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The Best and Worst Places to Be a Woman in Canada 2015
The Gender Gap in Canada’s 25 Biggest Cities Download 1.7 MB82 pages This study ranks Canada’s 25 largest metropolitan areas based on a comparison of…
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Infographic: The best and worst places to be a woman in Canada 2015
Canada has a gender gap. When it comes to pay, jobs, and safety, men and women still don’t get equal treatment in this country. Our latest…
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Minimum wage hike won’t ruin Alberta
The Alberta government’s plan to increase the hourly minimum wage from $10.20 to $15 by 2018 has generated considerable public debate and some bold predictions.…
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$10 a day child care: smart public policy whose time has come
Imagine if the BC government put as much energy and effort into solving BC’s child care crisis as it does in promoting LNG. This week, our Premier recalled…
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What, Me Worry?
Income Risks for Retiring Canadians Download 1.26 MB26 pages Two recent and widely quoted studies strongly suggest that no major policy changes are needed to…
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Just how bad is BC’s LNG deal with Petronas?
Last week, the BC government released the text of its Project Development Agreement with Pacific Northwest LNG (led by Malaysian state enterprise, Petronas), considered the…
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Austerity: A Matter of Choice
Budget Document 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Budget 2009-2010 -1.2 1.9 2.6 Update Fall 2009 -1.5 1.7 2.6 …
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We can afford $10 a day child care in BC
For families with school-aged children, summer is one of the most stressful and expensive times of the year as they scramble to find and pay…
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LNG Project Agreement – A Risky Business
The Project Development agreement that the provincial government negotiated with Petronas (Pacific Northwest LNG) and now plans to enshrine in legislation has only one purpose. It…
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