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Minimum wage workers across Canada face out-of-control rents that far exceed their income
Province Minimum wage (Oct. 2023) Rental wage for 1 bedroom Rental wage for 2 bedroom B.C. $16.75 $29.96 $35.90 Ontario $16.55 $28.50 $32.63 Alberta $15.00…
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Outsourced BC public employees feel contracting out has hurt workplace morale and quality of customer service
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–Outsourced BC Hydro and Medical Services Plan workers believe an erosion of customer service is occurring, as they are pressured…
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From Public Servants to Corporate Employees
The BC Government’s Alternative Service Delivery Plan in Practice Download 1.17 MB 51 pages About the authorsPenny GursteinStuart MurrayAnisha DattaMarika Albert
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When workers’ jobs are shifted from the public service to for-profit corporations, does anything change?
The BC Government’s Alternative Service Delivery Plan in practice When a meter-reader comes to your home to check your monthly electricity consumption, they wear a…
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FastFacts: Where Does the Money Go?
University of Manitoba Senior Administrators Get Big Pay Hikes But Faculty and Staff Morale Remains Low Download 642.43 KB2 pages About the authorsRachel GotthilfJulie Guard
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Canada’s military spending exceeds Cold War peak —study
OTTAWA—Canada is spending more public money on its military today than it has since the Second World War, says a study released today by the…
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More Than the Cold War
Canada’s military spending 2007-08 Download 221.29 KB 10 pages About the authorsSteven StaplesSteve Staples is the National Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Canadian…
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Removing the right to strike will not stop strikes: new CCPA study
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s proposed legislation to end the right to strike in health care and community services will not likely reduce strike activity in…
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A Tale of Two Provinces
Alberta and Nova Scotia Download 388.27 KB10 pages About the authorsLarry HaivenJudy Haiven
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Capital gains tax cut just a hand-out to the rich
With its eye on the next election, the Harper government is getting its ducks in a row. It is making nice with Nova Scotia and…
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FastFacts: Putting Knowledge to Work for Social Justice
CCPA- Manitoba Celebrates 10th Anniversary Download 676.19 KB 2 pages About the authorDennis Lewycky
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Doing Community Economic Development
Challenging traditional notions of development, these essays critically examine bottom-up, community economic development strategies in a wide variety of contexts: as a means of improving…
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Conflict, Crisis, and Accountability
Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement in Canada Download 491.39 KB319 pages Conflict, Crisis, and Accountability focuses on racial profiling in a law enforcement context, particularly…
