

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Harper government is relying too heavily on U.S. fiscal stimulus measures to pull Canada out of recession,…

    February 17, 2009
  • Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    The Economy
    BC Office

    Tales from the Mouth of the Fraser

    With the BC budget just 27 hours away, in today’s Vancouver Sun, you can find my pre-budget oped. Alas, as often happens, I am paired…

    February 16, 2009
  • British Columbia
    Economic Indicators
    Income Inequality
    BC Office

    BC Needs an Action Plan to Fight a Nasty Recession

    On February 17 the BC government will table the province’s first recession budget in a generation. The big question for the budget is no longer…

    February 16, 2009
  • Housing & Homelessness
    Income Inequality
    News & Commentary
    BC Office

    A call to all BC political parties: time to commit to a poverty reduction plan

    In early February, over 200 organizations and community leaders from across BC issued an open letter to BC political parties, calling on them to commit…

    February 16, 2009
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article contents
  1. Happy Birthday, Carbon Tax!
  2. Why do BC kids need Finance Minister’s charitable donation to buy them shoes?
  3. Talk of addressing homelessness in Throne Speech remains just that
  4. BC Budget 2009: Vanilla, No Sprinkles (revised)
  5. A Movement of Ideas
  6. Charity doesn’t buy a lot of shoes
  7. Obama visit puts Canada on the defensive
  8. The Obama Effect
  9. Harper government free riding on U.S. stimulus package: Report
  10. Tales from the Mouth of the Fraser
  11. BC Needs an Action Plan to Fight a Nasty Recession
  12. A call to all BC political parties: time to commit to a poverty reduction plan

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    National Office

    As the U.S. drops the ball on forced labour, Canada must pick it up

    Almost five years after Canada’s July 2020 ban on importing goods produced using forced labour, we have very little to show for it. Canadian Border…

    June 4, 2025
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    Reports
    National Office

    Still struggling: Racialized workers in the post-pandemic labour market

    Racialized workers in Canada faced extra challenges during the pandemic. The recovery has been equally difficult.

    June 3, 2025
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    National Office
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    Still struggling: Racialized workers in the post-pandemic labour market

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    National Office
    May 28, 2025

    Canada’s most expensive election promise was climate inaction

  • Labour & Worker’s Rights
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    Trade
    National Office
    May 28, 2025

    Canada’s private sector workers need labour law reform

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