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Month In Review: 30 Days Of Hardship For Low-Income People While The Wealthy Ride Free
This month has been shaped by stories of struggle for working people who are trying to make ends meet, and reports of business as usual for the rich and powerful.
CUPE’s New Brunswick Strike Is The First Of Many Post-Pandemic Fights To Come
Workers celebrated as essential only a year ago amidst a deadly pandemic are now being asked to accept stagnant wages, crumbling social infrastructure, and public sector austerity.
Conservative Premiers Called Out For Refusing To Introduce Vaccine Rules For Health Workers
The CMA issued a press release Thursday stating it is 'disappointed' by the decisions of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Quebec Premier Francois Legault to not require health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Why Are Union Leaders Letting Doug Ford Off The Hook
It was always clear the worst of the pandemic would be forgotten and swept under the rug, but for it to happen so quickly and so definitively is truly rotten.
Struggling Workers Face Uncertain Future With End Of Pandemic Benefits
Canadians with few viable job prospects and little income support say they are facing a 'bleak' future with the termination of the Canada Recovery Benefit.
Struggling Workers Face ‘Bleak’ Future After Termination Of Canada Recovery Benefit
"Without any extra benefits, I don't know what we're going to do."
Canadian Oil And Gas Companies To Increase Production By 30 Per Cent, Worsening Climate Emergency: Report
Canadian oil and gas producers are on track to expand production to 30 per cent above 2020 levels by 2030, leading to an anticipated 25 per cent increase in carbon emissions.
Canadian Oil And Gas Companies’ Planned Expansions To Worsen Climate Emergency: Report
The climate change strategies employed by most of the companies assessed in the report don’t count the roughly 70-80 per cent of emissions caused by the burning of oil and gas — the very products they’re producing.
Extreme Heat Killed More British Columbians Last Summer Than Previously Thought, Highlighting Urgent Need For Climate Action
New data showed the heatwave killed 595 British Columbians between June 18 and Aug. 12, up from previous reports of 569 deaths between June 20 and July 29.