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International Regulatory Cooperation and the Public Good
How “good regulatory practices” in trade agreements erode protections for the environment, public health, workers and consumers Download 5.57 MB44 pages This report, which is…
Fast Facts: Paging Dr. Peachey – Health care reform off the rails
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 16, 2019 Healthcare watchdogs are talking about the return Dr. David Peachey to Manitoba. The re-emergence of…
BC child care spending shows the power of good public policy. What’s next?
On May 1, the Living Wage for Families Campaign released new living wage rates for 12 BC communities. Even though costs are increasing steeply for…
The Monitor, May/June 2019
The Surveillance Economy Download 4.51 MB Google (Alphabet), Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon. They are among the world’s most valuable and most trusted companies, but increasingly…
Meeting the Needs of Sexually Exploited Youth
Building on the Work of the Sexually Exploited Youth Community Coalition Download 893.86 KB 44 pages Meeting the Needs of Sexually Exploited Youth The Sexually…
Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women regarding the challenges faced by senior women
Download 179.01 KB8 pages Poverty and economic insecurity present a unique hardship for senior women, particularly when combined with the many overlapping challenges of aging: chronic…
USMCA and Drug Costs – Time to Stand Up to Big Pharma
The USMCA, or CUSMA as it’s known here in Canada, is slowly working its way through the U.S. “fast-track” ratification process. Once the U.S. International…
“Bad news budget” slams the brakes hard on public services: CCPA
TORONTO—Today’s Ontario budget will do serious damage to the public services Ontarians depend on, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Ontario office (CCPA) says. “Cuts…
Fast Facts: Valley of Despair in Manitoba Health Care
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 8, 2019 The overhaul of Manitoba’s health care system has been met with repeated calls to slow…
Ontario turns its back on evidence-based alcohol policy
Ontarians like to drink—a lot. The latest numbers show that the average person over 19 in this province spends $741 a year on booze.
Budget 2019: A small step on the long road to national pharmacare
For many observers, incremental change has come to define the federal government’s approach to policy change. With the release of this week’s federal budget, it…
Fast Facts: Austerity is bad for your health
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 23, 2019 as Three thousand patients in a bind. On March 2, a news release issued by…
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