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Changes to EI tighten the screws on the unemployed

| May 16, 2012

Sitting on the sidelines: Young workers miss out on the economic recovery

| December 15, 2011
Columnists

Danger: Wage deflation ahead

The labour market is in much worse shape than the official 7.3 per cent unemployment rate implies. The latest evidence for this proposition is a miserable report on employment and earnings from Statistics Canada.

Recovery demands increase in labour's share

| November 2, 2011

Recent immigrants and the employment crisis

| October 18, 2011

The G20 and jobs

| September 30, 2011

Today's job numbers

| August 5, 2011
Columnists

Get ready for Canada-bashing (again)

Like many Canadians, the debate over President Barack Obama's health-care reforms left me both bemused and annoyed. Bemused that our neighbours have such difficulty taking even a timid step toward healthy common sense. But annoyed that Canada's good name was caught in the crossfire.


Canadians are healthier, and live longer, than Americans -- and we pay considerably less for the privilege. So it rankles to see private health lobbyists taking such far-fetched potshots at our cheaper, fairer system.

Public policy for women: The state, income security and labour market

Apr 29 2009 - 7:00pm
Apr 29 2009 - 8:30pm

Location

Little Nest Cafe
1716 Charles St. On Commercial Drive
Vancouver, ON
Canada

Public Policy for Women: The State, Income Security and Labour Market Issues is a collection of essays from leading feminist academics, and social activists. It pays particular attention to the relationship between the welfare state and vulnerable populations of women, while making substantial contributions to current public policy debates in Canada.

Come to the Vancouver launch of the text.

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