Only the United States benefits from renegotiating the Canada ...
WEB12 hours ago · There is a ticking time bomb at the heart of the North American economy. And this is the year that it begins to detonate. Over the past several months, Canadian businesses and analysts have been pressuring the federal government to better prepare for the mandated renegotiation of the Canada-United ...
Reflections on the Canadian Medical Association’s apology to ...
WEB12 hours ago · By Marcia Anderson, University of Manitoba, The Conversation. On Sept. 18, I was on the traditional territory of the Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations to stand with my Indigenous physician family as the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) delivered its apology to Indigenous Peoples in Victoria, B.C.
Canadian cities need a new funding model and the national ...
WEB2 days ago · More than 80 per cent of Canada’s 41 million people live in a city, more than double from a hundred years ago, yet the way we fund cities hasn’t changed since the 19th century. And while cities are responsible for 60 per cent of Canada’s infrastructure, they only collect 10 per cent of tax ...
Final slate shows people uniting behind Eby to defeat Rustad
WEB12 hours ago · Final slate shows people uniting behind Eby to defeat Rustad. Elections BC’s final candidate report shows 93 approved candidates for both the BC NDP and BC Conservatives and 69 for the BC Green Party. The Greens had nominated 81 candidates, meaning 12 fell short of gathering the 75 signatures required to get on the ballot. This is …
Putting women and girls front and centre in climate leadership
WEB4 days ago · Analysis from MSI Reproductive Choices, an NGO working around the world, paints a stark picture. Across 26 climate-impacted countries, an estimated 11.5 million women and girls have had their access to contraception disrupted since 2011 due to climate-related displacement. More disruptions are projected to intensify the situation, …
Ottawa must do more to help parents of children with ...
WEB4 days ago · 1. Increase monetary benefits. There should be consistent, reliable and effective financial assistance for parents of children with disabilities. In Germany, people with disabilities that limit work are entitled to an average of $13,119 per year, compared to a maximum of $3,173 In Canada. There are additional housing benefits, transportation ...
Hotel workers are still waiting for their economic recovery
WEB5 days ago · Hotel workers’ median gross hourly wage was $18.50 in 2022, compared to $27 an hour across all industries in the province. These workers are more likely to be women, immigrants, part-timers and older. Women workers are also worse off than their male colleagues. Their median gross hourly wage is $2.09 lower than men’s across the …