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Under-regulated, under-researched and largely privatized: Assisted living seniors’ care in BC
COVID-19 has shone a light on serious problems in our seniors’ care system resulting from years of underfunding, privatization and precarious working conditions. These problems…
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Study raises concerns about an under-regulated, under-researched and largely privatized assisted living sector in BC
VANCOUVER – While COVID-19 has focused attention on problems in long-term care, a new study raises concerns about assisted living and concludes it’s time for BC’s…
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The Place of Assisted Living in BC’s Seniors Care System
Assessing the promise, reality and challenges Download 1.54 MB68 pages Under-regulated, under-researched and largely privatized is an apt description of British Columbia’s assisted living system…
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The death and disruption wrought by COVID-19 is calamitous. The bad news is that climate change will be worse. It is easy to forget that…
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Fast Facts: Towards restarting disability supports in Manitoba in the COVID-19 Era
On March 18, Day Support Programs providing supports to persons with intellectual disabilities went in to critical service mode. The move to critical services meant…
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Fast Facts: Canadian Premium Sand Barges Ahead With New Plan
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 12, 2020 During the height of the global pandemic Canadian Premium Sand (CPS) released its plan B…
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A green and inclusive recovery for Canada
The ownership structure is the core aspect that allows all of this to happen. The company has a reputation for high-quality products, excellent job retention…
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Toward a more equitable, inclusive, sustainable society
There will be challenges, and risks, along the way. There is the risk that we turn inward, or that power brokers will exploit the crisis…
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More than 1 in 5 Canadian professionals in precarious jobs: report
Based on a national survey of professionals about precarious working conditions, the first of its kind, No Safe Harbour: Precarious Work and Economic Insecurity Among…
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