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Commentary & Fact Sheets

The following commentaries and fact sheets offer a quick overview of a variety of current issues. Many summarize research findings published in longer research reports and studies.

CCPA commentaries appear frequently in newspapers across Canada. If you are an editor and would like to receive these regularly by email, please contact us.

by Elizabeth Comack
January 15, 2009 | Manitoba Office
by David Macdonald, Armine Yalnizyan
January 13, 2009 | National Office
Anniversary of Bentall Tower deaths highlights need for worker involvement in safety management
by David Fairey
January 7, 2009 | BC Office
BC needs a plan
by Seth Klein, Marjorie Griffin Cohen
December 11, 2008 | BC Office
by Helen Forsey
December 4, 2008 | National Office
by Hugh Mackenzie
November 28, 2008 | National Office
by Christine Saulnier
November 25, 2008 | Nova Scotia Office
Refugee women in Nova Scotia
by Christine Saulnier
November 20, 2008 | Nova Scotia Office
by Christine Saulnier, Andrew Biro
November 20, 2008 | Nova Scotia Office
by Seth Klein, Marjorie Griffin Cohen
November 1, 2008 | BC Office
OECD report shows rift in Canada increasing at quick rate
by Armine Yalnizyan
October 22, 2008 | National Office
Making paid work meet basic family needs
by Seth Klein, Deborah Littman, Adrienne Montani, Tim Richards
September 30, 2008 | BC Office
by Mark Thompson, David Fairey, Arlene Tigar McLaren
September 25, 2008 | BC Office
Secure routes needed to move Central Asia's vast energy resources to international markets
by John Foster
August 20, 2008 | National Office
by Iglika Ivanova
August 19, 2008 | BC Office

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