Creating economic opportunities that strengthen and improve the lives in Saskatoon's core communities. Find us on BS at https://xitter.cf/t.co/aUCcG6mSpH
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Pushing for solutions that address those root causes, alongside adequate funding for the services that keep people alive in the meantime, is how we create lasting change. We need to eradicate these issues, not just move them to the next block.
The real root causes of the crises in our communities are increasing wealth inequality, a toxic drug supply, ongoing colonial harms, and wholly inadequate systems of healthcare, housing, and social support — not harm reduction services like Prairie Harm Reduction.
"Your pay has inched ahead, but the high cost of housing and food claws back every bit of progress. Dreams of building wealth over time have been replaced with anxiety about slipping further behind..." -Heather Scoffield, CEO of the Canadian Tax Observatory
SK is also one of only two provinces that haven't signed an agreement with the feds to continue $10-day childcare and other federal incentives past 2026. Learn more about what's going on with childcare and find your community on the interactive map: policyalternatives.ca/news-r…
The @ccpa just released a new report tracking the progress of federal and provincial efforts to increase the affordability and accessibility of childcare, determining that Saskatchewan is over 17,000 childcare spaces short of government goals.
Through our employment program we speak to many people, primarily women and other gender minorities, who have dreams of further education or fulfilling employment but can only work limited hours in fields with low pay because they don't have access to childcare.
Low to modest income families spend 94.6% of their wages on immediate needs. Whereas, the highest income Canadians spend only 55.7% of their income on immediate needs. Read the full @ccpa article here: policyalternatives.ca/news-r…
A wealthy country like Canada should be making dramatic investments in non-market housing to ensure that all our citizens have a better quality of life.
Among other countries that boast high GDPs and high standards of living, Canada has fallen far behind in social housing. According to @CMHC_ca, only 13% of our social housing stock was constructed by governments within the past 30 years.
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On Friday, join us and @quintsaskatoon at @station20west for a special public talk, 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐨-𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 feat. Kirsten Wright. Spots limited. Register here: uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe…
