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In a column published on the l’Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomique’s IRIS blog (and translated for Behind the Numbers), Guillaume Hébert says that the COVID-19…

In a column published on the IRIS blog and translated for the CCPA’s Behind The Numbers blog, Guillaume Hébert says that the COVID-19 crisis marks…

The COVID-19 pandemic has in less than four months spread throughout the globe and altered both the daily lives of citizens and the economy of…

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Hon. Harry Bains Minister of Labour Government of British Columbia Dear Minister Bains: The COVID-19 pandemic is having the greatest social and economic impact on…

Just this week a backyard party of 20 people was broken up in Brampton Ontario and the city is preparing to lay its first fine.

(VANCOUVER) Canadian charities and non-profit organizations should immediately qualify for the new Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program or they’ll be forced into crisis, say Shannon…
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