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Pressure’s on Canada’s grocery giants
They’ve been enjoying excess profits throughout the pandemic.
Unions win the right to challenge unfair trade practices
Workers achieved a long-fought-for trade victory in the 2022 federal budget: trade unions will soon have the right to file trade complaints against unfair imports, something only domestic producers could do before now.
After neoliberalism, a progressive globalization?
The institutions of global economic governance can be retooled to advance social and environmental justice
Where will Scott Moe draw the Line?
The Saskatchewan government’s Drawing the Line: Defending Saskatchewan’s Economic Autonomy is more a political document that doesn’t bode well for Scott Moe’s government or those that live under it.
CUSMA has shown it can defend labour rights, but is it enough to bring lasting change to Mexican workers?
This July marked the second anniversary of the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Electrifying North American trade
The Biden administration wants to continentalize America’s green industrial renewal. There are risks and potential rewards for Canada.
Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance
On October 24, CCPA senior economist David Macdonald presented to the Standing Committee on Finance for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2023 Budget
Bet Big: A citizen’s guide to green industrial policy in Canada
Download 1.19 MB51 pages Fossil fuels are a central problem in our economy, and Canadian climate policy is only slowly catching up. Carbon pricing and…
Canada needs a green industrial strategy to combat climate change: Report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada’s efforts to combat climate change are coming up short because the country lacks a clear industrial policy, according to…
Using trade preferences to raise labour standards and protect human rights
Canada’s trade preference programs should be improved to raise living standards and improve working conditions and environmental policies
Educators are parents. Parents are workers. And facts are facts.
Ontario’s political rhetoric creates divisions where, in reality, none exist.
Grassroots and anti-oppressive approaches to safety
Download 680.59 KB28 pages This report was initiated by the South Valour Residents Association (SVRA), which was formed in 2020 in the west end of…
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