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One in four new jobs went to temporary foreign workers
It turns out that a good chunk of new jobs in Canada — one in four, to be exact — were filled by temporary foreign workers, while unemployed Canadians couldn’t find work… the number of temporary foreign workers has increased dramatically, from 89,000 per year in 2000 to 213,000 in 2012. And TFWs, approved to work in Canada by the federal government, are being used “primarily in lower paying jobs, particularly in the hospitality, and food and beverage industries.”
Tags: economy, globalization, ideology, participation, youth
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Low wages, not poor work ethic, behind surge of foreign labour
For its members [the Canadian Federation of Independent Business], having a ready supply of low-wage workers may be paramount. For the rest of society, other priorities matter. Canadians want a fair shot at jobs in their own country. They want fair labour practices. They want one set of rules for everybody.
Tags: economy, globalization, ideology, immigration, rights, standard of living, youth
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Harper government drives up youth unemployment
A government bent on lowering the living standard of Canada’s next generation couldn’t do a much better job than Stephen Harper and his colleagues have done… First there was the massive expansion of the once-modest foreign temporary workers program… Second, there was the government’s single-minded crackdown on young offenders.
Tags: budget, economy, globalization, ideology, standard of living, youth
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Here’s proof graduates aren’t an underemployed ‘lost generation’
As for the “skills mismatch” narrative which suggests that we’re putting too many people in university and not enough in college, there’s not a shred of evidence. The trends in the data – both the positive and not-so-positive – are exactly the same in both colleges and universities, which suggests a rough balance between the two where labour-market outcomes are concerned.
Tags: economy, ideology, participation, standard of living, youth
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Life on the autism spectrum
Left untreated, the prognosis for kids with ASD is grim. They are far more likely to be unemployed, alone and on the margins of society… even with high or normal intelligence, social communication disorders left adults with ASD severely impaired… 80% suffered from a secondary disorder, including depression, psychosis, anxiety and addiction.
Tags: budget, disabilities, Health, mental Health, standard of living, youth
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Equal shared parenting — best for parents, best for children
There are now over 30 large-scale studies over the past decade that demonstrate significantly better outcomes for children and parents in shared parenting arrangements… the stated preference of parents and children themselves… The current adversarial system in family law is unsustainable.
Tags: child care, ideology, rights, standard of living, women, youth
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Not everyone needs a university education
… less than 10% of poor children now graduate with a four-year college degree… only 20% of high school students “concentrate” in career and technical education, even though that’s a better bet for many more of them… less than 10% of them complete a two-year degree within three years. Most won’t ever get past their remedial courses… a worker with technical skills will outearn a high school or college dropout with no such skills. That’s the true choice facing many students.
Tags: ideology, standard of living, youth
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‘Angry Kids & Stressed Out Parents’
The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that governs impulse control, attention span and decision-making, and learning self-control affects a child’s ability to learn everything else. The study found that the brain impact of poverty is comparable to that of deliberate abuse. The slower development appears to be caused by the lack of undivided attention children get from caregivers in time-starved homes.
Tags: child care, disabilities, mental Health, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Higher youth turnout could change tone, content and outcome of political debate
Just over 60 per cent of eligible voters actually cast ballots in 2011. Among those under 30, fewer than 40 per cent bothered to vote… if 60 per cent of young people had voted?… Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives likely wouldn’t have won a majority… the Catch 22… Politicians necessarily target their messages at those who do vote and as long as the majority of young people don’t vote, their tastes are not going to be catered to.
Tags: budget, ideology, participation, standard of living, youth
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There is a crisis in universities: It’s in teaching undergrads
if there is a crisis in higher education in Canada it is in the quality of undergraduate teaching. Many universities – in response to cutbacks in funding, debt crises, and mounting costs – have grown their undergraduate enrollment rapidly and focused their resources on graduate programs and research. The funding model currently in place puts pressure on universities to grow class sizes
Tags: participation, standard of living, youth
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