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Low-income households still vulnerable to rising energy costs: report
HALIFAX: Low income households are still vulnerable to increased energy costs according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).…
Our Winters of Discontent
Addressing the Problem of Rising Home Heating Costs Download 334.77 KB 38 pages
Fuelling Fortress America
As Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes his turn at steering the Canadian ship of state, Ralph Klein’s latest healthcare proposals may not be the only…
Fuelling Fortress America
A Report on the Athabasca Tar Sands and U.S. Demands for Canada’s Energy Download 989.73 KB67 pages Attachments Executive Summary: Fuelling Fortress America
March 2006: McGuinty’s Shocking Deregulation
Ontarians being denied right to decide electricity policy The Ontario government is giving away the right of the province’s citizens to make decisions on electricity,…
February 2006: Why Canada Needs a National Energy Plan
U.S. is now determined to control Canada’s electric power Canadians who care about the effects of U.S. imperialism tend to associate it with the adamant…
December 2005: Our Dangerous Energy Addiction
Nuclear power badly flawed as alternative to filthy fossil fuels “It still amazes me that people don’t know that their power comes from nuclear reactors.…
November 2005: Task Force Recommendation Ignored
On August 14, 2003, a poorly maintained electricity system–like a levee holding back water–failed and drained all the power from 50 million Canadians and Americans.…
November 2005: Low on Energy
World oil shortage could trigger next major shift in global power My history teacher was an intimidating person. It seemed that there was nothing in…
Alberta’s oil wealth
Is there a constitutional fix? For years now, provincial governments have complained about a “fiscal imbalance” in reference to Ottawa’s ongoing surpluses while many provinces…
In whose hands is our energy policy?
Energy ministers from across Canada recently met in St. Andrews, N.B. Media coverage of the meeting noted that the agenda included golf and a lobster…
High gas prices unjustified—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The recent spike in gas prices constitutes nothing short of price-gouging on the part of the oil industry.…
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