2012 - The Global Economic Crisis and Canada: Perception Versus Reality

We are seeking papers that address, but are not limited to the following:

? How have public services (e.g. health care, education, pensions) been affected?
? Has economic volatility led to political instability, or new political alignments?
? To what extend has the downturn varied across age, ability, ethnicity, race, gender, etc?
? In what ways has the nature and quality of work and labour changed?
? How has the Canadian recession differed across regional and industrial lines?
? How have public/private sector unions and civil society groups been affected and responded?
? Has poverty and inequality increased?

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