There is no economic recovery without adequate child care
TheStar.com – Opinion/Contributors June 2, 2020. By Hassan Yussuff, Goldy Hyder, Contributor The economic fallout of COVID-19 is stark — and women are feeling the brunt of it. Over 1.5 million women...
View ArticleI am still an essential worker — don’t take away our pay hike
TheStar.com- Opinion/Contributors June 15, 2020. By Amanda Nagy with Olivia Lodge, Contributors My name is Amanda Nagy and I take pride in being an assistant bakery manager at one of the busiest...
View ArticleUnemployment in the 21st Century
CDHowe.org – Intelligence Memos October 7, 2020. Tammy Schirle To: Employment Insurance Policymakers “This pandemic has shown that Canada needs an EI system for the 21st century, including for the...
View ArticleHow Canada is fighting the war on talent
TheGlobeandMail.com – Opinion December 7, 2020. Barrie Mckenna Barrie McKenna is a former Globe and Mail columnist and author of the Innovation Economy Council’s new white paper, Magnetic North: How...
View ArticleNet-zero, Indigenous-led resource development is possible
TheGlobeandMail.com – Opinion December 22, 2020. Eva Clayton, Sharleen Gale, Harold Leighton, Crystal Smith and Joey Wesley Eva Clayton is President of the Nisga’a Lisims Government. Sharleen Gale is...
View ArticleIt’s time to abolish tipping once and for all
TVO.org – Opinion Apr 27, 2021. By Corey Mintz With restaurants generating a quarter of their usual revenue during COVID-19, a subminimum wage subsidized by tips just doesn’t make sense for workers...
View ArticleClosing Ottawa’s Tax Gap Not A Silver Bullet Post-Covid
CDHowe.org – Media-Release May 18, 2021. Canada Revenue Agency efforts to close the tax gap between paid and unpaid taxes could raise an estimated $3 billion in added revenues for Ottawa’s coffers, but...
View ArticleA closer look at the federal budget’s housing plan
Maytree.com – Policy brief 28/04/2022. By Sam DiBellonia, Garima Talwar Kapoor On April 7, 2022, the federal government released its 2022 Budget: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau’s $3.1B inflation-relief plan includes increase in GST rebate
TheStar.com – Politics/Federal Sept. 13, 2022. By Alex Ballingall, Ottawa Bureau Trudeau said direct payments for dental care and housing, and a boost in GST rebates will help people with rising...
View ArticleDoug Ford’s government raising minimum wage to $16.55 in October
TheStar.com – Politics/Provincial March 31, 2023. By Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief The province’s minimum wage will jump to $16.55 an hour from $15.50 on Oct. 1, Labour Minister Monte...
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