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The unequal burden of COVID-19 joblessness
Source: February and April 2020 Labour Force Survey PUMF, excludes self employed. The scale of this crisis is now being revealed in stark statistics. However, it’s…
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CCPA-BC signs Joint Statement for a Just Recovery
Today the CCPA-BC added its support to a joint statement led by the Vancouver Just Recovery Coalition calling on the City of Vancouver to prioritize…
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A snapshot of Canada’s import structure of COVID-19 medical supplies
The COVID-19 global outbreak has brought into sharp focus the threat of supply disruptions and shortages of critical medical products and equipment. In the U.S.,…
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Manitoba’s Debt and Fiscal Outlook
Round Two The province’s May 4 news release reminds us how much the private sector and government finances are being affected by the pandemic, the…
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Working multiple jobs to make ends meet: More common in BC than we might think
The devastating toll of COVID-19 in nursing homes across the country has drawn attention to the fact that many workers in long-term care work at…
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Canada’s modest drop in air pollution highlights magnitude of decarbonization challenge
One of the apparent silver linings of the COVID-19 lockdown has been a significant drop in air pollution in cities around the world.
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An impossible choice: at least 540,000 low wage workers risk losing CERB if they refuse unsafe work
With provincial economies starting to reopen, we need to take a close look at the workers most at risk. Reopening is sometimes framed as if…
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Work Life: COVID 19 Revealing Inequities in Canada’s Labour Market
The strange times we’re living in are bringing many issues into sharp focus for the public at large. This is true with regard to the…
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Working multiple jobs to make ends meet in BC
VANCOUVER – The need to work multiple jobs to make ends meet has contributed to the tragedy in seniors homes during the COVID-19 crisis, but…
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