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Nova Scotia

Employment & Labour
Income & Wealth Inequality

Minimum Wage: Staying the course right decision
The Minimum Wage Review Committee, with representatives from labour and business organizations at the table, is an example of how public policy should be made…
March 24, 2009
Manitoba

Gender Equality
Reports
Tax Policy

Fast Facts: Tax cuts not the answer for Manitoba women
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March 23, 2009
BC

Policy Note
Public Services & Privatization

History lessons for Carole Taylor
Former Finance Minister Carole Taylor was in court last week testifying in a lawsuit arising from damage to Cambie Street merchants from the Canada Line.…
March 22, 2009
BC

Health Care
Policy Note

Contracting Out: Enough to make you sick
There is now an accumulation of evidence, both international and domestic, that contracting out is good — but only if you happen to own shares…
March 21, 2009
BC

Policy Note
The Economy

Statscan spins the recession
Here is the upbeat take on retail sales from Statistics Canada’s Daily: Retail sales rose 1.9% in January after decreasing 5.2% in December. Sales rose…
March 20, 2009
National Office

Health Care
Income & Wealth Inequality
Public Services & Privatization
Reports

They Deserve Better
The long-term care experience in Canada and Scandanavia “They Deserve Better.” These words of one worker capture the essential message we heard in researching this…
March 20, 2009
BC

Housing & Homelessness
Income & Wages
Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
Policy Note

Food as a right of citizenship
I came across an interesting piece in YES! Magazine about a city in Brazil that took an innovative approach to poverty reduction and practically ended…
March 19, 2009
Manitoba

Housing & Homelessness
Income & Wealth Inequality
Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
Reports

Voicing Housing Experiences in Inner City Winnipeg
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March 18, 2009
BC

Housing & Homelessness
Income & Wages
Policy Note

Well, now that Alberta is doing it …
You could say that BC is more than a little sweet on Alberta. We love their individualistic, tax-cutting, tar-sanding grit. Can’t get enough of it.…
March 17, 2009

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