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Who’s a feminist? It’s complicated …
The general principles of feminism are now embraced by all. Nobody is against gender equality… Nobody is proposing unequal pay for equal work. Nobody thinks violence against women is a good thing… These days, it’s not enough simply to believe in equal rights for women. To call yourself a feminist, you must acknowledge the intricate hierarchy of oppression, in which gender is only one factor that shapes women’s lives. There’s also race, sexual orientation, class, ethnicity, ableism and so on.
Tags: ideology, mental Health, multiculturalism, participation, rights, standard of living, women
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Liberals to reassess First Nations education funds after removal from last year’s ledgers
… the First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act (Bill C-33), was panned by chiefs, who said there had been inadequate consultation and that Ottawa was putting the real control in the hands of the aboriginal affairs minister. Some of the $2-billion promised by the Conservatives was spent. But the impasse left $1.25-billion on the table. That unspent money was then erased in the 2015-16 budget…
Tags: budget, Indigenous, standard of living
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UN Tells Canada to Clean Up Its Act on Inequality, Social Rights
The 11-page document lists some positive developments, but overall lambastes Canada for its treatment of temporary foreign workers as well as women’s rights. It notes that Canadian women are still over-represented in part-time and low-paid work, and repeatedly cites failures regarding Indigenous people and African Canadians and the social disparities they face… Canada does not have a justice system that allows its citizen to fight for social rights.
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, Indigenous, participation, poverty, rights, standard of living, women
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Gender equality is an opportunity, not a threat
We should not be afraid of the word feminism. Feminism is about equal rights and opportunities for men and women, about everyone having the same choices without facing discrimination based on gender. Equality is not a threat, it is an opportunity. We must not fear equality. It is an essential part of any society that wants to be a leader in sustainable development, clean economic growth, social justice, peace and security.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, ideology, participation, rights, standard of living, women, youth
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Forget the gender pay gap. The class gap is much bigger
Once women have children (or even if they don’t), they tend to take jobs with different characteristics – the ability to work at home, perhaps, or more predictable hours… In elite professions, the cost of “temporal flexibility” is very high… people who wring their hands about the gender pay gap tend to be focused on the professional class, to which they belong. They seldom focus on the occupations in which most women actually work
Tags: child care, economy, participation, rights, standard of living, women
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A realistic plan to narrow the income gap
The [IRPP] and… the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network, assembled 27 of the best thinkers in the country to bring their knowledge and ideas to the table. What emerged was a package of measures, ranging from act-now steps to ambitious multi-year proposals… these proposals sound familiar… There’s no mystery about what it takes to make a society fairer. It is a matter of political will.
Tags: budget, child care, economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living, tax
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Ontario to end clawback of child support for parents on welfare
Several options are under consideration to ensure parents who receive child support can benefit from more of this income… The change would be in place by April 2017 at the latest… While the government contemplates transforming income security, welfare and disability benefits for more than 907,000 Ontarians will rise by a modest 1.5 per cent this year… Sousa announced an additional $178 million over the next three years to increase affordable housing.
Tags: budget, disabilities, featured, housing, ideology, poverty, standard of living, women
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Canada comes up short at UN review of human-rights issues
First, the government continues to insist that economic, social and cultural rights aren’t fully protected by the Charter, and do not need to be. That flies in the face of international law and is an affront to those individuals and communities whose rights are disregarded… Second, there was no sign of federal leadership to draw the different levels of government in Canada together in a shared model for more effective, accountable and transparent implementation of human rights obligations.
Tags: Health, homelessness, Indigenous, jurisdiction, poverty, rights
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Some Implications of the Liberal Government’s Tax Changes
While the tax reduction was touted as a tax benefit for the ‘middle class,’ the maximum benefit of $679 also extends to every taxpayer with a taxable income greater than $90,563. One quick fix is to increase the marginal tax rate in the 26 percent tax bracket by 1 percentage point, to 27 percent… lower-income Canadians who are excluded from the tax reduction are slated to benefit from the planned increases in child benefits. But the proposed increases in child benefits are greater for middle-income than lower-income families.
Tags: budget, featured, ideology, tax
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First Nations students need more than policy advice
… the time for social reconstruction from the ground up may have arrived. Supporting traditional industries, creating sustainable employment, refurbishing housing, and embracing First Nations community-based schooling is a much better approach… More funding would be a real help, but it will take a generation to rebuild broken trust, foster cross-cultural reconciliation, and engage First Nations themselves in this vitally important work.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, housing, Indigenous, participation, poverty, standard of living, youth
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