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August 30, 2017 | BC Office | Reports & StudiesSubmission to the BC Utilities Commission Inquiry Respecting Site CJuly 20, 2017 | Ontario Office | Reports & StudiesProtecting Workers’ Rights in the On-Demand Service EconomyJuly 19, 2017 | National Office | Reports & StudiesCCPA submission to Global Affairs Canada on the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade AgreementLatest posts from behindthenumbers.ca
As CETA comes into force provisionally, new cautions from Europe
by CCPA on September 21, 2017 Earlier this year, the Liberal government passed legislation in the House of Commons that paved the way for the full ratification of the Canada–EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade...Fraser Institute cries wolf over Ontario’s $15 minimum wage
by Sheila Block on September 19, 2017 By Sheila Block and Michal Rozworski Each week, it seems, we see a new report that exaggerates the potential negative impact of Ontario’s plan to get to a $15 minimum wage by 2019...Consumer rights and responsibilities in the age of climate change and big data
by Stuart Trew on September 18, 2017 I’ll be attending the Consumers 150 conference in Ottawa this week, which is co-organized by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Option consommateurs, Consumers Council of Canada...Is progressive free trade a pipe dream?
by Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood on September 15, 2017 Can the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) be redesigned as a progressive trade deal? Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland seems to think so. Under her guidance,...Canada’s 1% still flying high
by Sheila Block on September 15, 2017 While much of the conversation on Canada’s new Census income numbers focuses on the sustained nature of income inequality, little attention has been paid to what’s been happening...
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