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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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Journalism and Democracy in the Chronicle-Herald Strike
The strike at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald (hereafter CH) is dragging into its 14th week. Events over the past couple of weeks show how the strike is important, and…
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Reducing Surgical Wait Times
The Case for Public Innovation and Provincial Leadership Download 1.16 MB56 pages BC’s surgical wait times are among the longest in the country. The provincial…
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Infographic: Private surgeries in BC
The BC Minister of Health needs to go on record: Will the government go ahead with plans to allow private clinics to perform major surgeries…
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Time to rethink BC’s surgical wait time strategy
Have you had to wait months for surgical consultation, let alone the surgery itself? If so, you’re not alone. British Columbians are waiting an unacceptable…
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