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Massive Secret Surveillance in Canada
Canadian government spies on Brazil — and its own citizens In the September issue of the CCPA Monitor, I reported on the…
Imagining A Moral Economy
Transition to carbon-free economy requires moral leadership “If it is wrong to wreck the climate, then it is wrong to profit from…
L’AECG mènera à une hausse du coût des médicaments
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Ottawa—L’Accord économique et commercial global entre le Canada et l’Union européenne (AECG) mènera à une…
CETA will result in higher drug costs for Canadians: study
OTTAWA—The Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) will result in significantly higher drug costs for Canadians, says a study released today by…
Work Life: For the Care We All Deserve
Building Better Long-Term Care in Manitoba The long-term care (LTC) sector in Manitoba is facing serious challenges. Manitoba, like the rest of…
Lac-Mégantic: Where Does the Buck Stop?
Canadians trust that their government will take reasonable measures to protect them, their workplaces, communities and their environment. Like the young people…
Ten questions about the CETA
After weeks of rumours, it’s now official: the CETA talks have produced an “agreement-in-principle”. This proposed treaty is about far more than…
Fast Facts: The Education Property Tax Rebate
Do we seniors really need it? This commentary was also published in the Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 17, 2013. The opposition’s…
Royalties should be the Keystone of Saskatchewan’s Petroleum Policy
The Saskatchewan Party has appropriated the province’s name, flag and football team. More recently, it asserted a new symbol of Saskatchewan patriotism:…
Will LNG development blow BC’s carbon budget?
Last week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reaffirmed the scientific consensus that global warming is happening and is primarily…
Work Life: Workplace Safety a motherhood issue? Not yet.
In Manitoba, messages about the importance of workplace health and safety are hard to miss. The SAFE Work campaigns run year-round by…
Corporate Child Abuse
Profit-driven system exploits, mistreats vulnerable youth “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul,” Nelson Mandela says, “than the way…