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The Impact of TPP Tariff Removal on Canadian Trade
Download 734.2 KB 24 pages This study assesses the potential benefits and risks for Canada of tariff removal under the TPP. Through an in-depth review…
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Fast Facts: Budget 2016 – the waiting game
It will take more than one budget – hastily prepared – to fully appreciate the Conservatives’ master plan, but the Throne Speech, a fiscal update…
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Injured workers with chronic pain: the serious human costs of the WorkSafeBC system
I have been a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation for over 30 years. A significant portion of my practice involves injured workers who have…
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BC’s public finances and the art of the possible
We sit less than a year away from the next provincial election in BC, and the legislature has now closed its doors for the summer.…
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“The future’s not ours to see” – but it is ours to shape
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Work Life: When does Temporary become Permanent?
Each year up to 400 mostly Mexican workers come to Manitoba under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) to work on local farms. They perform…
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For more than a century, it has been known that asbestos causes disease and death. But the asbestos industry suppressed scientific evidence, created lobby organizations…
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Creating Pride Through Decent Work
Social Enterprise in Manitoba Download 3.35 MB48 pages Social enterprises fill an important gap in Manitoba’s economy for those struggling to enter the workforce. The…
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Fast Facts: Social Enterprises Create Pride through Decent Work
Social enterprises fill an important gap in Manitoba’s economy for those struggling to enter the workforce. The provincial government has seen the value of investing…
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