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Feminism FOR REAL
Deconstructing the academic industrial complex of feminism When feminism becomes its own form of oppression, what do we have to say about it? Western notions…
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Fast Facts: Reverse the Cuts to Anti-Gang Programs
Recent reports that federal funding for four anti-gang programs in Winnipeg will end in March raise the issue, yet again, of how our tax dollars…
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Christy Clark’s “sustained development”
A news release from the Christy Clark camp puts its focus on energy policy in BC. While the press release reads as slickly as its…
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National Child Neglect
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) annually puts out figures comparing infant mortality rates in countries around the world. Perhaps the biggest story…
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Why Governments Can Safely Ignore Hunger
Corporate food charity keeps hunger off political agenda Over the past 30 years, Canadians have increasingly been led to believe that community compassion expressed through…
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No Excuse for Inequality
Canada can easily afford to create a truly just society Five years ago, I went looking for statistical proof that poverty in Canada was inexcusable…
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The Local Financial Crisis
Exorbitant interest on payday loans hurt many Canadians There is no shortage of media coverage about the global financial crisis, bank bailouts, bankers’ bonuses, fears…
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Big “Fracking” Problem
Natural gas industry’s “fracking” risks causing earthquakes At the end of this month (Feb. 28), Quebec’s public consultations body, the Bureau des audiences publiques sur…
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Inequality
Hennessy’s Index: A number is never just a number Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada…
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Free to grow or free to fail? Emerging science raises questions about health of our future forests
As tree-planting company representatives from across British Columbia gather in Kelowna for a conference this week, a lot of attention will focus on the question…
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Ontario’s Deficit Quandary
When Politics Trump Economics Download 246.47 KB10 pages As it prepares its budget for 2011 — an election year — the Ontario government faces a…
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Saskatchewan’s Potash: Who Really Benefits? Report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Regina — The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Saskatchewan Office today released Exploiting Saskatchewan’s Potash: Who Benefits? by John W.…
