Jockey's Molly Parker and Clifton Collins, Jr. - Ruth and Jackson - are at a stage of reckoning. Jackson's many injuries over decades of racing horses will soon rob him of his beloved career, while he prepares for the next championship. Ruth looks on, broken-hearted. That's when an aspiring young …
Women’s Worth Part 2: The Economics of The Unpaid Care Economy
By Kadie Ward, Commissioner and CAO, Ontario Pay Equity Commission The economic impacts of unpaid care work and the undervaluation of paid care work by women are large and measurable. Last month, we talked about the clustering of women in certain sectors in the workforce and how those …
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Meet the Stars of the Fact-Based Series The Porter as They Embrace Historic Struggles for Black Equity in Canada.
CBC/ BET+ ambitious Black-led dramatic series The Porter chronicles the rich history of Black train conductors in Canada, their role in opening the country while enduring horrific working conditions and fighting to unionise. It also spotlights the nurses of the Black Cross, a group created to serve …
Plenty to Entertain and Soothe Your Soul This Week!
By Anne Brodie Scarborough from directors Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson and writer Catherine Hernandez is set in a low-income enclave in eastern Toronto. Its diverse population is well represented in three families whose children attend the same breakfast and literacy program run by a nurturing …
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How the Landmark CBC Series the Porter Came to Life. Meet Its Creatives.
The Porter tells the history of Black influence in building Canada at the turn of the last century through the lens of railway porters and health care workers in a time of deep systemic racism. The national Canadian train service hired Black conductors to work long and hard, enduring humiliation, …
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