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News Release

Report on Mount Polley and Brazil tailings spills points to systemic problems with mining industry
Major issues remain unresolved four years after catastrophic Mount Polley dam failure READ THE FULL REPORT HERE VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Mount Polley mining disaster…
August 28, 2018
BC

Corporations & Corporate Power
Environment & Sustainability
Indigenous Rights
Reports

Tailings dam spills at Mount Polley and Mariana
Chronicles of disasters foretold Download 7.07 MB64 pages This paper explores the many parallels between the tailings dam spills at the Mount Polley mine in…
August 28, 2018
BC

Corporations & Corporate Power
Environment & Sustainability

Mount Polley four years after the tailings dam breach: business as usual
“If you asked me two weeks ago if this could have happened, I would have said it couldn’t.” Imperial Metals president Brian Kynoch, spoke these…
August 28, 2018
BC

Corporations & Corporate Power
Environment & Sustainability
Indigenous Rights

Image: What do the two largest mining disasters in Canada’s and Brazil’s histories have in common?
The Mount Polley disaster took place in August 2014, when the dam holding toxic waste from the copper and gold mine collapsed, creating the largest…
August 28, 2018
BC

Employment & Labour
Policy Note
Precarious Work & Gig Economy

Three ways BC can make it easier for precarious workers to unionize
The BC Labour Relations Code is being reviewed for the first time in over 15 years. Since the last comprehensive review, which took place in…
August 22, 2018
National Office
Ontario

Employment & Labour
News Release

More than 1 in 5 Canadian professionals in precarious jobs: report
TORONTO – Despite their high level of education, credentials, skills, and even experience, 22 per cent of Canadian professionals are in precarious jobs, says a…
August 21, 2018
National Office
Ontario

Employment & Labour
Reports

No Safe Harbour
Precarious Work and Economic Insecurity Among Skilled Professionals in Canada Download 821.46 KB 40 pages Based on a national survey of professionals about precarious working…
August 21, 2018
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BC

Democracy & Electoral Rights
Policy Note

The case for electoral reform
Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This is the fourth post in a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from…
August 20, 2018
National Office

Basic Income
News & Commentary
Social Determinants of Health

Basic income cancellation impacts on Ontario
“The Basic Income Pilot cancellation is not just a social assistance issue, it is a health issue.” “It is nearly impossible to focus on long…
August 20, 2018

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