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To Become a Clean “Energy Superpower,” Canada Needs “Green” Steel and Iron
With the weight of the U.S. trade war challenging key export industries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers have set up camp in Washington,…
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Canada set a poverty reduction goal. We’re falling behind.
Canada vowed to end poverty by 2030, yet progress has stalled. The government can’t wait any longer to deliver real solutions.
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A history of the “parental rights movement(s)”
The practice of raising and educating children, at a moment of seismic social, economic, and political change, has been elevated to new levels of public…
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Federal cuts will worsen gender, racial and Indigenous inequality in Canada
The federal government generally does a better job at pay equity—ensuring equal pay between men and women, racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, and so on—than the…
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Historic Alberta teachers’ strike: What’s at stake
On October 6, Alberta’s 51,000 public, Catholic and francophone teachers walked off the job—the first province-wide teachers’ strike in Alberta’s history. The province followed up…
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CUPW’s child care program is highly effective
Unions have long been champions in the fight for better child care. From organizing child care workers to speaking out for more accessible, affordable, and…
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More Action Needed on Racism in Manitoba’s Health Care System
Troubling new evidence of systemic racism in Manitoba’s emergency departments (ERs) was released this summer. Overall, the new Race, Ethnicity and Indigenous Identity (REI) data…
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The Foundations of Decent Work: An Evaluation of Nova Scotia Labour Standards
Halifax/Kjipuktuk— The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released ‘The Foundations of Decent Work: An Evaluation of Nova Scotia Labour Standards.’ This report assesses the…
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Indonesia-Canada CEPA is not the rules-based trade we need
As the Trumpocalypse lays waste to what was left of the rules-based international trading order, countries are under pressure to diversify their trade relationships. In…
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Manitoba deserves a strong poverty reduction plan
Amid threats from the U.S., Canadians are standing up for the values we hold dear. Foremost among Canadian values are respect for human rights and…
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Western separatism: An age-old story entering a new chapter
Why then, if there has been no real growth in separatism as a threat in Alberta and Saskatchewan, has there been so much handwringing and…
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Alberta separation: a legal issue for First Nations—it’s political too
First Nations in Alberta have strongly voiced opposition to Bill 54, also known as the Election Statutes Amendment Act. The bill has been widely interpreted…
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