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Work Life: State of the Manitoba Economy
Assessing the Real Challenges First published in the Winnipeg Free Press December 18, 2018 As reported in the Free Press, Brian Pallister is “fixing the…
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BC’s shiny new climate plan: A look under the hood
BC’s new climate plan, Clean BC, is a big and visionary document and was instantly lauded by environmental groups and businesses alike. In this post,…
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Economic inequality has exploded in recent decades—globally, in Canada and here in BC. Much of our concern about inequality has focused on the growth of…
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Why is Milk So Expensive in First Nations Communities?
Access to and Affordability of Milk in Northern Manitoba Download 1.48 MB20 pages This study finds milk is significantly costlier in First Nations communities than…
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Persistent inequality in Ontario’s labour market along racial, gender lines largely unchanged since 2006
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Ontario’s labour market shows stubborn patterns of employment and income inequality along racial and gender lines, according to new research…
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Persistent Inequality
Ontario’s Colour-coded Labour Market Download 656.56 KB 23 pages Ontario’s labour market shows stubborn patterns of employment and income inequality along racial and gender lines. This…
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Think Upstream Radio: When the big employer ghosts a town – now what?
“We can’t be waiting with bated breath for the big company to say we will save you,” says Pearson. “As cities are abandoned, decline, and…
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Rent control can help tenants and get new units built
Rent control changes proposed by the Progressive Conservative government do not better protect current tenants and take away protections for future tenants. Contrary to government…
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How much do lifestyle choices matter for health?
“With all this attention to the so-called lifestyle approach, all it really does is actually increase health inequalities, because the people that are in the…
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