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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
Ontario is responsible for province’s child care shortages, not the feds
The following article has been re-printed with the author’s permission. It was originally published on childcarepolicy.net.
CUSMA and the North American electric vehicle transition
One of the key changes to come out of the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) when it became the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) in…
Canada has its Just Transition law
The following is a re-print of the March 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
Canada needs to strengthen the “cultural exemption” in its free trade agreements:
When Canada negotiated with the U.S. for the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), Canada insisted on a cultural exemption—language in the agreement which allowed Canada…
Tirer le meilleur parti de l’examen de l’ACÉUM
Le Canada, les États-Unis et le Mexique sont à deux ans de l’examen officiel obligatoire, prévu tous les six ans, de l’Accord de libre-échange nord-américain…
Beyond Recovery Data Dashboard
Women’s economic standing in Canada in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic
“Working class conservatism” is a bait-and-switch scam. Stop taking it at face value.
In 1980, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was in heated negotiations with the U.S. federal government. The government, under Democrat Jimmy Carter, had…
Atlantic Canadians need a raise: One-third of Workers Earn Less than $20 an hour
Workers in the Atlantic provinces bring home some of the lowest wages in the country. Despite recent increases, Nova Scotia’s minimum wage remains the second…
One-third of Atlantic Canadian workers paid less than $20 an hour
HALIFAX/K’jipuktuk – A new publication, Atlantic Canadians need a raise: One-third of workers earn less than $20 an hour, from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia underscores…
BC’s tax system fairer since 2017, richest 1% paying more but still not their fair share
Vancouver — Changes to BC’s personal tax system since 2017 have improved tax fairness, benefiting low- and middle-income earners the most while the richest 1% are…
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