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Nov 15, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Renze Nauta |Sean Speer
Canadians are uncharacteristically frustrated these days. They don’t feel good about the direction of the country or its future. These sentiments are widely shared across age, backgrounds, and regions. Yet they seem most acute among a particular cohort—a group that we’ve come to think of as Canada’s over-credentialed working class.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
cardus.ca | Daniel Proussalidis |Renze Nauta |Sean Speer
We define Canada’s working class as those in jobs that do not require a post-secondary credential. A majority of people in the working class are over-credentialed for the job they hold. Fifty-six percent of them have a post-secondary credential. Nineteen percent even have a university degree. The proportion that is over-credentialed has grown steadily over the last two decades, from 42 percent in 2006 to 56 percent in 2024.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Ginny A. Roth |Brian Dijkema |Renze Nauta
When it comes to climate change policy in Canada these days, regular Canadians aren’t the only ones, to paraphrase Irving Kristol, getting mugged by reality. Andrew Furey, Bonnie Crombie, Jagmeet Singh, and David Eby—all Liberal and NDP leaders—are running away from the consumer carbon tax as fast as their legs can carry them. These are some of the same leaders who only a few years ago would have sold their souls for a selfie with Greta Thunberg.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
thehub.ca | Brian Dijkema |Renze Nauta
Up until recently, federal Health Minister Mark Holland was circumspect about his government’s pharmacare legislation and what it would mean for those with employer-provided drug plans. Critics warned that the legislation’s commitment to single-payer insurance put private plans at risk. The minister insisted that it didn’t. This week, he clarified his message.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
brnw.ch | Ginny A. Roth |Brian Dijkema |Renze Nauta
Canada has a major economic opportunity in the global low-carbon economy, if it gets its climate and energy policies right. Those policies should be informed by principles like leveraging the ingenuity of markets and free enterprise, limited government, and respect for provincial jurisdiction. The following article is the latest installment of The Hub’s series sponsored by Clean Prosperity exploring the why, what, and how of conservative climate policy.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
brnw.ch | Ginny A. Roth |Brian Dijkema |Renze Nauta
When it comes to climate change policy in Canada these days, regular Canadians aren’t the only ones, to paraphrase Irving Kristol, getting mugged by reality. Andrew Furey, Bonnie Crombie, Jagmeet Singh, and David Eby—all Liberal and NDP leaders—are running away from the consumer carbon tax as fast as their legs can carry them. These are some of the same leaders who only a few years ago would have sold their souls for a selfie with Greta Thunberg.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
policyoptions.irpp.org | Renze Nauta
Governments in Canada are increasingly turning to employment policy to help people convicted of crimes rebuild their lives on a legal foundation. Ontario has made people with criminal records a priority group in its skills development fund, while Alberta has made them a target group of its employment programs. Other governments should follow their lead. But governments also need to go further.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
financialpost.com | Renze Nauta
You don't get to work on B.C. infrastructure projects unless you belong to a preferred union. That's unfair, inefficient and costlyPublished Sep 27, 2024 • Last updated 5 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A person leaves a civic election polling station in Vancouver, B.C., 2022. Photo by Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press filesArticle contentBy Renze NautaWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
worldnews.easybranches.com | Renze Nauta
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
cardus.ca | Daniel Proussalidis |Renze Nauta
Key PointsIntroductionWhat Makes a Good CBA? British Columbia’s CBACBA or PLA? The ProjectProcess and TimelineCost OverrunsThe Coleman AffairConclusionReferencesKey PointsIntroductionWhat Makes a Good CBA? British Columbia’s CBACBA or PLA? The ProjectProcess and TimelineCost OverrunsThe Coleman AffairConclusionReferencesCommunity Benefits Agreements (CBAs) can be useful tools in providing greater opportunities for underrepresented groups to participate in the construction industry.
