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Over 125 organizations and advocates demand BC enact pay equity legislation
READ THE OPEN LETTER. VANCOUVER, UNCEDED XʷMƏΘKʷƏY̓ƏM (MUSQUEAM), SḴWX̱WÚ7MESH (SQUAMISH) AND SƏLILWƏTAɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) HOMELANDS – A coalition of more than 125 leading BC organizations, academics, and…
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BC’s first budget under Premier David Eby includes substantial funding increases in housing, health care, income supports and cost of living tax credits, as well…
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The Shock Doctrine in Manitoba during COVID-19
How the Provincial Government Pushed Privatization and Weakened Democracy During COVID-19 Download 539.93 KB27 pages The Shock Doctrine occurs when neoliberal and undemocratic agendas are…
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Manitoba Government Ignores Evidence For Supervised Consumption Sites
For years, Manitoba’s network of community organizations and public health and harm reduction experts have made the case for the introduction of supervised consumption sites…
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Canada’s cosy relationship with the pharmaceutical industry has a long history
News of government cooperation with the industry isn’t a surprise; it’s been going on for decades.
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Climate inequality defines the present; don’t let it define the future
The people who are least responsible for climate change will feel its effects the hardest. It’s time for policy-makers to address that injustice.
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Inequality makes crises worse—and there are many crises coming
We’re heading into an increasingly unstable world, and we’re going to need real solidarity to make it through.
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Education: Inequality’s solution or great reinforcer?
For the unlucky children born on the lower rungs of Canada’s ladder of inequality, accessing quality education is hard. It doesn’t need to be this…
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What will it take to tackle income inequality?
Our country has the resources to provide dignity for all—our leaders’ failure to do so is a political choice.
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