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NAFTA investor lawsuits cost Canada more than $376 million and remain a threat: report
Canada remains vulnerable to costly NAFTA investor–state lawsuits even after removing the controversial dispute settlement process from the renegotiated NAFTA deal, according to a new report from…
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The Rise and Demise of NAFTA Chapter 11
Download 724.63 KB 62 pages The removal of investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) from the renegotiated NAFTA was a critical victory for democratic sovereignty over investor…
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One year later: Canadian billionaire wealth up by $78 billion
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended the lives of millions of people in this country, Canadian billionaires have increased their wealth by…
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Budget Watch 2021: Climate action more necessary than ever
Chump change won’t cut it here. The federal government should be spending upwards of $40 billion per year to accelerate our transition to a net…
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One year into the pandemic Canadian billionaire wealth up by $78 billion
VANCOUVER — If any group is faring well in the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s Canada’s billionaires whose wealth has increased by $78 billion since March 2020…
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Record deficits? You mean record surpluses, for dirt cheap
The interest rate the federal government pays on debt hasn’t been this low since the Second World War (and possibly earlier).
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Budget Watch 2021: The rebuild must start with the care economy
Both Prime Minister Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated their commitment to lay the groundwork for a Canada-wide system of child care at the…
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Pandemic living on the margins
Disabled Canadians have been sidelined from—and by—many COVID-19 response measures. How can we learn from this experience to build greater equity going forward?
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The upcoming federal budget: The stakes could not be higher
Will the budget put muscle behind the oft-repeated Liberal “real change” mantra?
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Fast Facts: Manitoba Hydro Against the Wall
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 9, 2021. It’s not surprising that Brad Wall’s report on Manitoba Hydro is receiving a lot of…
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Work Life: Budget winds produce very little change
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 10, 2021 I tried to tell the people but they never heard a word I say They…
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Time to address the cost of poverty in the Atlantic provinces
We are far less likely to recognize households living in poverty as a public health issue, societal crisis or economic problem that we should solve…
