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What’s next for the new NAFTA? And what, if anything, can Canadians do about it now?
Implementing legislation for the new Canada–U.S.–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is now before the House of Commons. While the U.S. and Mexico have already ratified the deal,…
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Our take on BC Budget 2020
BC Budget 2020 is light on new announcements. It largely marks the final year of implementation of the ambitious three-year plan set out back in…
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Inconvenience and indifference
Photo by Sally T. Buck (Flickr Creative Commons) Indifference, said Antonio Gramsci, is “the mainspring of history.” By that he meant it is not the…
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BC Budget 2020 stays the course, missing opportunities to ramp up crucial social and environmental investments
VICTORIA — In its third budget, the BC government delivered on the final year of investment commitments set out in its ambitious 2018 budget, but…
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Les écoles franco-ontariennes elles aussi débrayent : Les enjeux pour ces écoles
Conseil scolaire Postes d’enseignant éliminés d’ici 2023-2024 (scénario de 4 cours en ligne) Postes d’enseignant éliminés d’ici 2023-2024 (scénario de 2 cours en ligne) Conseil…
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Franco-Ontarian teachers join the strike: Here’s what is at stake for them
School board Teaching positions eliminated by 2023-24 (4 online courses scenario) Teaching positions eliminated by 2023-24 (2 online courses scenario) Conseil des écoles publiques de…
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Will the BC government ramp up its affordable housing efforts in Budget 2020?
A lack of affordable housing continues to be a top issue in Metro Vancouver and more broadly in BC. Since 2016, and in particular the…
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How pharmacare can offset higher drug prices post-CETA
Canada recently dodged a bullet when the House Democrats negotiated the removal of extended periods of monopoly protection for biologic drugs, such as treatments for…
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The Great Transformation
Social Housing in Manitoba The Manitoba Department of Families recently released action plan, entitled Shared Priorities, Sustainable Progress, is short on detail and long on…
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Reflections on my big Obama moment
In January, I joined more than 6,000 people at the Toronto Convention Centre to hear former U.S. president Barack Obama speak about “the future of…
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Lessons from the Squamish Nation’s ambitious new rental housing plan
As we face a severe housing crisis in Vancouver, the Squamish Nation is poised to add 6,000 new homes—mostly market rental housing—to its 11 acre…
