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Canada’s smart tech future: Open cities or opaque surveillance?
New research shows that police forces across Canada are building extensive digital surveillance hubs without any public engagement. Smart city projects use very similar technologies…
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The Monitor, January/February 2022
Twenty years of anti-terror legislation Download 4.17 MB In the aftermath of September 11, Canada’s Anti-terrorism Act (ATA), Bill C-36, received Royal Assent on December…
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The Saturday Debate: Is there a made-in-Canada solution to high inflation?
It’s 2022 and pandemic-weary Canadians are worried about inflation. In November, consumer prices were up 4.7 per cent compared to a year earlier, fuelled by…
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What can governments do to combat inflation? A lot
Tackling inflation can be part of a public-led recovery—it only requires government to reduce or maintain prices in areas they control.
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Big Oil in City Hall
Climate and Energy Politics in the Queen City Download 2.46 MB32 pages Big Oil in City Hall: Climate and Energy Politics in the Queen City…
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Ottawa still has money to fight COVID-19 and ensure a just recovery for all
Fall economic statement limits new long-term investments OTTAWA—Today’s fall economic statement shows that the federal government still has significant room to spend in the fight…
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Not all provinces protect their poorest from inflation
Despite the likely transitory nature of this inflation, many of the poorest Canadians won’t be protected.
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Fast Facts: Winnipeg poverty reduction plan needs financial commitment
On November 25th the City of Winnipeg passed its first ever poverty reduction strategy.
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How Big Foreign Oil Captures Energy and Climate Policy (Part 1)
This is the first instalment in a series of excerpts from Gordon Laxer’s new report, “Posing as Canadian: How Big Foreign Oil captures energy and climate policy” — co-published…
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New report reveals the pervasive influence of big foreign oil in Canadian politics
Ottawa – A new report by the Council of Canadians and the BC and Saskatchewan offices of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives exposes the far-reaching power of…
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Rapport sur les travailleurs racialisés et autochtones dans des emplois à risque d’infection par la COVID-19
TORONTO—Selon un nouveau rapport du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), les travailleurs autochtones et racialisés ont été plus nombreux, tout au long de la…
