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National Housing Day: A profile of WestEnd Commons
This past weekend marked Canada’s National Housing Day. In recent history, housing in Canada hasn’t been a hopeful topic. In 1993 federal funds for new…
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What you need to know about the challenges of ending homelessness in Canada
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Don’t panic: What the deficit means for Canada and the Liberals
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Fast Facts: Throne speeches put poverty on the agenda
There was encouraging news in Manitoba’s 2015 Speech from the Throne for people working to end poverty in Manitoba. In several areas, the Manitoba government…
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Unions Boost Democracy and Prosperity for All
Download 728.42 KB24 pages For a purportedly democratic country such as Canada, it is strange that so many of us seem to accept, unquestioningly, the…
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Is your pension fund in climate denial?
Fossil fuel divestment campaigns have become a focus for climate change organizing, targeting university endowments, churches, foundations and pension funds. While the motivations are primarily…
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Why are so many people needing food banks when the BC economy is growing?
Last week, Statistics Canada released new data showing the BC economy did better than expected in 2014, growing by 3.2% in real terms. This is…
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BC’s food system relies on vulnerable migrant workers; study recommends sweeping changes
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–A new study finds that citizenship status plays a key role in farmworker safety, and recommends significant changes to immigration…
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Privatization Nation
The Canada-wide Failure of Privatization, Outsourcing and Public-Private Partnerships Download 1.16 MB 28 pages Given more than 30 years of experience with privatization, one might…
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