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‘Frankly ridiculous’: Anjali Appadurai responds to NDP claims of ‘hostile takeover’
Accusations have been floating for weeks that Anjali Appadurai’s campaign has been drawing in card-carrying Greens to support her bid for NDP leader. In an interview with BC Today on Tuesday, Appadurai said any claims of a hostile takeover were “frankly ridiculous.”
‘Part of the continuum’: Experts debate child care and pay transparency
At a time when child care is having something of a moment in Canadian political and policy circles, investments in the sector are being talked about in terms of economic development — akin to infrastructure — instead of being relegated to a women’s issue. But when it comes to other policies to address equity issues, experts and lawmakers are less settled on the best approach.