Union Bug Blog
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Sep 13, 2010 -
Mental Illness Tops all Causes of Missed Work Days
Mental illness is linked to more lost work days than any other chronic condition, costing the Canadian economy $51 billion a year in lost productivity, says a new study reported by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
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Sep 01, 2010 -
It's Time to Put our Words into Action
This summer Canada ratified its first International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention in over a decade.
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Aug 26, 2010 -
Canadians Concerned About Effect of Aging on Health Care System
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has recently released its 10th edition of the National Report Card on Health Care. At the top of the list of concerns among Canadians is the fear that the quality of health care in the country will decline as a result of increased strain on the health care system as the baby boom generation gets older.
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Aug 18, 2010 -
Stimulus Spending Should Continue
With the Canadian economy slowly improving, it is more important than ever that policymakers realize that we could just as easily drift back into recession if we do not continue to make targeted and strategic stimulus investments.
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Aug 09, 2010 -
Working Without a Safety Net
After years of putting a priority on premium reduction, the Alberta WCB simply doesn't have the funds to fulfill its mandate of supporting and rehabilitating injured workers. But instead of increasing premiums, they find new ways to deny claims and otherwise reduce pay-outs.
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Jul 29, 2010 -
US Healthcare System Still Lagging Behind
This past June a study was released by the Commonwealth Fund – a US organization that promotes evidence-based quality health care there – that compared the American health care system with that of six other nations, including Canada. Not surprisingly, it ranked the United States last or close to last in almost every category.
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Jul 20, 2010 -
We Need a Mandatory Census
What the Federal Government must have perceived as a relatively minor policy change has developed over the last week or so into a much more significant political issue.
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Jul 09, 2010 -
Decisions By G-20 Leaders Point to Bleak Future For Struggling Families
The G-20 leaders have left and the fences have been torn down. The media coverage focused attention on the alarming costs for security and the clashes between police and protesters. Unfortunately, this distracted the general public from the important question: what did the leaders actually accomplish at this summit?
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Jun 30, 2010 -
Canada Tops 153 Countries Globally in GHGs
June 30 marks the Climate Change Impacts in Singapore Day on Canada's Climate Change Calendar.
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Jun 24, 2010 -
Truth in Sentencing Act to Cost Billions
Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page, who has had a difficult relationship with the Harper Conservative government to put it mildly, has just released a bombshell of a report that is making headlines across the nation.