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Making a Living
The 2021 Living Wage for Regina and Saskatoon. Download 1.88 MB 12 pages Using cost-of-living data unique to both cities, such as rental prices, childcare…
A Living Wage for Regina is $16.23/hour, Saskatoon is $16.89 per hour: Report
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calculates that a family of four would require a living wage of $16.23…
Cars vs. care: comparing the spending priorities of the Ontario parties
The race is on for the June 2 Ontario election. Question is: which issue will voters care more about—cars or care services?
In Focus: Canada’s baby formula shortage is another blow for infant food security
Previously published in The Globe and Mail May 24, 2022 The topic of food insecurity for families with young children has made headlines in…
What do women want? In Ontario, they want change
A government that reflected women’s preferences would take Ontario in a different direction, if the polls are correct.
A bumpy ride
As the Canadian labour market approached the end of 2021, it was in much better shape than it had been at the beginning of the…
Pourquoi la nouvelle proposition sur l’accès aux vaccins est-elle insuffisante ?
Nous avons attendu qu’un accord soit trouvé autour de la dérogation aux droits de propriété intellectuelle sur les vaccins contre la COVID-19. Il n’y a rien dans la nouvelle proposition qui incite ou oblige les entreprises pharmaceutiques à divulguer les informations confidentielles et les secrets commerciaux.
On the Offensive
How Canadian companies use trade and investment agreements to bully foreign governments for billions Download 2.05 MB69 pages Investor-state dispute settlements are a lesser known…
Canadian investor-state lawsuits from mining companies threaten environmental policy and sustainable development: study
OTTAWA—Canadian mining companies continue to target environmental policy and resource management decisions in developing nations through increasingly costly investor-state lawsuits that threaten human rights, sustainable…
Ontario health spending will be too low if the 2022 budget is passed
Provincial underfunding of health care has consequences for all Ontarians
Ontario election: What’s in it for people who rent?
A look at what the provincial party platforms do for renters
Well-funded public schools are more important than election giveaways
With inflation on the rise, the June 2 Ontario election is shaping up to be about affordability and measures that put money back into people’s…
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