Toronto – August 27, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on workers and families across the country, but in many ways it has been women who have faced the brunt of the pandemic’s economic fallout.
Toronto – August 13, 2020 – As September fast approaches, provincial governments across the country are scrambling to reopen schools in order to get kids back into the classroom and help parents return to work.
Edmonton – August 5, 2020 – When Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party (UCP) won Alberta’s provincial election in 2019, workers and the labour movement braced themselves for the inevitable assault on their rights.
Regina, Sask. – July 25, 2020 – After a long delay, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has finally introduced a budget. However, the right-wing leader’s fiscal plan offers little in the way of relief for the people of Saskatchewan as the province struggles to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toronto – June 19, 2020 – When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit Canada, the wealthy 1 percent were able to lock themselves away in their mansions and gated communities, while low-wage workers – mostly women and racialized Canadians – were thrown onto the front lines.
Toronto – June 5, 2020 – As provinces start to lift restrictions and reopen parts of the economy, many have been saying that after COVID-19, we can’t just return to “normal.”
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