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by Simon Enoch on October 12, 2018 The most recent IPCC report further underlines the necessity of urgent action on climate change if we are to limit the most devastating effects of a warming planet...Updated NAFTA deal a profound failure for climate action
by Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood on October 12, 2018 One week after Canada, the United States and Mexico reached a last-minute deal on a revamped NAFTA—rebranded as the USMCA—the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released...Talking Points: A podcast from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
by CCPA on October 10, 2018 Looking for context in an increasingly complex and uncertain world? Have questions about what major political and policy moves mean for you? We’ve got you covered. Make your...USMCA strikes a welcome blow against investor-state dispute settlement
by Scott Sinclair on October 10, 2018 At CCPA we have been poring over the nearly 2,000-page USMCA text. In the weeks and months to come we will be providing analysis of key issues. This first blog in the series...New job numbers in, still no credible evidence against minimum wage raise
by Ricardo Tranjan on October 5, 2018 During an announcement last week, Labour Minister Laurie Scott confirmed plans to freeze the minimum wage at $14. This measure would prevent more than 1 million Ontarians from...
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