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No need for FOMO: Canada would be better off ditching TPP
About the authorHadrian Mertins-KirkwoodHadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (he/him) is a senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His work focuses on federal…
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Trans-Pacific Partnership expands migrant worker regime: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—As parliamentary consultations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) begin, a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)…
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Migrant Workers and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
A regulatory impact analysis of the TPP’s temporary entry provisions Download 735.14 KB 32 pages This study investigates the TPP’s chapter on “temporary entry for…
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In Edinburgh, the public private partnership walls are falling. Seriously. Walls are falling.
If 17 schools were closed in Vancouver, or Edmonton or Regina, because parts of them were at risk of falling down and injuring children, do…
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CETA investment reforms won’t prevent corporate attacks on health and environment
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe, Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung (German Forum on Environment & Development) and the Transnational Institute…
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Investment Court System Put to the Test
New EU proposal will perpetuate investors’ attacks on health and environment Download 440.22 KB36 pages This study examines the reforms to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)…
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Gender pay gap shadows women all along income ladder: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – The average pay gap between men and women stands at 29.4 per cent in Ontario —…
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UNSPUN: Assessing Mantioba’s economic performance
The Manitoba Employers Council (MEC) recently released a report that delivers a damning indictment of the Manitoban economy. Fortunately for the province it is the…
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Open Letter: Anti-Poverty, Fair Economy, Labour and Environmental Advocates Agree on Five Key Principles for a Made-in-Nova Scotia Carbon Pricing System
Premier McNeil and Finance Minister Delorey, The dramatic social and economic costs of a changing climate are well-documented, requiring an immediate and multi-pronged strategy on…
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UNSPUN: We need to maintain momentum on job training
At the end of 2015 The Conference Board of Canada predicted that in 2016, Manitoba’s economic activity would be second only to BC, with strong…
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UNSPUN: Supporting Refugee Resettlement Beyond the Syrian Rufugee Crisis
The Syrian refugee crisis has attracted unprecedented political attention and, arguably, corresponding political will in Canada. In November 2015, the Province of Manitoba publicly stated…
