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L’Ontario sous-finance les écoles à raison de 6,3 milliards de dollars depuis 2018
About the authorRicardo TranjanRicardo Tranjan directs the research program for the CCPA-Ontario. Ricardo’s expertise centres on Ontario public finances and the political economy of social…
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The Long Walk
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward…
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Grading Canada’s Economic Recovery: The big picture
Over the past week, we’ve been evaluating Canada’s economic recovery. Today is the last post in this blog series. There is no dispute that Canada has had…
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A Part-Time, Do-It-Yourself Job Market
Statistics Canada reported that employment grew by 22,000 in November. But 20,000 of those new jobs were part-time. The proportion of all Canadian jobs that are part-time rose…
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Fast Facts: It’s Time to Change the Budget Channel
The City of Winnipeg has released its proposed operational and capital budgets for 2014. As in previous years, it is hard to see the vision…
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Grading Canada’s Economic Recovery: More employment in Canada is precarious
“We will take decisive action to ensure our economy will create good jobs and sustain a higher quality of life for our children and grandchildren.”…
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Grading Canada’s Economic Recovery: Underemployment in post-recession Canada
“We will take decisive action to ensure our economy will create good jobs and sustain a higher quality of life for our children and grandchildren.”– 2012…
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Grading Canada’s Economic Recovery: The truth about job creation and unemployment in Canada
“Canada now has the best job creation record in the G-7—one million net new jobs since the depths of the recession.” – Speech from the Throne, October…
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Grading Canada’s Economic Recovery: Behind the spin on our economy
It is now more than four years after the technical end of Canada’s recession and, according to the Government of Canada, the economy is doing…
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Secret Surveillance Targets Civil Society
Much of Canada’s spying is done on behalf of corporations I spy, you spy. . . In the world of big mining and big oil…
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A Loud Wake-Up Call
Global carbon report is a strong reality check for Canada The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) should be a wake-up…
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Fighting For A Better Future
Mi’kmaq protests in N.B. a source of hope for all of us With the images of burning cop cars, the Mi’kmaq blockade in New Brunswick…
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Book Review: From Demonized to Organized
CCPA book on labour explores building a new union movement Nora Loreto’s new book, From Demonized to Organized: Building the New Union Movement, is a…
