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Schooling for equity during and beyond COVID-19
Schools are closed. Physical distancing is happening. Playgrounds are off limits. Life as we know it has shifted invoking fear and anxiety for both young…
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What do recent changes to the Employment Standards Act mean for BC workers?
The current COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it have shone a light on the depth and breadth of precarious labour in BC, across Canada, and…
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Bailout for people and communities, not oil and gas industry
Canada is in an economic tailspin due to the COVID-19 pandemic, echoing the worst months of the Great Depression. Yet while millions of Canadians need…
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Unemployment may hit 70-year high, but new EI replacement will help
Unemployment rates Feb 2020 Optimistic case Probable case Newly unemployed – (probable) Canada 5.9% 10.9% 13.5% 1,528,050 …
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Unemployment rate has likely already doubled, 2 million workers at immediate risk of layoff in Canada: Analysis
Unemployment rates Feb 2020 Best case Realistic case Newly unemployed – Realistic case Canada 5.9% 10.9% 13.5% 1,528,050 …
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6 lessons for climate action from Canada’s COVID-19 response
The coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented public health crisis that demands immediate and decisive action. Governments around the world are taking extraordinary measures to contain the…
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The COVID-19 budget: Queen’s Park takes a stand
Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips presented his Economic and Fiscal Update at Queen’s Park today, tabling the Ford government’s battle plan to combat the health and economic…
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A closer look at the BC COVID-19 Action Plan
Less than two weeks have passed since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic and the fast-spreading virus has already led to large-scale economic…
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Time to #CancelRent and defer mortgage payments
UPDATE On March 25, the BC government announced a suite of measures to protect renters during the COVID-19 crisis, including a ban on new and…
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