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The Monitor, May/June 2016
The Economy We Want Download 7.58 MB From slow growth to the Leap Manifesto, the guaranteed annual income to the $15 minimum wage, efficient re-manufacturing…
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Skip the Rhetoric: The selective free-market principles of the Wall government
Speaking in a 2013 year-end interview with CTV News, Premier Brad Wall had this to say about his government’s approach to the economy and the private sector:
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Fast Facts: New Progressive Conservative Manitoba government – four areas to watch
The recently elected Progressive Conservative (PC) party in Manitoba ran on a call for change. But change for the sake for the sake of change…
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The living wage is designed to reflect the real costs of raising a family in a particular community. It’s based on a two-parent families with young children because…
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Did local community service centres (CLSCs) fail or did the Quebec Health Department forsake them?
In an interview that aired on Radio-Canada, Health Minister Gaétan Barrette invoked the “failure” of the “initial concept of CLSCs” to justify significant activities and resources…
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Progressive taxation: the original crowdfunding
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Change in federal policy lowers living wage for first time despite rising costs
(Vancouver) A report released today finds that the wage needed to cover the costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver is $20.64 per hour.…
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Working for a Living Wage 2016
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 1.57 MB8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Living Wage…
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Time to rethink BC’s surgical waitlist strategy
By Andrew Longhurst, Marcy Cohen and Dr. Margaret McGregor Have you had to wait months for surgical consultation, let alone the surgery itself? If so,…
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