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The budget of our lifetime: PIPSC recommendations
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has referred to the upcoming budget as the “the most significant one of our lifetimes.” The stakes are high; we want to ensure this budget works for PIPSC members and all Canadians.
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Outsourcing and gender equity
Government outsourcing deepens gender inequity across Canada’s public service. In IT, lucrative contracts are doled out to a male-dominant industry that has notoriously struggled with gender equity.
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PIPSC news
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Successful advocacy against Bill C-224
Good news! Public service professionals at the Canada Revenue Agency will continue to administer federal income tax declarations in Quebec, promoting tax fairness and protecting jobs.
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Advocating for diversity and inclusion in the public service
The federal government is planning legislation to ensure greater diversity and inclusion in the federal public service, including at the highest administrative levels. We have written to the Clerk of the Privy Council on how to advance diversity and inclusion.
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Canadian labour movement
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Survey for persons with disabilities in the federal public service
The “Career Transitions and Accessibility in the Federal Public Service” project investigates the transitions of persons with disabilities in the federal public service through a research team at Carleton University.
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Too many people are struggling to pay for their medications
About 7.5 million citizens — one in five Canadians — either did not have prescription drug insurance or had inadequate insurance to cover their medication needs. One in four Canadian households were having difficulty finding money to buy their medicines.
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