The Childcare Resource and Research Unit is delighted to have just released ECEC in Canada 2023, 14th edition of Canada's go-to report on #cdnchildcare. Prov/terr profiles, childcare space statistics,kindergarten, fees, comparative tables, public funding bit.ly/3nB3I2H

Who doesn't want to hear about tenants forming a union, going on rent strike and WINNING?!? Get it in our latest with YSW Tenant Union pod.fo/e/263a5d

1/ BCI is investing the savings of BC health workers in fracking companies that are polluting the land, water & air, causing a myriad of health harms, fuelling climate change, increasing health system costs and reducing access to care. #cdnpoli #bcpoli corporateknights.com/energy/lng-imp…

There’s less than 2 weeks left to buy your early-bird tickets to our annual gala featuring Dr. Vandana Shiva! Thursday, November 7, 2024, 5:30PM, Fraserview Hall, 8240 Fraser St., Vancouver Early Bird ticket: $125 (regular price: $150) ccpabc.ca/gala

From our friends at BC Health Coalition.

Synthetic carbon capture and direct air capture are proving to be as useless as science has found they are. Many pundits, policymakers, think tanks, fossil-fuel-funded researchers, and all-of-the-above policy wonks kept pushing this garbage tech to everyone's detriment.

There’s only a week left to buy your early-bird tickets to our annual fundraising gala featuring Dr. Vandana Shiva. Join us! Thursday, November 7, 2024, 5:30PM, Fraserview Hall, 8240 Fraser St., Vancouver Early Bird ticket: $125 (regular price: $150) ccpabc.ca/gala

The UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery called Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” Véronique Sioufi says recommendations in his UN report are being ignored by too many. policynote.ca/tfwp

Racism has linked Canada’s affordability crisis to an increase in temporary foreign workers. Véronique Sioufi says the focus on the number of people oversimplifies the problem, turning a blind eye to systemic racism and exploitation in the program’s design. policynote.ca/tfwp

Get early-bird tickets to our annual gala featuring Dr. Vandana Shiva by Friday! Early birds also receive a link to Dr. Shiva’s documentary “The Seeds of Vandana Shiva”. Thurs, Nov 7, 5:30PM, Fraserview Hall, 8240 Fraser St. Early Bird ticket: $125 ccpabc.ca/gala

A UN report underscores how Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program disadvantages racialized workers from the Global South. The program “institutionalizes asymmetries of power that favour employers” the report explains and researcher Véronique Sioufi agrees. policynote.ca/tfwp

New federal restrictions on the number of temporary foreign workers allowed into Canada will do little to address negative impacts of the program and do nothing to reduce abuses workers’ face, researcher Véronique Sioufi says. policynote.ca/tfwp

Researcher Véronique Sioufi identifies 5 policy recommendations in a UN report critiquing Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program that echo changes advocates and migrant workers have long been calling for. policynote.ca/tfwp/

ICYMI this Labour Day Véronique Sioufi says the federal govt designed Canada's racist Temporary Foreign Worker Program but provinces play a critical role protecting migrant workers from exploitation. BC's oversight has been alarmingly inadequate she says. policynote.ca/tfwp

Only 3 more days to buy early-bird tickets to our annual gala with keynote speaker Dr. Vandana Shiva! Join us Thursday, November 7, 5:30PM, Fraserview Hall, 8240 Fraser St., Vancouver Early Bird ticket: $125 (regular price: $150) ccpabc.ca/gala

Only 2 more days to buy early-bird tickets to our gala featuring Dr. Vandana Shiva! Early birds receive a link to Dr. Shiva’s documentary “The Seeds of Vandana Shiva”. Thurs Nov 7, 5:30PM, Fraserview Hall Early Bird ticket: $125 (regular price: $150) ccpabc.ca/gala

We refuse to believe the lies and scapegoating. We refuse to be divided by racism. We refuse to be silent. Are you with us? 📣 Stand up. Speak out. Unite for immigrant justice! migrantrights.ca/sept

ICYMI: great interview with Jim Stanford by David Moscrop for Jacobin. Show your support for closing the capital gains loophole here: bit.ly/C4TFcg

Tomorrow is the deadline to buy early-bird tickets to our annual gala with keynote speaker Dr. Vandana Shiva! Join us Thursday, November 7, 5:30PM, Fraserview Hall, 8240 Fraser St., Vancouver Early Bird ticket: $125 (regular price: $150) ccpabc.ca/gala

Today is the DEADLINE to buy early-bird tickets to our annual gala featuring Dr. Vandana Shiva! Early birds also receive a link to Dr. Shiva’s documentary “The Seeds of Vandana Shiva”. Thurs, Nov 7, 5:30PM, Fraserview Hall Early Bird ticket: $125 ccpabc.ca/gala