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Parliament no longer the place to fight for a just society
My interest in federal politics is rapidly declining. From now on, I’ll be paying little or no attention to parliamentary antics for the next four…
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Water Politics
Underdevelopment and overconsumption drive water crisis Water crises are often ranked second only to climate change in environmental challenges that we face in the 21st…
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A Living Wage for Kingston
Download 598.24 KB22 pages This report builds on previous work published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, which aimed to define and operationalize the…
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Families, Time and Well-Being
Inequality of well-being among families with children is increasing at an even faster rate than income inequality, according to a new study by Peter Burton…
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Austerity Kills: Conservative cure worst thing for what ails economy says Stiglitz
Governments around the world are heading down a path to economic suicide. So said Nobel Prize-winning former chief economist of the World Bank, Joseph Stiglitz,…
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The best of Occupy articles this week
Another week of Occupy movements around the globe has yielded a wealth of rich analysis of the movement, its implications, as well as the social…
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Living Wage Policy: Why Municipal Governments should lead the way
By Michael McCarthy Flynn and Seth Klein The Living Wage for Families Campaign, along with 54 organizations representing over 300,000 British Columbians, recently issued an…
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Living wage policy —why municipal governments should lead the way
The Living Wage for Families Campaign, along with 54 organizations representing over 300,000 British Columbians, recently issued an Open Letter calling on all municipal election…
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Occupy Canada: media pundits vs reality
The Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Canada protests seem to be occupying – and perhaps unhinging – the minds of media pundits – at least, those who…
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Climate Change and the Canadian Energy Sector
Implications for Labour and Trade Unions Download 2.03 MB80 pages This study argues that we need a fundamental rethinking of where Canada is going in…
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Canada needs comprehensive energy strategy to address global warming: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada needs a comprehensive national energy policy, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).…
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Occupy Canada: media pundits vs. reality
The Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Canada protests seem to be occupying – and perhaps unhinging – the minds of media pundits – at least, those who…
