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Now You See It, Now You Don’t
How federal and provincial benefits get wiped out with wage increases Download 122.6 KB3 pages Imagine a low-income family working hard day after day to…
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Affordability crisis will persist until we get a handle on runaway housing costs
Although inflation has come down from the historic highs recorded in 2022, the cost of living in Metro Vancouver continues to increase rapidly. It now…
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Missing teeth
As part of the March 2022 Liberal-NDP Supply and Confidence Agreement, the federal government is creating a national public dental care plan—the most significant expansion…
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How Biden’s digital trade rethink adds pressure to re-renegotiate NAFTA
We should use the six-year renewal of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement to strip out Trump-era language benefiting big tech oligarchs. Then keep pushing.
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Working for a Living Wage
The 2023 living wage for Metro Vancouver is $25.68 per hour. This is the hourly rate that each of two parents working full-time must earn…
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Living wage in Metro Vancouver rises to $25.68 amid soaring costs
Community Living Wage 2023 Living Wage $ increase from last year Percentage increase from last year Living Wage 2022 Clayoquot Sound $26.51 N/A N/A DID…
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Understanding Precarity in BC
The Understanding Precarity in BC (UP-BC) partnership is a research and public engagement initiative investigating precarious work and multi-dimensional precarity in British Columbia.
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Budget 2024: Canada needs to go all-in on green industrial policy
Prepared remarks for Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2024 Budget
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