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The 2020s will be the decade of the Green New Deal
The idea of a Green New Deal—a radical and comprehensive transformation of the economy to cut greenhouse gas emissions while tackling inequality—has been gaining steam…
Extending EI sickness benefits a big step in the right direction for ill and injured workers
The federal government’s commitment to extend employment insurance (EI) sickness benefits from 15 weeks to 26 weeks is a welcome and overdue expansion of the Canadian social…
Who is included in a Just Transition?
Considering social equity in Canada’s shift to a zero-carbon economy Download 946.46 KB 35 pages This report investigates whether the emerging policy consensus on just…
As the world heats up, Canada’s governments are backing down on climate action
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Heating Up, Backing Down
Evaluating recent climate policy progress in Canada Download 1.11 MB48 pages This report assesses the climate policy progress of Canadian governments over the past two…
Canadian investors need to stop suing foreign governments over environmental-friendly policies
Canadian corporations are taking advantage of Canada’s free trade and investment agreements to undermine environmental policies in developing countries. And it’s putting the global fight…
Digging for Dividends
The use and abuse of investor-state dispute settlement by Canadian investors abroad Download 1.27 MB53 pages Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) cases launched by Canadian investors…
Budget 2019 fiddles while climate crisis looms
Climate action under the current federal government has followed a now-familiar pattern: identify the need for real change, commit to taking ambitious action, and then propose modest…
Final report of the Just Transition Task Force raises questions for Budget 2019
The much-anticipated final report of Canada’s Just Transition Task Force was released on Monday. The task force was announced in late 2017 and spent the past year studying…
The all too ugly truth: Climate change is generational genocide
When I first heard the phrase “generational genocide” used in the context of climate change, I was both shocked and skeptical. The term genocide is…
Federal carbon tax rebate a pragmatic solution to political impasse
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Ontario’s cap-and-trade cancellation to leave $3 billion fiscal hole
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