• February 2007: When Greed Has No Limits

    Outsourcing and job “restructuring” swell corporate profits Most private sector employers have always regarded their employees as necessary evils, and unions as UNnecessary evils. When…

  • February 2007: War or Peace?

    Are Canadians near national tipping point in Afghanistan Last fall we passed the five-year mark of Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan. Our Joint Task Force…

  • February 2007: “More Time For Daddy”

    Quebec leads the way with its new parental leave policy Leave related to the birth or adoption of a child includes maternity leave, paternity leave,…

  • February 2007: Inter-Provincial Trade Deal Worse Than NAFTA

    TILMA is a radical, regressive experiment in deregulation The Harper government is pressuring provincial governments to adopt the Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility (TILMA) agreement…

  • February 2007: B.C. Can’t Afford To Burn Coal

    Coal-fired power not nearly as cheap as it’s purported to be Controversy has erupted in British Columbia over the Campbell government’s claim that the province…

  • Growing Gap

    Minimum Wage

    A series of fact sheets on the minimum wage Attachments Minimum Wage Fact Sheets

  • BC Solutions Budget 2007

    About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

  • BC surplus to top $3 billion this year and next

    CCPA calls for bold action on poverty and homelessness READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – BC’s budget forecasts have become more fiction than fact,…

  • SaskNotes: Food Secure Saskatchewan

    Concerned about Food Security of Saskatchewan Citizens Download 297.13 KB4 pages About the authorRick Sawa

  • Inner-City Refugee Women

    Stories of Hope and Survival, Lessons for Public Policy Download 939.86 KB Attachments Research for Communities: Inner-City Refugee Women: Lessons for Public Policy About the…

  • Resource Economics Project (BC)

    Securing a Sustainable Future for BC’s Forest Communities

    Speech to the Stand Up for the North Conference Download 204.26 KB10 pages Excerpt: “Before talking a bit about where the opportunities lie to strengthen…

  • Research for Communities #7

    Safety and Security Issues in Winnipeg’s Inner-City Communities: Bridging the Community-Police Divide Download 182.24 KB4 pages About the authorsJim SilverElizabeth Comack