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Interview: raise the minimum wage?
The minimum wage standard should be within 60% of the average industrial wage. There are a lot of benefits to reaching this standard: better quality…
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The Monitor, May/June 2017
Views of Canada at 150 Download 7.48 MB There is an important difference between celebration and commemoration. In considering Canada 150, the government tagline for…
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BC’s child poverty rate: Don’t cherry-pick the numbers
It’s always welcome to see poverty identified as an important issue in our elections as it was in last Wednesday’s BC Leaders’ Debate. We want…
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Workers in a dangerous time
Every year on April 28 a Day of Mourning is observed for workers killed or injured on the job. The Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards…
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Nova Scotia budget invests in dribs and drabs while economy stagnates
Yesterday, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Finance proudly stood up to table a tiny surplus, and to convince us that a stable economy is good. However,…
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Sharing our realities: Life on disability assistance in BC
Both people with disabilities and those who work within the income assistance system say the effects of provincial government policy in British Columbia are demoralizing.…
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