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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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Citizenship and Precarious Labour in Canadian Agriculture
Download 1.44 MB36 pages Based on interviews with 200 farmworkers, as well as representatives from industry, advocates and civil servants, this study finds that most…
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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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Precarious workers: Government can’t ignore its own
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Pension funds at risk due to fossil fuel assets: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canadian pension funds are exposed to a wide range of risks from their holdings of fossil fuels, says a study…
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Pension Funds and Fossil Fuels
The Economic Case for Divestment Download 969.66 KB 46 pages The study makes the economic case for divestment from fossil fuels, due to risk factors…
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Public consultation: Talk to the hand!
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Five LNG whoppers
British Columbians have heard many “too good to be true” claims about the benefits the province will receive by launching a liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
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