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Canada’s emissions increase greatest in G7 since Paris
—New report shows jobs and royalties declining with emissions rise— VANCOUVER – A stark change in direction is needed if Canada is to meet its…
Canada’s big banks hindering progress on climate change
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – Despite Canada’s climate change commitments, the country’s “big six” banks continue to finance and support expansion of fossil…
BC Budget 2021 — Missed opportunities and inadequate investments
VANCOUVER — The BC government made some needed investments in its 2021 budget for COVID-19 recovery, but there is scarce new funding for major priorities like…
How much poverty costs in each Atlantic Province is detailed in a new report
Today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS), along with partners in each Atlantic province, released The Cost of Poverty in the Atlantic Provinces.…
Canada’s child care sector struggling under weight of COVID-19
Preschool-age fees rise in 27 of 37 large Canadian cities while many sites face existential crisis READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Full-time licensed child care…
Civil society groups urge Canada to support global access to COVID-19 vaccine at WTO
OTTAWA – As governments around the world prepare for World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings on intellectual property rights March 10-11, civil society groups are urging…
Brad Wall Hydro Report Brings Privatization Failures to Manitoba
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg): The province of Manitoba’s commissioned Economic Review of Bipole III and Keeyask report by Brad Wall recommends privatization of Manitoba Hydro,…
Challenging Racist British Columbia booklet weaves together history and present day anti-racist work during province’s 150th year
VANCOUVER — The 150th anniversary of British Columbia joining Canada arrives at a time when people and institutions are being asked to reckon with the…
BC government charging major users very little for water and only loosely tracking industrial water use, research shows
VANCOUVER—Major companies including mining juggernaut Teck Resources, the world’s largest aluminum maker Rio Tinto Alcan and natural gas processor WestCoast Energy Inc. pay shockingly little…
Advocates Provide Crucial Recommendations for an Inclusive Action Plan for Women in the Economy
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Following 50th anniversary of the Release of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women report, support for women in…
Canadian standards for long-term care could right COVID-19 wrongs: Experts
TORONTO, VANCOUVER—Two veteran seniors care researchers have detailed federally mandated standards to reform long-term care amid a second wave of COVID-19 in a new discussion…
Canada’s top billionaires are $37 billion richer since start of the pandemic, CCPA report finds
READ THE REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–While millions of Canadians lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s top 20 billionaires have amassed an average…
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