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December 5, 2019 | Saskatchewan Office | Reports & StudiesFossil Fuel Industry Influence on Environmental Education in SaskatchewanNovember 19, 2019 | BC Office | Reports & StudiesThe Canada Pension Plan’s Failure to Respect the 1.5-Degree Celsius LimitNovember 5, 2019 | BC Office, Saskatchewan Office | Reports & StudiesMapping fossil fuel lobbying from Harper to TrudeauLatest posts from behindthenumbers.ca
Montreal Massacre: Still fighting for our daughters, one generation later
by Christine Saulnier on December 6, 2019 I was 19 and in my second year of university—with my whole life laid out before me—when the massacre at École Polytechnique happened. I now have three children, including an 18-...Oil Together Now: Who’s really playing politics in the classroom?
by CCPA on December 4, 2019 Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange is very concerned that teachers in classrooms across the province are turning students into anti-oil zealots. Her evidence? Two...Five things to know about the next Ontario budget
by Randy Robinson on November 29, 2019 With winter just getting started in Ontario, spring may seem far away. But sometime around the end of March, the provincial government will table the 2020 Ontario Budget. By now,...Transgender Day of Remembrance: Mourn for the dead, fight like hell for the living
by Fae Johnstone on November 20, 2019 Throughout the federal election, trans issues were rarely mentioned. Despite one party running with an explicit commitment to repeal Canada’s trans rights legislation and another...Public services, free trade and the Green New Deal
by Scott Sinclair on November 19, 2019 Photo courtesy Our Time to Lead Climate scientists warn that we only have 10 years to cut global emissions by 45% (below 2010 levels) if we are to meet the internationally agreed...
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