This is Part 3 of a three-part series that examines the ideology of neoliberalism and the enormous harm its implementation imposes on people and the planet. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
Month: May 2016
The Canadian public overwhelming believes that government’s first priority is to protect their health, safety and the environment. They do not trust corporations to regulate themselves, believing that they will privilege profits over safety. (See the CCPA report “Canada’s Regulatory Obstacle Course” for polling data.) Only after a major disaster…
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This is Part 2 of a three-part series that examines the ideology of neoliberalism and the enormous harm its implementation imposes on people and the planet. Read Part 1 here.
Given the tragic youth suicide crisis in Attawapiskat this spring, and the constant cycle of media reports about the abject poverty on reserves, you’d think that tracking poverty in those communities would be a no-brainer for the Canadian government. Turns out, not so much. Did you know that Statistics Canada…
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Canadians owe John Manley and Perrin Beatty a debt of gratitude … or do they? The president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada and the president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce have come out in favour of an expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)….
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Yesterday the Nova Scotia NDP introduced a private member’s bill that would see the Nova Scotia minimum wage increase to $15 per hour by the year 2019 for all workers. The bill has been dismissed by the current government because of concerns about inflationary pressures produced by this and because…
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This is Part 1 of a three-part series that examines the ideology of neoliberalism and the enormous harm its implementation imposes on people and the planet.
The recently-released PBO report, Federal Spending on Postsecondary Education, is a treasure trove of information about education funding, tuition fees, savings schemes and tax credits going back to 2004-2005 and projecting forward to 2020. It’s also vindication for a number of organizations that have been pointing out how the high…
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Employment in Canada hit the pause button in April, with job losses in Alberta offset by gains in British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick. The unemployment rate remained at 7.1 per cent unchanged from March. Ontario employment remained virtually unchanged, with a loss of about 3,000 jobs. However,…
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Quebec’s government apparatus is gearing up for guaranteed minimum income. The signs can be found in the Quebec 2016-2017 budget documents made public on March 17, 2016. However, they contain clear evidence of systemic discrimination against unemployed persons living alone. The income they are currently guaranteed compares badly to that…
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