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National Office

Labour & Worker’s Rights
News & Commentary
Public Services & Privatization

Why Canada Post workers are on strike
On the morning of November 15, 55,000 postal workers—members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)— walked off the job. It’s the latest in…
November 20, 2024
National Office

Migrant Rights
News & Commentary

Refugees welcome? Comparing Canadian policy on Palestinian and Ukrainian refugees
Canada’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was an incredible show of compassion towards a nation facing an extraordinary threat to…
November 20, 2024
BC

Employment & Labour
Living Wage
News Release

Cost of living—especially for housing—fuels affordability crisis and Metro Vancouver’s increasing living wage
VANCOUVER — A sharp increase in the region’s cost of living—primarily due to soaring housing costs and highlighting the region’s affordability crisis—has led Metro Vancouver’s living…
November 20, 2024
BC

Employment & Labour
Living Wage
Reports

Working for a Living Wage
The 2024 living wage for Metro Vancouver is $27.05 per hour. This is the hourly rate that each of two parents working full-time must earn…
November 20, 2024
National Office

Environment & Sustainability
Reports

Greening Trade?
This document responds to a Global Affairs Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada consultation on the functioning to date of the environment chapter in…
November 15, 2024
Saskatchewan

Cities
Democracy & Electoral Rights
News & Commentary
Saskatchewan

Are municipal politics already partisan?
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November 12, 2024
Ontario

Cities
Culture
Ontario
Reports

Much more than books
The Toronto Public Library is a vital institution that is deeply integrated into the cultural, social, and intellectual life of Torontonians. It not only provides…
November 12, 2024
Ontario

News Release
Public Services & Privatization

Biggest attraction in Toronto? Taylor Swift has a quiet competitor, new report shows
TORONTO—When it comes to attracting fans in Toronto, only one performer comes close to Taylor Swift: the Toronto Public Library.
November 12, 2024
National Office

News & Commentary
U.S.

Democrats’ disastrous presidential campaign shows how not to defeat the far right
“We just witnessed the greatest political comeback in the history of the United States of America,” said incoming Vice-President JD Vance, standing alongside a triumphant…
November 8, 2024

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