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There’s ‘potential’ for progress on gig worker supports after an involved election season, experts, politicians say

In many ways, the precarity that most people saw with their jobs during COVID-19 is something that gig workers struggle with near constantly, says the NDP's Daniel Blaikie.

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BY ALICE CHEN
October 20, 2021

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Opportunities ahead for innovation in a world transformed by COVID-19

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‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

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Senators say they’re planning to return to a more deliberate approach to vetting legislation

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Former CBC editor Chris Hall joins Navigator, four new MPs headed to the Hill following byelection wins

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Plus, Canadian Association of Professional Employees bargaining units vote to ratify new collective agreements, and a motion has been tabled to establish a national citizen’s assembly for electoral reform.

Former CBC editor Chris Hall joins Navigator, four new MPs headed to the Hill following byelection wins

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Plus, Canadian Association of Professional Employees bargaining units vote to ratify new collective agreements, and a motion has been tabled to establish a national citizen’s assembly for electoral reform.

Opportunities ahead for innovation in a world transformed by COVID-19

OpinionBY GINGER GRANT

Advancements in technology and globalization, combined with shifting demographic and socio-economic trends, are rapidly evolving the working environment.

Opportunities ahead for innovation in a world transformed by COVID-19

OpinionBY GINGER GRANT

Advancements in technology and globalization, combined with shifting demographic and socio-economic trends, are rapidly evolving the working environment.

‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward says the union 'truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve exhausted every other avenue to reach a fair contract for Canada’s federal public service workers.'

‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward says the union 'truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve exhausted every other avenue to reach a fair contract for Canada’s federal public service workers.'

Senators say they’re planning to return to a more deliberate approach to vetting legislation

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Some Senators chafed against the pressure to fast-track COVID-era bills that they believed warranted deeper study, and say the circumstances that called for such haste have receded.

Senators say they’re planning to return to a more deliberate approach to vetting legislation

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Some Senators chafed against the pressure to fast-track COVID-era bills that they believed warranted deeper study, and say the circumstances that called for such haste have receded.