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A Rising Tide of Housing: St. John’s, NL
Although the City of St. John’s, NL, has experienced a recent economic upswing, it has found that a rising tide does not lift all boats.…
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Federal Budget Bill and Employment Equity
So many big changes are happening in the Federal government’s budget bill — Bill C-38 — that some significant issues like the changes to the…
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GDP: Austerity Bites
Canada’s economy grew by half a percent in the first quarter of 2012, staying on pace for unimpressive annual growth of two percent. The good news is…
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What’s Wrong With CETA? Plenty.
Trade deal with Europe threatens Canada’s municipalities The proposed Canada-Europe Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is generating serious questions and concerns from local…
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The No-Nonsense Guide to Equality
Here’s book on equality lauded by Spirit Level co-author Book review: The No-Nonsense Guide to Equality, by Danny Dorling, published in Canada by New Internationalist…
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No Fairness For Temporary Workers
Employers still allowed to mistreat, underpay foreign “help” The Harper government’s April 26 announcement of yet another change to the deeply flawed Temporary Foreign Worker…
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Going… Going… Gone?
Slowly, stealthily, progressive state is being dismantled Most Canadians, according to one poll at least, did not much like the recent federal budget, but still…
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Austerity’s Discontents
Hennessy’s Index: A number is never just a number Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada…
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The Real Culture of Dependency: In Defense of Atlantic Canada
Co-authored with Brian Foster “Is the EI system making it more attractive to not work?” That’s the (attempt at) thought-provoking (or fire-stoking) title of a recent National…
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