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Governments of all stripes are scrambling to address the housing supply shortage in municipalities across the country, especially in major cities. From the federal Housing Accelerator Fund to Ontario’s now-aborted plans to open up the green belt for sprawling suburban development, governments are working to set the private sector loose to build, build, build.

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The COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020 not only threatened people’s health but exposed and exacerbated entrenched inequalities. Women bore the brunt. Three years later, the acute phase of the pandemic is over, but women are still in recovery mode.

The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calculates that a family of four would require a living wage of $17.80 per hour for Regina and $18.95 per hour for Saskatoon in order to maintain a decent standard of living in each respective city. The living wage reflects what people need to support their families based on the actual costs of living in a specific community.

Canadian trade deals are holding back progressive procurement strategies.

Recent trade agreements are holding back provincial and federal efforts to get the most bang out of public bucks spent on infrastructure, goods, and services, claims a new report from Noah Fry for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Nova Scotia’s living wages are calculated annually to reflect changing living expenses.

Nova Scotia’s living wage rates for 2023 are: