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Will Drax’s claim that burning Canadian wood pellets is green go up in smoke?
OECD investigates UK power company’s sustainability claims as Drax becomes the largest pellet-maker in Canada In April 2021, the United Kingdom’s Drax Group purchased Pinnacle…
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The concerning rise of corporate medicine: Public contracts with private clinics top $393 million over last six years
Private surgeries and medical imaging are big business in BC. Over the last two decades, this for-profit sector has benefited from increased outsourcing of publicly…
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Manitoba Living Wage
Update 2022 Download 2.46 MB 12 pages The 2022 living wage update comes alongside the fastest increases to the cost of living seen since the early…
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Revenue losses now $7.5 billion a year under Ford
If Doug Ford wants to make the case for more federal health funding, throwing away money is not the way to do it
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More than tall lattes: Organizing lessons from baristas at Starbucks
Inspiration, information, and solidarity among Starbucks baristas increasingly extends beyond individual stores, connecting workers across cities, regions, and, to some extent, even national borders—illustrating lessons applicable to organizing at the mega-chain in both the U.S. and Canada.
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An unexpected consequence of the pandemic: Poverty declined sharply in Canada
Pandemic supports, mostly from the federal government, contributed to the largest one-year reduction in poverty in nearly 50 years.
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Hunt for interprovincial trade barriers is stalling Canada’s post-pandemic reconstruction
Trade agreement doesn’t age well in a post-pandemic reality, with little mention of worker protections, environmental policy, or critical infrastructure.
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Capping oil and gas emissions: Production declines must be central to discussion
New federal proposals for an emissions cap on the oil and gas industry have begun a difficult and uncomfortable conversation, but one that finally gets…
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6 things you need to know about income inequality in Canada
Income inequality went down between 2015 and 2020, thanks to government supports. But COVID-19 economic shutdowns threw a wrench into the works.
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We need more public ownership in Canada’s telecom sector
Last Friday’s Rogers’ network outage should be a warning to us all: it’s time to change how we do telecommunications in this country.
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Reconciliation in action?
Far from it, says chief of holdout First Nation over deal with province on Site C In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was…
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Rising inflation exposes the gap between the richest and poorest
The rapid rise in inflation in Canada—and around the world—is significantly cutting into household income. Inflation reached 7.7% this May, its highest level since 1983.
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