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Urgent action required to realize promise of the Speech from the Throne
“We must not let the legacy of the pandemic be one of rolling back the clock on women’s participation in the workforce, nor one of…
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After the throne speech: a test of our resolve
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If not now, when? The throne speech and long term care
Wednesday’s throne speech offered hints of promising changes to long term care policies—something COVID-19 has exposed as urgently needed. Specifically, the federal government promises…
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A parable of two roads: Why the COVID crisis is exactly the right time to push for a low-carbon economy
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What will the throne speech say about poverty?
Anti-poverty advocates and social policy wonks will be watching today’s throne speech for signs of how the government plans on addressing poverty in this complicated…
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Public policy in Canada remains haunted by large deficits that prevailed in the 1980s and early 1990s. With COVID-19 economic response pushing the federal deficit…
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One step forward for low-waged workers in Halifax?
Today the Halifax Regional Municipal Council will consider a staff report that recommends that Council approve the adoption of a Supplier Code of Conduct (including Living Wage…
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Now is not the time to get hysterical about the federal debt
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Why inequality must be linked to climate emergency action
Among the book’s key wartime lessons is that “inequality is toxic to social solidarity and mass mobilization.” It requires policies that fulfill a promise that…
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