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Parliament finally debates slain aboriginal women
… aboriginal women don’t have the same rights as other Canadian women… They do not have the right to security of the person, guaranteed in the Canadian Constitution… They do not have the right to attend safe, properly heated schools with well-trained teachers, Internet access and enough textbooks… They do not have the right to choose a family doctor… They do not have the right to potable drinking water in all communities… They do not have the right to raise healthy, secure children…
Tags: Indigenous, jurisdiction, rights, standard of living, women
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Canada’s ‘new generation gap’ is not the terrible inequality it seems
The generation that entered the labour force in the early 1980s faced a youth unemployment rate of nearly 20%. Not only that, but they were forced to pick up the mess left by their parents: massive deficits and debt, high inflation and a wholly unfunded pension plan to boot. Yet they somehow managed to come out richer than any previous generation, even after taxes. You’re telling me the generation coming down the pike can’t do the same, when deficits, inflation and unemployment are all lower?
Tags: economy, ideology, standard of living, youth
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Stop pretending seniors are financial victims and help the twentysomethings
Generation Squeeze is… mobilizing to encourage all political parties to commit to a better generational deal. One that safeguards retirement income subsidies and medical care for our parents and grandparents – but not at the expense of adapting to challenges like the erosion of income, rising housing prices, and environmental degradation that disproportionately affect their kids and grandchildren.
Tags: economy, Health, ideology, participation, standard of living, youth
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A national inquiry would empower First Nation women
What really is needed is not just an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, but a broader public inquiry into how to empower the First Nations community, and women in particular. Such an inquiry should look at how First Nation community life and governance is contributing to the problem of missing and murdered indigenous women.
Tags: crime prevention, Indigenous, participation, rights, standard of living, women
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Ottawa’s unjust approach to disability insurance
CPP-Disability is social insurance. It provides income support to people with significant disabilities who have paid into the system through their and their employer’s contributions. It’s an important source of income for many Canadians with disabilities who are no longer able to work… lengthy delays and the cumbersome process are not the only problems. The federal government has also changed the rules so that people making claims no longer have the right to a hearing.
Tags: disabilities, pensions, poverty, standard of living, women
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3 graphs that show Canada’s deep and persistent wealth inequality
… based on custom Statistics Canada data from the agency’s Survey of Financial Security, a snapshot of the distribution of assets, debts and net worth of Canadians… The top 10% of Canadians accounted for almost half (47.9%) of all wealth in 2012. This group saw their median net worth rise by 41.9% since 2005 (to $2.1 million). Compare this to a 150% drop in the median net worth of the bottom 10% (to negative $5,100).
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, poverty, standard of living, tax
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As inequality grows, so does the will to fight it
… to put the distribution into context. The median wealth of the richest 10 per cent — meaning half in this group own more, half own less — was more than $2 million in 2012. In contrast, the median wealth of the poorest 10 per cent was a debt of $5,100. Moreover, when you exclude pensions, the richest 10 per cent of Canadians own an even larger share of financial assets… The richest 10 per cent controlled almost $6 of every $10 (59.6 per cent) of such assets in 2012, more than the bottom 90 per cent combined.
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, participation, standard of living
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Posturing is the only reason for a missing women inquiry
… aboriginal women were (and are) largely being victimized by aboriginal men, which means that solutions to the problem lie not within a public inquiry, but within aboriginal communities about why this is happening – and, of course, in a wider reflection on the disadvantaged situation of aboriginals in Canada… There were 33 female aboriginal homicides in 1981 and 36 in 2012, the latter coming after a large jump in the female aboriginal population… there is no epidemic of killing of aboriginal women
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, Indigenous, poverty, standard of living
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The ideological roots of Stephen Harper’s vendetta against sociology
So what does Harper have against sociology? First, Harper is clearly trumpeting a standard component of neo-liberal ideology: that there are no social phenomena, only individual incidents… Neo-liberalism paints all social problems as individual problems. The benefit of this for those who share Harper’s agenda, of course, is that if there are no social problems or solutions, then there is little need for government. Individuals are solely responsible for the problems they face.
Tags: crime prevention, featured, ideology, Indigenous, multiculturalism, standard of living
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Making the economy fairer may also make it richer
Doesn’t taxing the rich and helping the poor reduce the incentive to make money? Well, yes, but incentives aren’t the only thing that matters for economic growth. Opportunity is also crucial. And extreme inequality deprives many people of the opportunity to fulfil their potential… Extreme inequality means a waste of human resources. And government programs that reduce inequality can make the nation as a whole richer by reducing that waste.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, ideology, poverty, tax
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