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  • Quality of Life Assessment is too important to be left to economists

    Download 229.48 KB 4 pages In 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy estab­lished the Commission on the Measurement of Eco­nomic Performance and Social Progress. It was headed by two Nobel laureates, Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, and coordinated by the French economist, Jean-Paul Fitoussi. The 22 members of the Commission included…

  • Saving for Retirement

    Secure retirement is chancy without good private pensions “How much money do I need for a secure retirement?” That is the question many baby boomers are asking themselves. The short answer is: a lot — at least as long as we have to depend upon private investment vehicles. Some fortunate…

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    The Impact of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Vulnerable Nova Scotians

    Submission to the Standing Committee on Community Services by Christine Saulnier, Ph.D., Director, CCPA-NS Dealing with cost increases is possible if your income is rising or your income was already decent, or you have a cushion of savings to draw down. Very many Nova Scotians are not so fortunate, and…

  • CETA: A significant shift from democratic governance

    Imagine a far-off dystopia when foreign corporations are given the same status as citizens in public hearings. When the overriding priority for government in issuing licenses for fracking, pipeline and other projects is to make the process simple for corporations. When, regardless of how much a project is opposed by…

  • Budget 2017: death by 1,000 cuts

    Social Policy Lowlights Despite pundits’ claims that “its not as bad as it could be” there are a myriad of program cuts and tax cuts in this budget. As the weeks go by more impacts will invariably be felt in our community. Yet poverty and social inequality continue to grow…

  • Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. © BC Government.

    People in poverty need policy solutions, not a report card 

    Last week, the BC Government released the first update to the Poverty Reduction Strategy since the inaugural plan in 2019. As organizations long committed to ending poverty in BC, we hoped to see plans for how the government would achieve the targets that they set in the spring—reducing the overall…

  • Manitoba program model for National Housing Benefit

    A shelter benefit called for by community advocates and developed in Manitoba is a model for the rest of the country. Rent Assist has offered new hope for low income people. It is an innovative housing policy for Canada to build upon. The shortage of social and other subsidized housing…

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    It’s election time and Ontario still chooses not to eliminate poverty

    My mother grew up in a poor family in the interior of Brazil, and raised four children just a few blocks from one of São Paulo’s largest slums. On her first visit to Ontario, she was taken aback by a lack of visible poverty. I spared her my social science…

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    Urgent action needed to control rent increases: Submission to the BC Rental Housing Task Force

    On July 3rd, we shared our recommendations regarding BC’s Residential Tenancy Act and controlling rental costs in British Columbia with the BC Rental Housing Task Force. This is our submission. As we noted in our March submission to the BC government’s poverty reduction consultation, we believe that bold action to…

  • The only thing certain about COVID-19 is uncertainty. What does this mean for workers?

    On March 16, Chandra noticed a burning sensation in her ear canals and neck. She and her family were isolating at home due to the outbreak of COVID-19, but public health officials were warning only of fever and cough so she didn’t think too much of it. It wasn’t until…

  • Who’s left out? COVID-19 & psychiatric detainees

    For weeks, we’ve all been doing our best to follow guidelines about staying home and physical distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But who is left out of those public health protections? What happens when laws or policies impair the ability of people to make their own decisions and…

  • Fast Facts: Time is Now for 2020 Vision

    Need Manitoba Climate & Social Action Budget First published in the Winnipeg Free Press January 23, 2020 According to United Nations scientists we have just ten years to cut Green House Gas emissions in half or face catastrophic impacts that threaten life on earth. Accordingly, 12,000 people protested on the…