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  • Labour Matters

    Work Life: Austerity, the economy and COVID-19…Manitoba Government creating, not solving problems

    First published CBC online April 21, 2020 COVID-19 has upended communities and economies across the globe.  Canadian political leaders have taken unprecedented steps to slow the spread of COVID-19, including the closure of non-essential businesses, schools and universities. These measures, while necessary, have led to a severe drop in economic…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Think tank projects federal deficit in 2015-16

    Alternative Federal Budget advocates for stimulus to boost economic growth CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The 2015 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), demonstrates that the federal government’s continued obsession with austerity and balancing the budget comes at the cost…

  • L’annulation des loyers : un débat incontournable

    Face à la dette locative, quelle sera la réponse des pouvoirs publics ? C’est un débat que nous devons engager dès maintenant. Au cours des dernières semaines, l’impact économique de la COVID-19 a attiré presque autant d’attention que la pandémie elle-même. Le gouvernement fédéral et les gouvernements provinciaux ont agi…

  • When $300,000 isn’t enough

    I heard today that the Fraser Health Authority is giving its CEO Nigel Murray a $30,000 bonus on top of his $300,000 annual salary.  Put that up against the cuts the Authority is making to services for addicted youth and seniors, among others.   Remember that hospital housekeeping workers, who are…

  • Poverty interventions are health interventions: Three considerations

    An irrefutable evidence base demonstrates that socioeconomic conditions—in particular poverty and inequality—impact health. In health care we call these conditions ‘social determinants of health’ (SDOH)—a term that describes the downstream health impacts of multiple forms of systemic inequity. In the context of a society, culture and health system that focus…

  • The catch-22 of low-income benefits that are phased out quickly

    My friend Emily is a single mom. She works full time for a salary that keeps her and her child above the poverty line but doesn’t allow for much more. Her income is low enough that she qualifies for temporary relief from paying her student loans (which are massive even…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Important steps taken but Budget 2018 keeps Canadians waiting for the big investments required to build an inclusive economy

    OTTAWA—Today’s federal budget takes positive steps forward on gender equality and science funding but the bold policy moves that will make a real difference for Canadians —child care, pharmacare, health care or closure of tax loopholes—will have to wait for another day, say experts from the Canadian Centre for Policy…

  • The Fraser Institute is warning that BC must stop social investment before it even starts

    In a “bulletin” released yesterday, the Fraser Institute points out that public investment in BC has been extremely low since 2001, with real per capita program spending growth of only 0.9% annually—the lowest in the country. On this much, we agree. But the Fraser Institute’s odd conclusion is that, because…

  • Les écoles franco-ontariennes elles aussi débrayent : Les enjeux pour ces écoles

    Conseil scolaire Postes d’enseignant éliminés d’ici 2023-2024 (scénario de 4 cours en ligne) Postes d’enseignant éliminés d’ici 2023-2024 (scénario de 2 cours en ligne) Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO) 64 62 Conseil scolaire Viamonde 39 38 CSC MonAvenir 61 59 CSC Providence 35 34 CSD catholique…

  • New study reveals the most and least affordable Canadian cities for child care

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the most and least affordable cities for child care in Canada. The study examines, for the first time, median unsubsidized child care fees in Canada’s biggest 22 cities for…

  • Rendering of Sen̓áḵw project in Kitsilano. Credit: http://www.senakw.com

    Lessons from the Squamish Nation’s ambitious new rental housing plan

    As we face a severe housing crisis in Vancouver, the Squamish Nation is poised to add 6,000 new homes—mostly market rental housing—to its 11 acre reserve lands in Kitsilano. This will create a major new ongoing revenue stream for the Nation, while providing rental homes to help ease Vancouver’s ultra-low…

  • Fast Facts: Health Care Blind Spot

    First published in the Winnipeg Free Press on January 17, 2018 Manitoba’s healthcare system is undergoing major changes. Many Manitobans fear that the changes are more about saving money than improving health and that privatization of parts of the health care system may be a slippery slope towards the erosion…