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BC needs to get to work on working poverty
Over 100,000 working-age people in Metro Vancouver were working but stuck below the poverty line in 2012, not counting students and young adults living at…
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Working poverty on the rise in most Metro Vancouver municipalities
(Vancouver) Contrary to stereotypes about poverty being concentrated mainly in Vancouver and Surrey, a new study finds the growing ranks of the working poor are…
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Working Poverty in Metro Vancouver
Download 4.09 MB36 pages This study examines Metro Vancouver working poverty trends by neighbourhood pre- and post- the 2008 recession. We are often told that…
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The hidden epidemic of working poverty in Metro Vancouver
We are often told that the solution to poverty is for the poor to “get a job” or for various sectors to create more jobs.…
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The international trend to public energy
The most Canadians probably know about the new mayor of London, England is that he is the city’s first Muslim mayor and that one of…
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Yes, a $15 minimum wage makes economic sense for BC
I was excited to see one of the two main political parties in BC — the BC NDP — promise to raise the minimum wage to $15…
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How to fight neoliberalism without giving way to despair
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Report & resources: Working Poverty in Metro Vancouver
About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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The lost lessons of Lac-Mégantic
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Why austerity is a problem for just transition and climate action
Last year we launched the Corporate Mapping Project, which is investigating the power and influence of the fossil fuel industry in Western Canada. One of…
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