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Activists occupy Conservative MP constituency offices to oppose Bill C-31

Vancouver occupation of Immigration and Canadian Border Services Agency offices. Photo: No One is Illegal/Flickr.
Members of refugee and immigrant rights groups occupy Conservative MP constituency offices across Canada.

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Open letter from a former Katimavik participant

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A former Katimavik participant reflects on the Conservative government's decision to cut the program.

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An open letter from a Katimavik participant
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Not Rex: Adios Aveos

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Employees of Aveos were left holding the bag after the company shut down last week.

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Not Rex: Adios Aveos
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Air Canada's tango with its workers

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Labour Minister Lisa Raitt and Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu do a two-step over Air Canada workers.

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Not Rex: Air Canada tango? You bet!
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Economic sanctions against Iran affect international students in Canada

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Hundreds of Iranian students in Canada are affected by deepening economic sanctions against Iran.

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Economic sanctions against Iran affect students in Canada
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Not Rex: Robocall 2015

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Not Rex looks into the future, at a robocall on the eve of the October 2015 election.

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Not Rex: Robocall 2015
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Who listens to the Official Opposition?

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The clash between government and opposition in Canada's parliament provides for a continual spectacle. Except, is anybody watching?

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Who listens to the Official Opposition?
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Grey power and changes to the public pension system

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The numbers and politics behind Harper's proposed changes to Old Age Security.

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A number is never just a number: Grey power
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Breaking down Harper's grand plan

An analysis of Harper's Davos speech, its policy implications and some ideas to stop him.

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Harper's grand plan: What it is and how to fight it
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What did corporate tax cuts deliver?

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Corporations sit on the cash they make from tax cuts rather than create jobs with it, a new Canadian Labour Congress study reports.

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Hill Dispatches: Corporate tax cuts create no jobs while starving government of revenue -- new CLC study
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