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The Day of Mourning is April 28. The time for paid sick leave is now
For labour activists, it’s a sombre occasion—sadness layered over a base of quiet anger. But this year that anger won’t be quiet. Not a chance.
A Just Border Carbon Adjustment? A Primer
Canada, the United States and Europe are all considering ways to tax imports to fend off carbon leakage—outsourcing to countries where there is no carbon tax or environmental protections are less strict. Here’s what you need to know.
Fast Facts: Where did all the vaccines go?
In the absence of a domestic supply of COVID-19 vaccine, Canada finds itself a begger in a global marketplace in which a handful of multi-national…
BC Budget 2021 — Missed opportunities and inadequate investments
VANCOUVER — The BC government made some needed investments in its 2021 budget for COVID-19 recovery, but there is scarce new funding for major priorities like…
Budget 2021 analysis: Does it deliver?
Federal Budget 2021 was expected to deliver between $70-100B in COVID-19 recovery funds. Does it deliver and will funds be allocated in meaningful ways? Our experts weigh in.
Watershed moment for child care, long-term care: Budget 2021
But pharmacare, tax reform and climate change remain in limbo OTTAWA—Today’s federal budget makes headway on long-neglected issues in the care economy, such as child…
Third-party funding of investor–state disputes: At what cost?
The economic turmoil unleashed by the pandemic is expected to lead to a boom in the number of ISDS claims. Law firms are not the only ones hoping to profit from the surge.
Proposed changes to Nova Scotia’s Financial Measures Act would erode trust
Democracy is built on trust and trust is built on openness.
Budget Watch 2021: How Canada can budget for Buy America
Canadian business is understandably concerned about Buy America conditions on Biden’s US$2.3-trillion COVID recovery plan. But lobbying U.S. governments for waivers for Canadian suppliers can only get us so far. In addition, the Trudeau government should increase the pool of transit, water and green energy projects these firms can bid on—by attaching sustainable and social purchasing criteria to badly needed public infrastructure upgrades here in Canada.
The Rise and Demise of NAFTA Chapter 11
Download 724.63 KB 62 pages The removal of investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) from the renegotiated NAFTA was a critical victory for democratic sovereignty over investor…
NAFTA investor lawsuits cost Canada more than $376 million and remain a threat: report
Canada remains vulnerable to costly NAFTA investor–state lawsuits even after removing the controversial dispute settlement process from the renegotiated NAFTA deal, according to a new report from…
One year later: Canadian billionaire wealth up by $78 billion
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended the lives of millions of people in this country, Canadian billionaires have increased their wealth by $78 billion.
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