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The rich are getting richer – and we’re all helping
New data from Statistics Canada gives us a glimpse at the extensive income gains the richest of Canadians have been experiencing over…
Hidden Montebello SPP agreement on industrial chemicals will weaken Canadian regulation—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Contrary to assurances from Prime Minister Harper, an SPP regulatory agreement signed at Montebello sets…
Atlantica proponents face PR challenge
The Atlantica conference has drawn renewed attention to plans for a cross-border economic trading zone. Organizers say they want to tone down…
June 2007: The Wrong “Solution” To Pollution
Nuclear power won’t clean up the Alberta tar sands The very biggest environmental issue in Canada is the Alberta oil sands project.…
Public Solutions Could be Undermined by Private Interests
Long waits for elective surgery and privatization are the price Canadians must pay for their well-intentioned but fatally flawed public health care…
Government Not Enforcing Health Laws
The provincial government recently stated that user charges for emergency health care services provided at the new False Creek Urgent Care Centre…
La privatisation : le cheval de Troie des services publics
Une des principales dynamiques de notre époque est la pression exercée sur les gouvernements pour offrir plus de services publics en utilisant…
May 2007: Pharmaceutical Secrecy Endangers Our Health
Drug research now done mainly to protect profits, not public health Secrecy has always been the norm in the pharmaceutical arena, but…
May 2007: Canada’s Lack of Affordable Housing
Rent supplements help, but only if landlords cooperate There are many ways in which money for affordable housing can be put to…
Education funding gap hurting students at risk—study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO—Ontario’s at-risk students are slipping through the cracks in the $1.2 billion funding gap caused…
Federal surplus evaporating: Think-tank
Harper plan at odds with Canadian priorities CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA — The Harper government is on the…
March 2007: Debunking The “Unaffordability” Myth
No excuse for any Canadian to be poor, hungry, homeless Mathematics is not my forte. I was always more interested in words…