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BC

Health Care
Policy Note

Seniors’ care concerns should be taken seriously in this election
Access to residential care beds for seniors was dubbed “an election hotspot” by CTV early last week, and for good reasons. The party that forms…
May 1, 2009
BC

Income & Wages
Policy Note

Government report on welfare leavers at odds with narrative
Kudos to the Tyee’s Andrew MacLeod for extracting a long delayed report on welfare leavers from the provincial government. The report can be downloaded here.…
May 1, 2009
BC

Employment & Labour
Policy Note
Public Sector

The Premier speaks out on labour issues
On April 27th I posted about the BC Federation of Labour’s report on the impacts of changes to BC’s workers compensation system under the current…
May 1, 2009
National Office

Human Rights
Income Inequality

Barbarism Lite
Looking back to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60 years ago, we can now see that, at least in the North…
May 1, 2009
National Office

Employment & Labour
Income Inequality

Shaping a Future for Everyone
Income inequality not sustainable economically for any of us The story of how we got into this global economic mess, and how we will get…
May 1, 2009
BC

Economic Indicators
Employment & Labour
Income Inequality

Response to the Recession
Rescue the economy, protect people, and plan for the future Many items in the Canadian federal government’s economic stimulus package depend on how individual decisions…
May 1, 2009
National Office

Health Care
Human Rights
Income Inequality
Public Services & Privatization

Long-term Care Problems
Both residents and care providers denied fair treatment More, better-paid staff key to improved long-term care Long-term care in Canada fails to treat either residents…
May 1, 2009
National Office

Human Rights
Income Inequality

Barbarism Lite
Political assault on social rights is worsening inequality Looking back to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60 years ago, we can…
May 1, 2009
BC

Democracy
Policy Note

Reflections on the Citizens’ Assembly
One of the most interesting stories behind BC’s Single Transferable Vote referendum is how we got there. The Citizen’s Assembly on Electoral Reform ran for…
April 30, 2009

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