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Leave the patchwork for the quilts: The case for national pharmacare
FEBRUARY 2, 2015 The Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) was founded in 1979 as a public advocacy organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of medicare.…
The Praxis Affair
This is a cautionary story of what might happen if we return to the bad old days of the RCMP Security Service, which was caught…
Climate action survives UK and France elections
The following is a re-print of the July 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
Kamala Harris is a breakthrough for representation—but representation is not enough
Moving often means downsizing and making little decisions about what comes with you and what stays. As I was preparing to move from Montreal to…
Tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are coming. How high will they be?
It’s almost certain the federal government will soon announce supplementary tariffs on imports of China-made electric vehicles (EVs). There is remarkable agreement among former conservative trade…
Greenbelt scandal: What does “accountability” mean?
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There’s no sign that anybody will face real consequences for the $10 billion giveaway
The federal government still has time to improve the 2024 budget—will it?
The following text is adapted from a speech delivered by David Macdonald, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, to the Senate’s committee…
CUSMA’s incomplete gender and inclusive trade record
The renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) happened at a time of upheaval in the so-called rules-based international order. The election of…
The CPTPP: An agreement out of step with the times
“Are there existing provisions in the [CPTPP] that would benefit from revision or updating? Do you have suggestions to improve and/or modernize the Agreement, including…
Is Manitoba willing to accept nuclear waste risks?
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press August 2, 2024
It’s time to move on from the Houston Model
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press August 1, 2024
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