Friday Morning Links

Assorted content to end your week.

- Trish Hennessy crunches the numbers on vacation time for Canadians:

47
Percentage of Canadian workers who say they need a vacation more today than they’ve needed in four years.

10
Number of statutory holidays Canadians are entitled to in a year. Lowest of 40 countries in an international survey of vacation time.
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22
Percentage of Canadians who say they cancelled vacation plans due to work.

49
Percentage of Canadian employers who say they expect workers to check in periodically while on vacation.
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14
Percentage of Canadians who say they feel guilty taking a vacation.

- In case there was any doubt, mere evidence that public-sector pensions are entirely sustainable won't deter the coalition of anti-government and financial interests looking to trash them.

- And Susan Riley points out that if the Cons were the least bit interested in providing better retirement security through the CPP, there's a recent precedent for assembling the level of provincial cooperation necessary to overcome their current excuse.

- John Geddes tries to follow the money behind the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism, and learns that any promised transparency is nowhere to be found.

- Finally, Alison is brilliant - this time with her discussion of Ethical Snake Oil.