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A zero waste agenda for BC needed to reduce carbon pollution and solid waste
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VANCOUVER – BC should look to zero waste policies to challenge a culture of wasteful consumption that is…
The pandemic isn’t over, but key supports are about to end
More than 1.5 million workers could be affected by the wind down of pandemic supports
84 doctors, health experts & economists across Canada call on BC government to show national leadership with 10 days paid sick leave
VANCOUVER—Eighty four signatories to an open letter published today say they want the BC government to show national leadership because its actions will set the…
Providing Housing for All in Nova Scotia: It is about more than housing supply
Critical elements for a housing secure Nova Scotia
Canadian landlords can be hostile to African food
In July 2019, two Black African friends and I settled into a new apartment in Ottawa. I quickly guessed that our “African food” would become…
Hungry for more? Monitor resource list
Our favourite books, podcasts and articles exploring issues related to decolonizing the food justice movement, dismantling anti-fat bias and more!
Fast Facts: Manitoba Education Finance Mess
Thanks to the hard work of Manitoba Teachers, School Trustees. activists, and opposition parties, the hated Bill 64 is dead along with four other bad…
Tipping point: Pandemic forced restaurant and bar workers into better paying jobs
The consequences of low wages for job vacancy rates have worsened for low-wage employers.
Making History— Making an Impact
The 2020 Annual Report of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Download 547.06 KB 46 pages The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has come a…
BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
Download 1.79 MB12 pages In this issue: Canada’s road to zero carbon emissions is full of dangerous distractions Precedent-setting win for Blueberry First Nations From…
The false hopes and empty promises of investment treaty modernization
A Canadian company’s successful challenge to a precautionary mining ban in Colombia shows how little investor–state dispute panels care about the right to regulate.
Equal rights for migrant care workers
The case for immigration policy transformation Download 398.63 KB 21 pages Since the mid-1950s, the Canadian government has increasingly relied on precarious and/or temporary migrant…
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