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Changes to EI tighten the screws on the unemployed
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Progressive Economics Forum
The significant changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) program which are to be quickly implemented through Budget 2012 with very little consultation have not received enough critical attention.
First, a word on what is not in the budget. It is disapp…
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FreedomWorks Creates Error-Filled Site To Accuse EPA Of "Killing Jobs"
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Farron Cousins
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FreedomWorks, the sister organization to the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity (AFP), has launched a new website and advertising campaign to convince American vo…
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Five things to do this summer (besides nothing)
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Todd Pettigrew
Prof. Pettigrew offers some suggestions
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58200 jobs created in April in Canada!
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Roy Eappen
The Canadian economy is creating lots of new jobs. Unemployment went up to 7.3% because people are returning to the work force. bo must be very jealous.
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says job growth over the past two months shows that his go…
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May 11 roundup
Posted May 21st, 2012 by MoneySense staff
On America’s biggest bank losing $2B in six weeks, cashing in on your home and money-saving summer travel tips.
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Wednesday Morning Links
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Greg Fingas
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Martin Papillon offers up some lessons for the NDP in Francois Hollande’s French presidential victory:Being ideological does not have to mean being radical. It means anchoring your platform in a clear…
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Accidental Deliberations: Parliament in Review – April 2, 2012
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Greg Fingas
Monday, April 2 saw the second day of Peter Julian’s extended budget speech. And perhaps the point most worth noting is how many Canadians outside of Parliament took the opportunity have their voices heard in the budget debate. The Big Issue So l…
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Parliament in Review – April 2, 2012
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Greg Fingas
Monday, April 2 saw the second day of Peter Julian’s extended budget speech. And perhaps the point most worth noting is how many Canadians outside of Parliament took the opportunity have their voices heard in the budget debate.The Big IssueSo let’s foc…
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Scenes from the recovery: Not bad for a capitalism-hating president, eh?
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Michael J.W. Stickings
By Michael J.W. StickingsVia twitter: FACT: April was the 26th straight month of private sector job gains. (link)– ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress)But… but…How is this possible with a job-destroying, market-hating Marxist-socialist thug in the …
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Hill Dispatches: Cutting jobs, sacrificing fish and jailing refugees
Posted May 21st, 2012 by karl nerenberg
From time to time, Hill Dispatches will scan the horizon to see what is happening now and what is coming soon. As the Conservatives try to re-make Canada in their own image, it is taking many individual stories to form the big, and sometimes quit…
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April 25 roundup
Posted May 21st, 2012 by MoneySense staff
On the best and worst jobs in Canada, where the world’s happiest employees live and easing household debt levels.
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The best-paying, most-hiring industries revealed
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Josh Dehaas
Why you should learn math and move to Alberta
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April 13 roundup
Posted May 21st, 2012 by MoneySense staff
On a new documentary short about student debt, the best and worst jobs of 2012, Obama’s personal tax rate and the top 10 accountant pet peeves.
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Canada’s Unemployment rate dowmn to 7.2%
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Roy Eappen
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Tips for rookie professionals
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Gail Vaz-Oxlade
One of the biggest challenges young people face in their first jobs is keeping everything in perspective. Regular paycheques come with responsibility.
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Federal budget is all about control and resource industry domination
Posted May 21st, 2012 by M.Gregus
Finally, it’s crystal clear. When it comes to public spending, it’s the public, not the spending, the Harper government is really out to control.
The budget that came down last week was a defining moment, though not the way anyone expected. Naturally, …
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Rebuilding after the riot: Fanshawe student job hunt is not going to be easy
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Campus Notes
The St. Patrick’s Day riot has left many Fanshawe students and alumni ashamed and embarrassed about the actions of a small number of people from the Fanshawe community. Many are worried about how Fanshawe is being portrayed in the media, and some are c…
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Federal budget worsens inequality, high unemployment future
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Behind The Numbers
The 2012 federal budget, which purports to deliver “jobs, growth and long-term prosperity,” does nothing of the kind. Make no mistake, this is an austerity budget — spending cuts outpace new measures 7:1 — that worsens income and inter-generational i…
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Conservatives’ small-minded budget kills jobs and fails Canadians
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Progressive Economics Forum
Despite its size and the hundreds of measures it details, Harper’s 2012 budget demonstrates just how small-minded their vision is. Canada faces major challenges, with 1.4 million unemployed, stagnant productivity growth, a crisis in retirement security…
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Fact Checking The New Paul Ryan Budget on Energy and Environment
Posted May 21st, 2012 by Farron Cousins
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Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI) has released his budget for fiscal year 2013. To almost no one’s surprise, his outline is filled with too many falsehoods and outright…