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Best and Worst Cities to Be a Woman in Canada: How is BC doing?
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TPP Deal Puts BC’s Privacy Laws in the Crosshairs
British Columbia’s privacy laws are in the crosshairs of the nearly completed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. If you’re wondering what the heck data privacy protections…
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Study reveals best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada
OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada. According…
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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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