Thread by @JimboStanford

THREAD: I will be live-tweeting on labour & employment issues from the #Elxn44 English debate this evening. My impressions and fact checks will draw on recent @CntrFutureWork research into several of the topics that should come up tonight, including:
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a) The economic & employment benefits of universal ECE: centreforfuturework.ca/2020/11/25/chi…. We found a national plan would create over 200K jobs in ECE itself, 80K in supply industries, and support up to 725K more FTE female labour force participants. A big boost to post-COVID recovery
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b) The need for pro-active & supported transition planning for workers in fossil fuel industries: centreforfuturework.ca/2021/01/18/emp…. Pretending the transition isn't happening doesn't help the 50K who've already lost work, without support. Will the next govt implement a genuine plan?
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c) Employers claim COVID income supports (first CERB, now expanded EI) have undermined the 'incentive' to work & should be cut back. Some politicians agree. But hard evidence on employment suggests otherwise: centreforfuturework.ca/2021/07/28/is-…. Lifting wages is a better solution.
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d) Gig-style precarious work is spreading (including into human services). Erin O'Toole is supporting Uber's plan for personal saving accounts to purportedly offset the denial of CPP, EI & other normal benefits. But this may hurt more than it helps: centreforfuturework.ca/2021/03/12/ube…
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e) COVID spurred big shifts in the 'conventional wisdom' of fiscal & monetary policy, as govt & Bank of Canada scrambled to protect jobs: canadiandimension.com/articles/view/…. Will we now revert to pre-COVID austerity? Or can we imagine an even more ambitious plan to rebuild?
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Tonight's debate should provide lots of insight into how the leaders see Canada's labour market unfolding after the incredible events of the last 18 months, and what they think would make it better. Stay tuned! #Elxn44 #cdnpoli