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Refugees welcome? Comparing Canadian policy on Palestinian and Ukrainian refugees
About the authorNir HagigiNir Hagigi is an MA candidate in Political Science at York University and a Graduate Diploma student in Advanced Hebrew and Jewish…
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A Framework for Enhancing Home Support in BC
Home support is an important element of the broader home and community care system, which unfortunately tends to get overlooked in many health care discussions.…
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Towards an Enhanced and More Accessible Home Support System for BC’s Seniors
Download 551.09 KB18 pages Home support services improve quality of life for frail seniors and people with chronic conditions or disabilities, and help prevent their…
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Democatic Reform: Taking a Chance on Change
Saskatchewan Notes About the authorsJoyce GreenFraser Needham
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Priorities in the ‘alternative budget’
Free college tuition, universal child care, reducing poverty, while greening the economy: Possibilities for Nova Scotia READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX- The Canadian Centre…
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Les Priorités dans le ‘budget alternatif’
Éliminer les frais de scolarité au collégial, offrir une couverture universelle pour les soins à la petite enfance, réduire la pauvreté, pendant que l’on favorise…
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STV: A better democracy and more progressive politics
Dennis Pilon from UVic published this excellent article on STV in the CCPA Monitor, so I am republishing it below: MAY 12 DECISION DAY FOR…
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Seniors’ care concerns should be taken seriously in this election
Access to residential care beds for seniors was dubbed “an election hotspot” by CTV early last week, and for good reasons. The party that forms…
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Government report on welfare leavers at odds with narrative
Kudos to the Tyee’s Andrew MacLeod for extracting a long delayed report on welfare leavers from the provincial government. The report can be downloaded here.…
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The Premier speaks out on labour issues
On April 27th I posted about the BC Federation of Labour’s report on the impacts of changes to BC’s workers compensation system under the current…
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Barbarism Lite
Looking back to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60 years ago, we can now see that, at least in the North…
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Response to the Recession
Rescue the economy, protect people, and plan for the future Many items in the Canadian federal government’s economic stimulus package depend on how individual decisions…
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Long-term Care Problems
Both residents and care providers denied fair treatment More, better-paid staff key to improved long-term care Long-term care in Canada fails to treat either residents…
