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Economic Indicators
Employment & Labour
Income & Wealth 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 & Wealth 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 & Wealth 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 & Electoral Rights
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
BC

Children & Youth
Policy Note
The Economy

BC’s child care crisis IS an election issue
The provincial election is off and running, and once again families and communities know that childcare should be a high priority for every candidate in…
April 30, 2009
BC

Children & Youth
Education
Policy Note

School funding an election issue at the local level
It hasn’t particularly reached the level of a provincial election issue, but school funding is quietly percolating along as an issue at the local level.…
April 30, 2009
BC
National Office

Income & Wealth Inequality
Reports

Understanding the Link Between Welfare Policy and the Use of Food Banks
Download 400.98 KB34 pages This report examines who uses food banks in Canada and how food bank use relates to changes in government welfare policy.…
April 30, 2009
BC

Health Care
News & Commentary

Message to Health Minister: Enough with the numbers game – it’s time to deal with serious problems in seniors’ care
With an election on, it’s no surprise that the provincial government is claiming success on everything from the environment to the economy. But one area…
April 30, 2009
BC

Housing & Homelessness
Income & Wealth Inequality
News & Commentary

Make poverty reduction the focus of economic stimulus plans
A growing chorus of voices from across BC is calling on all political parties to commit to a provincial poverty reduction plan with legislated targets…
April 30, 2009

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