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Ontario’s colleges are a safety net for workers. It’s time the government funds them properly.
About the authorsRyan RomardRyan Romard (He/Him) is a sociologist, research analyst, and data science enthusiast. Ryan has several years of experience conducting survey research in…
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Why wheelchair fees are not fair and what they say about the state of seniors care in BC
The recent announcement of a $25/month user fee for wheelchairs used by people in long-term care facilities in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions…
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Fast Facts: Community Based Organizations
A place at the Child Welfare Table “We bear the expectation of providing resources for families involved in child welfare without having a place at…
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Canada lacks coherent response to end violence against women: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA— Progress on ending violence against women in Canada is stalled by the absence of a coherent national policy and…
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SaskNotes: The Government of Canadaʼs Legacy of Contamination in Northern Saskatchewan Watersheds
Download 936.91 KB10 pages Beaverlodge Lake, a 57 square kilometer water body, and three other watersheds in northern Saskatchewan are seriously contaminated with uranium and…
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The Gap in the Gender Gap
Violence Against Women in Canada Download 1.18 MB 46 pages This study finds that progress on ending violence against women in Canada is stalled by…
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First Nations poverty and the Canadian economy
Aligning policy with what works A recent CCPA study showing the extent of First Nations poverty in Canada provides yet more evidence that Canada is…
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Latest Statscan poverty numbers paint bleak picture for BC
Statistics Canada has released Incomes in Canada for 2011, with the latest poverty rates. You can find it here. And the numbers for BC are…
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Last Week’s Job Numbers and the Perils of Punditry
Last week, Statistics Canada released an article on changing labour market conditions for young workers since the 1980s and its monthly Labour Force Survey for June. Thursday’s article found…
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FINA: Are we ever ever ever getting back together?
What happened Finance Committee? I remember, back when we first met, you asked me for my pre-budget submission and I gave it to you. You…
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Why wheelchair fees are not ‘fair’ and what they say about the state of seniors care in BC
The recent announcement of a $25/month user fee for wheelchairs used by people in long-term care facilities in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions…
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Get a grip indeed
One wonders if the Globe and Mail’s intrepid Victoria correspondent, Justine Hunter, appreciates the irony of her weekend dispatch on Energy Minister Bill Bennett’s ‘vow’ to…
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Is the housing crisis over? Not in the resource regions
In Québec, the coming of the new millennium coincided with a crisis in rental housing. From 2000 to 2003, each Canada Day, families ended up homeless,…
