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How big is Taylor’s heart?
Share that $4.1 billion surplus with poor kids BC Finance Minister Carole Taylor is approaching her political moment of truth with the provincial government’s whopping $4.1 billion surplus this past year and more to come in the years ahead. Taylor could take the easy way out — tax cuts, debt…
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Global financial crisis/recovery: What does it mean for Saskatchewan?
These remarks were delivered to the Saskatchewan CED and Co-operatives Conference, April 8, 2011, Mount Royal Collegiate, Saskatoon. This is a somewhat difficult topic to tackle because as far as the global recession is concerned, Saskatchewan has weathered it rather well. If anything, our main problem may be the management…
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Ontario Budget 2013: Four More Years of Austerity
By Hugh Mackenzie and Trish Hennessy All budgets are political in nature, but Ontario’s 2013 budget – tabled by a minority government with a new leader – stands out as a case in point: it is carefully designed to survive a non-confidence vote. It extends a few olive branches to…
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New BC government should promote a living wage
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – One of the main issues of the BC election campaign is how to deal with the high levels of child poverty in our province. The newly updated living wage calculations for Metro Vancouver at $19.62, Greater Victoria at $18.73 and the Fraser Valley…
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Fast Facts: Moving Forward, Giving Back
Transformative Aboriginal Adult Education When she was 12 years old and still in grade 7, Claudette Michell left home in The Pas, running from racism at school and the effects of residential schools at home. She made her way to Winnipeg, becoming a survivor on inner-city streets. She lived in…
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Current Issues Surrounding Poverty and Welfare Programming in Canada
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Corporate social responsibility means paying a living wage
Making paid work meet basic family needs Families who work for low wages often face impossible choices: buy clothes or heat the house, feed the children or pay the rent. The result can be spiraling debt, constant anxiety and long-term health problems. In many cases it means parents are working…
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11 things you need to know about BC Budget 2015
1. Budget 2015 ends the claw-back on child support payments for single parents on welfare. This is estimated to put $13 million in the hands of some of the poorest British Columbians. It’s a good step forward, but it is very very small. $13 million is three hundredths of one…
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Homelessness-Moving toward real solutions
This week, as we think about homelessness in our communities, let us commit ourselves to solutions. Real solutions. Beyond the spontaneous generosity of bus drivers or the fundraising of CEOs who will be sleeping out downtown. While these actions bring attention to homelessness, they do not address systemic issues that…
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Fast Facts: Child welfare devolution in Manitoba
A bumpy but necessary road to justice For the past ten years Manitoba has been mapping unchartered territory in an effort to transform a child welfare system that will better serve the needs of children and families. In particular, through the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry – Child Welfare Initiative a new…