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May 2006: Labour Rights are Human Rights
Most Canadians being denied collective bargaining rights In the ideal political economy promoted by the UN’s International Labour Organization, the conditions of work of nearly…
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May 2006: Feeding the Sleeping Pill Addiction
Insomniacs becoming collateral damage in sleep-meds war I recently woke up at three in the morning with the chilling words “collateral damage” ringing in my…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring/Summer 2006, Volume 9, Number 2 Download 1.22 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Denied Assistance: Closing the Front Door on Welfare in BC Public Transit…
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Moving Forward: Alternative Federal Budget puts the surplus to work
OTTAWA—The federal government has the resources to maintain and build on the commitments made in the 2004-05 minority Parliament and use upcoming surpluses to move…
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Alternative Federal Budget 2006
Moving Forward Download 1.29 MB 68 pages Attachments Budget in Brief: Alternative Federal Budget 2006: Moving Forward L’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral en 2006:…
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CCPA calls on province to raise welfare rates
Arbitrary cuts, inflation have driven down benefit rates by 30% since mid-90s READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives…
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Budget Savings on the Backs of the Poor
Who Paid the Price for Welfare Benefit Cuts in BC Download 585.47 KB 4 pages Attachments A Better Way to Set Welfare Rates Welfare rates…
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A Better Way to Set Welfare Rates
Download 588.21 KB4 pages Attachments Welfare rates opinion poll resultsBudget Savings on the Backs of the Poor
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