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  • Still no paid sick leave for Nova Scotian workers

    A mandatory paid sick leave policy will ensure that all workers have access to paid sick leave, regardless of where they work.

    A mandatory paid sick leave policy will ensure that all workers have access to paid sick leave, regardless of where they work.

  • The board-by-board impact of larger class sizes and mandatory e-learning

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  • National Household Survey provides blurred look at housing

    This piece first appeared in the Globe and Mail’s online business feature, Economy Lab, here. Two findings stand out in the National Household Survey (NHS) data released Wednesday, both critical in this post-recession era of uncertainty: 1) A quarter of Canadian households spent 30 per cent or more of their pre-tax income…

  • Labour Matters

    Work Life: Bill 7 Unfavourable for Manitoban Workers

    First published by CBC Manitoba on June 2016   On June 15 the new Manitoba government introduced Bill 7, The Labour Relations Amendment Act, which aims to eliminate the so-called “card-check” system of union certification currently used in Manitoba. Bill 7 would mandate secret-ballot votes as the only means of…

  • Growing toll of COVID-19 on hospitals & population health should concern us

    New data from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) paint a troubling picture of the growing toll of COVID-19 on population health and provincial health systems. These findings come as public health authorities and governments have rolled back most measures that reduce SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that…

  • Stack of papers with a magnifying glass resting on them

    Time to end information hide-and-seek games: Public deserves more prompt government disclosure of basic data

    No one should be told to file a Freedom of Information request simply to learn who works for them. Government must give members of the public access to up-to-date and useful information on who is there to serve them and quit obfuscating and abusing access to information laws, Ben Parfitt…

  • Fast Facts: Bill C-10: The truth about consequences

    On September 20, 2011, a few months after winning a majority election, Stephen Harper’s Justice Minister, Rob Nicholson, tabled Bill C-10, the Safe Streets and Communities Act.   The bill was passed in the House of Commons in early December and has proceeded to the Senate. The bill is intended to…

  • Time for zero carbon housing and buildings in BC

    BC needs a lot of new affordable housing and any build out should ensure that it meets the highest standards for energy efficiency, including zero-carbon operations. Residential, commercial and institutional buildings produce 11% of BC’s GHG emissions, mainly from burning natural gas for heating and hot water. Updated building codes…

  • Singapore Skyparc: Photo Jasmine Hannah Lee

    Housing lessons from Singapore

    Could Singapore, a city-state of 5.5 million across the ocean in Asia, hold the key to BC’s housing future? On a recent trade mission to Asia, Premier Eby was introduced to Singapore and its successes in providing affordable housing for its citizens. With a promised BC Builds program in development,…

  • For-profit care of seniors proven to be inferior

    Vancouver Coastal Health recently announced it will close two publicly owned and operated residential care facilities in Sechelt. The creation of 600 new beds will be contracted to private for-profit facilities. The decision to go with private for-profit beds contradicts the scientific evidence about ownership and residential care quality. We…

  • From cabinet to CropLife: Menzies avoids ethical scrutiny over new job as top pesticide and GMO lobbyist

    Since last November, Sierra Club Canada’s John Bennett has been raising the alarm about the appointment of Ted Menzies, the former Conservative cabinet minister, as president and CEO of CropLife Canada. Menzies announced his new job a mere week after resigning as MP for the Alberta riding of Macleod with…

  • Paid sick leave finally on the agenda: Here’s why it matters

    The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that everyone’s health and well-being depends on workers being able to stay home when they are sick. In BC, workers now have a legal right to time off when they are ill—three days for regular illness and unlimited time for COVID-19—but not paid…