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When “survival” jobs become “essential” work
About the authorsCatherine BryanCatherine Bryan is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Dalhousie University and the chair of the Canadian Centre…
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Commercialising Research at the University of Saskatchewan
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March 2003: Lula Bows to Wall Street
Brazil’s new “leftist” President moves right to keep U.S. happy Forty years after Brazil’s last leftist government was overthrown in a U.S.-backed military coup, the…
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UN singles out BC Government on women’s rights
BC is not meeting its obligations to women under international human rights law. That was the clear message of the United Nations Committee on the…
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Not the year of the forest community
Premier Campbell announced in January that 2003 would be the “Year of the Forest.” BC’s forest companies, workers, and communities are hoping he’s serious, given…
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Low income earners in Nova Scotia need a raise
It’s time for Nova Scotians working for the minimum wage to get a big raise. A substantial increase in the wage will go some way…
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Hope for peace
Along with the majority of people around the world (and millions in the US), I am horrified and disgusted by the killing unleashed by the…
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Commentary on the Eves mock budget
Eves Promised Vox Populi; Delivered Magna Vox There’s only one real message in Ernie Eves’ faux budget, released to an intimate group of friends in…
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CCPA-NS Submission to Nova Scotia Review of the Minimum Wage Rate – Updated
Download 282.23 KB About the authorJohn Jacobs
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Olympic Impacts
Should We Expect an Employment Boom? Download 183.24 KB14 pages About the authorDavid A. Green
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Olympics won’t bring employment boom
Bid Committee’s estimates overstate likely impact CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Bid Corporation’s claims that hosting the Winter…
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No change of course means painful and unnecessary cuts continue
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) In spite of superficial changes, the 2003 BC Budget moves ahead with the government’s plan of deep…
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The real Chretien legacy budget
After all the hype, was yesterday’s budget Jean Chretien’s “legacy” budget? The answer is yes, though not in the way he may have intended, and…
