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End subsidies to biofuel industry, think tank urges
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s federal and provincial governments should end their subsidies to the biofuel industry, says a new report by…
Feed People First
How biofuels are contributing to global food shortages and price increases Download 212.25 KB10 pages
Repaying debt might not be best use of offshore money
As announced on Sunday, July 11, Nova Scotians are finally going to benefit from the good fortune of having fossil fuels not far from our…
Tar Sands Showdown
Canada and the New Politics of Oil In An Age Of Climate Change Download 118.2 KB312 pages Canada’s oil patch is booming. The Alberta tar…
October 2008: We’re the Major Supplier of Uranium for Nuclear Weapons
Canada is violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty An Interview with Professor Jim Harding While the U.S. appears to be on the verge of attacking Iran…
October 2008: An Unbefitting Retrofit
Quebec government flouts its own policies on nuclear power While the rest of the world was focused on the Beijing Olympics last summer, the Quebec…
The Harper Record
This book is one in a series of CCPA publications that have examined the records of Canadian federal governments during the duration of their tenure.…
Asia’s new ‘great game’ is all about pipelines
Secure routes needed to move Central Asia’s vast energy resources to international markets The quest for control of energy resources has been dubbed the “new…
A Pipeline Through A Troubled Land
Afghanistan, Canada, and the New Great Energy Game Download 3.91 MB 17 pages Attachments Map 1: Proposed Central Asian Gas Pipelines Map 2: Proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India…
Afghanistan gas pipeline could impact Canada’s role in Afghanistan: report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – A new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) raises serious questions about the impact…
June 2008: U.S. and Canada Among the Suitors
Countries vie for access to Turkmenistan’s huge gas deposits On Afghanistan’s northwest border lies Turkmenistan, a country with immense reserves of natural gas – the…
Over a Barrel
Exiting from NAFTA’s Proportionality Clause Download 61.87 KB54 pages Attachments Over a Barrel: Exiting from NAFTA’s Proportionality Clause — Executive Summary (French) Over a Barrel:…
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