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Clean electricity, conservation and a zero-carbon future
Today we released a new Climate Justice Project report, Clean Electricity, Conservation and Climate Justice in BC: Meeting our energy needs in a zero-carbon…
Few jobs, massive emissions from oil and gas: look to green investments for stronger economy, says report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Accelerated oil and gas extraction will boost profits but won’t drive major employment gains, says…
BC’s Election Act doesn’t just throttle the big spenders, it crushes the grassroots
The BC government wants you to shut up during the next election. That’s the message that emerges when you read between the…
Federal documents reveal 29,600 job cuts by 2015
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The total number of federal core public service job losses over the next three years…
Managing Oil Wealth
The Alberta/Canada Model vs. the Norwegian model The post-2000 petroleum-led resource boom is substantially reshaping the Canadian economy. It has driven up…
Inequalities, Trade Unions and Virtuous Circles
The Scandanavian Example In a recent posting on this site – “Thinking Alternatives” we suggested that the Scandinavian countries – Denmark, Finland,…
Log exports: waving the white flag of economic defeat
As more and more raw, unprocessed logs leave British Columbia’s coast in ocean freighters bound for the far side of the world,…
Think tank calls on feds to scrap spending cut plans
Alternative Budget promotes a budget for the rest of us CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy…
The Weight of the One Percent
Environment hurt more by super-rich than population growth Last October, two things happened that captured media attention. One was the run-up to…
Undermining Canada’s Retirement Income System
It’s simply untrue Old Age Security is no longer sustainable Old Age Security is the basic building block of Canada’s retirement income…
Québec Students Strike Over Tuition-Fee Hikes
This morning, there are more than 65 000 students on strike in Québec. University students, but also college-level students, are walking out…
A Tale of Two Austerity Hardliners
Conservative soul mates, Stephen Harper and British Prime Minister David Cameron, were in Davos, Switzerland a month ago lecturing Eurozone leaders on…