Updates from the CCPA
A round-up of the latest updates and analysis of Bill C-377:
Two Saskatechewan academics have argued that a 2011 Nanos Research poll (commissioned by Labour Watch) does not accurately reflect the...
June 24, 2013 |
Woven Words for Indigenous Education, the latest publication from CCPA's Education Project, brings together the reflections and perspectives of practising professionals in the field of Indigenous...
June 21, 2013 |
National Office A new study, released by the CCPA and Save the Children Canada, finds that 40% of Indigenous children in Canada are living in poverty. The report, authored by CCPA Senior Economist David Macdonald...
June 20, 2013 |
National Office The DVD of our documentary on seniors care, The Remaining Light, includes optional subtitles in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Punjabi, Vietnamese and Spanish. Find out more...
June 18, 2013 |
Pressure is mounting on the province to fix the way it funds education in Ontario. Chronic underfunding of the school system has led to a renewed call from Toronto District School Board Trustee Chris...
June 17, 2013 |
Ontario Office What can the Saskatchewan office do for you? Take a look at our new CCPA-Saskatchewan Prospectus to see all the ways the Saskatchewan Office impacts public debate in our province. Whether it's...
June 14, 2013 |
Saskatchewan Office Want to know more about how changes to Employment Insurance (EI) is affecting Ontarians? Join us for a special EI teach in at Ryerson University in downtown Toronto on June 20, 2013. This free public...
June 14, 2013 |
Ontario Office The largest industrial water users in BC pay little to nothing for the water they use, and in most cases are not even required to track or report what they use. The provincial government recognized...
June 11, 2013 |
BC Office Here's a nice video of Jim Stanford's presentation to the Alberta Federation of Labour. On Guard for the Economy reminds us all of basic economic lessons that tend to get overlooked, including the...
June 11, 2013 |
Once the victim of hasty prairie settlement, the PFRA Community Pastures became grassland jewels through belated foresight and science-based planning. The termination of this world-class program was...
June 7, 2013 |
Saskatchewan Office Private Member Bill C-525 is now available. Jim Stanford has reviewed it and finds that it does more than eliminate card check in the federal sector. It also changes how votes would occur. Jim notes...
June 6, 2013 |
Here's a link to the Conservative Party's PDF document pertaining to the convention coming up in Calgary later in June, 2013. Of particular interest:
Page 14: disclosure of how union dues are spent...
June 6, 2013 |
Here's a speech to the Economic Club of Canada by Terrance Oakey, the president of Merrit Canada, calling for restrictions on unionized shops and unions in general. He uses the term 'opportunity to...
June 6, 2013 |
Click here to watch a debate (broadcast on BNN) between Canadian Auto Workers economist Jim Stanford and a Labour Watch spokesperson on Right to Work.
June 5, 2013 |
In response to the intensifying attack on labour (now there's a private members's bill to eliminate the card check system for federal public unions) here is another piece to put in your arsenal. ...
June 5, 2013 |