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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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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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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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Fact check: 5G technology isn’t behind COVID-19
One in 10 Canadians believe that the COVID-19 crisis is a conspiracy, according to a preliminary study coming out of Quebec. The good news is…
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Ontario’s frontline workers deserve much more than applause
Workers on the front lines of our economy stock our grocery shelves, pack boxes in warehouses, and deliver our food. As COVID-19 rages on, they…
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Work Life: Rowing against the tide of history
Manitoba’s pandemic response could do lasting damage to Manitoba economy Previously published by CBC Manitoba Opinion April 25, 2020 Manitoba’s provincial government is keen to…
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Legislated paid sick leave is long overdue
Workers in British Columbia without a union collective agreement have no paid sick leave rights under the Employment Standards Act—the provincial legislation that contains the…
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The silent spreaders
Studies have found that not everyone who has COVID-19 looks or feels sick, yet they are still able to spread the virus. And there could…
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