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Deep poverty: BC government can—and should—end it
The BC government’s public consultations into the development of a poverty reduction plan have ended. Now the ideas and recommendations from hundreds of British Columbians…
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Too little too late: Lisa’s story
About the authorsDr. Ryan MeiliCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Ontario election 2018: Turning votes into seats
In Ontario’s first-past-the-post electoral system, it’s not just a matter of counting votes. Here are a few things to think about that may help determine…
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When it comes to climate change Canada’s leaders have been great at setting targets for far into the future and then failing to meet them.…
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The Great Divide: Fundraising is no solution to underresourced classrooms
Recently, CBC analyzed two years’ worth of financial statements for seven schools in the Halifax area to determine the degree to which fundraising was playing…
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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
May 2018 Download 2.61 MB12 pages In this issue: Standing up to the corporate backlash Research and commentary on Kinder Morgan Relax. Employer health taxes…
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We need saving, the earth will survive
“The present dominant global civilization is not healthy for the planet and thus not for us.” “Protecting life on Earth, including our own species, requires…
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Ce n’est pas ce qu’on ajoute aux accords commerciaux, mais ce qu’on y enlève qui garantit leur caractère progressiste
About the authorStuart TrewStuart serves as director of the CCPA’s Trade and Investment Research Project (TIRP), which pools the expertise of academic, labour and non-governmental…
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Death of the Oil Weapon
Alberta’s threat last month to cut oil supplies to British Columbia and thereby cause gasoline prices to spike is not an original idea. It is…
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Rising Tuition
Implications for Access and Career Choice for Manitoba Students Download 730.17 KB26 pages Governments in Canada have often turned to investments in higher education to…
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Negotiating Tensions in Long-Term Residential Care
Ideas Worth Sharing Download 1.54 MB 136 pages This book is about the tensions in long-term residential care. By tensions, we mean ideas, approaches, practices, programs,…
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Government wrong to exclude farm workers from basic minimum wage protection
A crowded van picks up an elderly Punjabi grandmother. After a 45-minute unpaid ride to the farm, she picks blueberries in the hot sun for…
Chris Yakimov
