“We need the CCPA to remind us that our dreams of a decent, egalitarian society are reasonable — indeed that with a little work, they are practical. And I love that practicality, that protection of the dream of the possible.”
— Naomi Klein
National Office | Update
December 4, 2009
Canada’s oil and gas industry creates significant environmental and social problems for Canadians. This is partly because of the nature of the for-profit, private-interest business corporation, which dominates that industry.
Could some of the problems be resolved by purchasing the industry and converting it to an industry aimed at serving a broader public-interest mandate? Legally and financially, the transformation would be relatively straight-forward, and there are precedents. Read all about it the CCPA and Parkland Institute co-published report Private Gain or Public Interest? Reforming Canada's Oil and Gas Industry.