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Budget cuts by stealth: Letting programs “sunset” to cut costs won’t be painless
The feds will quietly “sunset” programs as part of their cost-cutting in the November 4, 2025 budget. Quiet cuts can still hurt.
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On November 27, sixteen years after the previous government abolished it, the BC government passed legislation to bring back the BC Human Rights Commission. Human…
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Image: Whose voices are missing from pipeline debates?
“Fossil fuel proponents often claim their support for the industry is connected to the needs and interests of energy workers—and our news media repeat and…
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Work Life: State of the Manitoba Economy
Assessing the Real Challenges First published in the Winnipeg Free Press December 18, 2018 As reported in the Free Press, Brian Pallister is “fixing the…
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BC’s shiny new climate plan: A look under the hood
BC’s new climate plan, Clean BC, is a big and visionary document and was instantly lauded by environmental groups and businesses alike. In this post,…
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Economic inequality has exploded in recent decades—globally, in Canada and here in BC. Much of our concern about inequality has focused on the growth of…
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Why is Milk So Expensive in First Nations Communities?
Access to and Affordability of Milk in Northern Manitoba Download 1.48 MB20 pages This study finds milk is significantly costlier in First Nations communities than…
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Persistent Inequality
Ontario’s Colour-coded Labour Market Download 656.56 KB 23 pages Ontario’s labour market shows stubborn patterns of employment and income inequality along racial and gender lines. This…
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Persistent inequality in Ontario’s labour market along racial, gender lines largely unchanged since 2006
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Ontario’s labour market shows stubborn patterns of employment and income inequality along racial and gender lines, according to new research…
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Think Upstream Radio: When the big employer ghosts a town – now what?
“We can’t be waiting with bated breath for the big company to say we will save you,” says Pearson. “As cities are abandoned, decline, and…
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How much do lifestyle choices matter for health?
“With all this attention to the so-called lifestyle approach, all it really does is actually increase health inequalities, because the people that are in the…
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Ten considerations for the next Alberta budget
On November 16, I participated in a workshop organized by the Alberta Alternative Budget Working Group. Held at the University of Alberta’s main campus, speakers…
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