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This report was written by members of the Trade and Investment Research Project, and was originally published by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York.
This report was written by members of the Trade and Investment Research Project, and was originally published by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York.
Disinformation, when practiced at scale, can fracture societies. It’s up to us to stop it.
Disinformation has been on journalists’ and experts’ minds a lot since around 2016, a watershed year that saw the passing of the Brexit referendum in the UK and the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States—both driven in large part by disinformation networks on social media. Those concerns exploded with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CEO pay in 2021 hits new all-time high
OTTAWA—Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs broke every compensation record on the books in 2021, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
The economic costs of BC’s extreme weather in 2021
BC's severe climate events in 2021 cost the province's economy billions more than widely reported estimates.
The costs of BC’s 2021 extreme climate events are billions of dollars more than widely reported estimates. This report provides a first-ever estimate of the total economic costs and looks at lost income for workers due to business closures, lost productivity and specific impacts on communities. The research finds the economic cost of the disasters could be $17 billion.
VANCOUVER — The costs to British Columbia’s economy from last year’s unprecedented heat dome, horrific wildfires, widespread flooding and crippling landslides could be more than $17 billion, making it the most expensive climate disaster in Canadian history.
Living expenses in BC, particularly for housing and food, are continuing to rise for families, meaning higher wages are required for working families to afford their basic needs.
Inflation and soaring living costs have caused unprecedented increases in the living wage across BC. This report shows the living wage has increased in all communities where it has been calculated in the past and is driven by two essentials that every family needs: food and shelter.