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Mount Polley Mine dam collapse compels us to review resource development regulations
At this point, we don’t know exactly what caused the collapse in the large dam holding mining wastewater and contaminated sediment – also known as…
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The Truth Behind Corporate Tax Cuts (in one chart)
Corporate Canada has reached a milestone in 2014. For the first time ever, it is now hoarding more cash than the national debt. What that…
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Ten areas of regulatory failure that contributed, directly or indirectly, to the Lac-Mégantic disaster
My report, Willful Blindness?, released today, summarizes the regulatory failures behind the Lac-Mégantic tragedy. The federal government has so far not acknowledged any culpability or…
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New report chronicles regulatory failures behind Lac-Mégantic
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—In advance of tomorrow’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) final report into why a train loaded with crude oil…
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Willful Blindness?
Regulatory Failures Behind the Lac-Mégantic Disaster Download 631.47 KB32 pages This report, by CCPA Executive Director Bruce Campbell details eight key ways in which regulatory…
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Work Life: 18 Prominent Manitobans Fail the Canada Challenge
The ancestors of 18 prominent Manitobans would all be turned away if they applied today to immigrate to Canada. That was the finding of the…
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BC government using affordability excuses to underfund education and health
Affordability is becoming the new buzzword of the BC government. In the dispute with teachers, for example, the Minister of Education has repeatedly argued demands…
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Fast Facts: Justice Requires Hope
Sunday, August 10th, marks the 40th anniversary of what has come to be known as Prisoners’ Justice Day in Canada. Ever since the suicide of…
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What’s wrong with the tar sands boom? (in one graph)
So let’s say that you don’t care about pipelines. Let’s say climate change doesn’t concern you or your children. Let’s say you aren’t concerned about…
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Is it time for a Canadian “daddy month”?
What makes for happy families? It turns out parents and policy makers could learn a lesson or two from their kids. Lesson one: share. OK, I’ll…
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Hennessy’s Index: August 2014
Which Costs More: Child Care or University Tuition? Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and…
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Feds have cut summer student hires by a third: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA— At a time when youth unemployment is high and many university students are struggling to find jobs…
