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CC – Loop – 4 Col Blog Index Simple

December 19, 2023

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  • Man putting EV charger into electric vehicle at charging station. in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

    Canada’s EV shift is stuck between a rock and a hard place

    About the authorHadrian Mertins-KirkwoodHadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (he/him) is a senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His work focuses on federal…

    March 26, 2026
  • Data centre with water spilling over it and ammeter with high voltage

    AI data centres: From boom to backlash

    As the public becomes aware of the downside of AI data centres in their community, the need to tightly regulate the industry is becoming clear.

    March 26, 2026
  • Image of pile of coloured rocks

    “Critical minerals” strategy is going down a cynical road

    As the U.S. and China compete for control of strategic minerals and technology, Canada should prioritize climate action over geopolitics.

    March 25, 2026
  • Manitoba Budget 2026

    Focus on budget balance overshadows public service rebuild and support for low-income Manitobans in Budget 2026

    March 24, 2026
  • Vitals check: Restoring provincial health spending in Manitoba

    Health care spending in Manitoba has increased substantially since 2023, but it will take more to recover from years of underfunding

    March 24, 2026
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    Trade and Investment Research Project

    Do trade deals put public health care up for sale?

    Alberta’s promised two-tier transition comes with unacknowledged threats from trade and investment agreements.

    March 23, 2026
  • Kids raising their hands in a classroom

    Les élèves de l’Ontario ont besoin de classes plus petites et non pas d’un autre examen de l’OQRE

    Les tests ne sont pas le problème. Il est temps de réduire et de plafonner la taille des classes.

    March 20, 2026
  • Photo: Aleksi Partanen on Unsplash

    Achieving the right to housing: Lessons for Manitoba from Finland 

    You can’t have Housing First without having Housing First — but you need a whole lot more.

    March 19, 2026
  • Saskatchewan budget 2026: Failure to protect

    The province needs to protect people from the rising cost of living and to plan for the future. The budget does neither in any substantive…

    March 19, 2026
  • Kicking away the ladder: The true cost of changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program

    Changes to OSAP will drastically reduce access to post-secondary education in Ontario and force more students to take on a lot more debt

    March 18, 2026
  • Deaths following paid-plasma donations demand inquiry

    Two Winnipeg deaths following paid-plasma donations at for-profit centres give urgency to provincial and federal responses

    March 16, 2026
  • Statue of Liberty with the American flag, Canadian stamp with a canadian flag and a map of Mexico with a Mexican flag on the backdrop of a North American Map

    Mexico’s CUSMA consultations show alignments with Canada

    Business overwhelmingly backs the trade pact but with tensions related to tariffs, dispute panels, labour enforcement and Asian imports

    March 13, 2026
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