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CC – Loop – 4 Col Blog Index

July 11, 2023

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  • Illustration: Gina Gill
    News & Commentary
    Regulation/Deregulation
    Trade

    Federal “one Canadian economy” legislation is a power grab 

    On June 6, Prime Minister Mark Carney tabled his much-anticipated “one Canadian economy” legislation that purports to help the government build nation-making projects and tear…

    June 11, 2025
  • Wildfires
    Climate Change
    Environment & Sustainability
    News & Commentary

    To fight wildfires and heat waves, Manitoba needs a climate plan

    FACING a record-breaking heat wave in early May, Manitoba has had a devastating start to its unofficial fifth season — fire season — as wildfires…

    June 10, 2025
  • Illustration: Gina Gill
    Income Inequality
    News & Commentary

    Low income families in Canada have less disposable income than ever

    Canadian households spent an average of $76,750 on goods and services in 2023, a substantial increase of 14.3 per cent over 2021. This boost in spending was…

    June 6, 2025
  • News & Commentary
    Public Services & Privatization

    Canada Post is a vital Canadian institution—why doesn’t the government act that way?

    On May 23, Canada Post workers once again entered a legal strike position. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) had previously been on strike…

    June 5, 2025
  • News & Commentary
    Regulation/Deregulation
    Trade

    Let’s call Bill 5 what it is—a power grab

    During Ontario’s February electoral campaign, Doug Ford capitalised on domestic and international stories which affectionately dubbed him “Captain Canada.” Donning a “Canada is Not for…

    June 5, 2025
  • The Red River
    Agriculture & Farming
    Environment & Sustainability
    Manitoba
    News & Commentary

    North Dakota Cow Crap Will Harm Lake Winnipeg

    Massive dairy concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) being permitted and proposed in North Dakota are a threat to our waterways, including Lake Winnipeg and the…

    May 27, 2025
  • Illustration: Gina Gill
    International
    News & Commentary

    Joint letters won’t stop a genocide. An arms embargo and sanctions on Israel could.

    It seems like possibly, maybe, the countries of the world could be finally willing to consider putting some real pressure on Israel to stop its…

    May 23, 2025
  • Image: iStock
    Indigenous Rights
    News & Commentary

    Where do Indigenous nations fit in renewed Canadian nationalism?

    Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum follow a similar playbook as those he first imposed in 2018. What’s different this time around?…

    May 21, 2025
  • Illustration: Gina Gill
    News & Commentary
    Social Justice & Inclusion

    The “pro-baby” movement is going mainstream. It’s a short distance between medals for motherhood and coercive control of reproduction

    It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday and my wonderful kids have already organized a manicure for me. In 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second…

    May 11, 2025
  • Photo: Hai Phung (via Unsplash)
    Elections & Politics
    Federal Election
    Manitoba
    News & Commentary

    What might the federal election results mean for Manitoba?

    Photo by Hai Phung on Unsplash

    May 2, 2025
  • Health Equity
    News & Commentary

    Working toward reproductive justice in Manitoba

    Imagine walking into a pharmacy and picking up birth control without a second thought about cost. For many people in Manitoba, this became a reality…

    April 7, 2025
  • Illustration: Gina Gill
    News & Commentary
    Unemployment & Underemployment

    Youth unemployment is approaching a boiling point in Ontario

    Canada is confronting a deepening youth employment emergency that policy-makers and political debates have largely overlooked, as a recent CCPA analysis highlighted. 

    June 17, 2025
  • Neoliberalism
    Democracy & Electoral Rights
    Neoliberalism
    News & Commentary

    Before the far right threatened democracy, neoliberalism stripped it down

    Fears of the erosion of democracy pervade the headlines. The rise of authoritarian populists around the world, with Donald Trump being the most emblematic, has…

    June 10, 2025
  • Image: iStock
    News & Commentary
    Trade

    Canada must not implement Ecuador free trade deal, say civil society organizations

    We urge you to reconsider this trade agreement and to prioritize the protection of human rights, environmental sustainability, and the rights of Indigenous peoples. There must…

    June 9, 2025
  • News & Commentary
    Trade

    As the U.S. drops the ball on forced labour, Canada must pick it up

    Almost five years after Canada’s July 2020 ban on importing goods produced using forced labour, we have very little to show for it. Canadian Border…

    June 4, 2025
  • Beyond Recovery
    COVID-19
    COVID-19
    Employment & Labour
    Employment & Labour
    Income/wages
    Income/wages
    Race & Anti-Racism
    Race & Anti-Racism
    Reports

    Still struggling: Racialized workers in the post-pandemic labour market

    Racialized workers in Canada faced extra challenges during the pandemic. The recovery has been equally difficult.

    June 3, 2025
  • Environment & Sustainability
    News & Commentary
    Newsletters
    Shift Storm

    Canada’s most expensive election promise was climate inaction

    The following is a re-print of the April 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…

    May 28, 2025
  • Labour & Worker’s Rights
    News & Commentary
    Trade

    Canada’s private sector workers need labour law reform

    For private sector unions, the overarching trend of the last forty years has been one of decline. The rise of neoliberalism during the 1980s ushered…

    May 28, 2025
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  1. Federal “one Canadian economy” legislation is a power grab 
  2. To fight wildfires and heat waves, Manitoba needs a climate plan
  3. Low income families in Canada have less disposable income than ever
  4. Canada Post is a vital Canadian institution—why doesn’t the government act that way?
  5. Let’s call Bill 5 what it is—a power grab
  6. North Dakota Cow Crap Will Harm Lake Winnipeg
  7. Joint letters won’t stop a genocide. An arms embargo and sanctions on Israel could.
  8. Where do Indigenous nations fit in renewed Canadian nationalism?
  9. The “pro-baby” movement is going mainstream. It’s a short distance between medals for motherhood and coercive control of reproduction
  10. What might the federal election results mean for Manitoba?
  11. Working toward reproductive justice in Manitoba
  12. Youth unemployment is approaching a boiling point in Ontario
  13. Before the far right threatened democracy, neoliberalism stripped it down
  14. Canada must not implement Ecuador free trade deal, say civil society organizations
  15. As the U.S. drops the ball on forced labour, Canada must pick it up
  16. Still struggling: Racialized workers in the post-pandemic labour market
  17. Canada’s most expensive election promise was climate inaction
  18. Canada’s private sector workers need labour law reform

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  • Illustration: Gina Gill
    News & Commentary
    Unemployment & Underemployment

    Youth unemployment is approaching a boiling point in Ontario

    Canada is confronting a deepening youth employment emergency that policy-makers and political debates have largely overlooked, as a recent CCPA analysis highlighted. 

    June 17, 2025
  • Illustration: Gina Gill
    News & Commentary
    Regulation/Deregulation
    Trade

    Federal “one Canadian economy” legislation is a power grab 

    On June 6, Prime Minister Mark Carney tabled his much-anticipated “one Canadian economy” legislation that purports to help the government build nation-making projects and tear…

    June 11, 2025
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    Unemployment & Underemployment
    June 17, 2025

    Youth unemployment is approaching a boiling point in Ontario

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    Regulation/Deregulation
    Trade
    June 11, 2025

    Federal “one Canadian economy” legislation is a power grab 

  • Climate Change
    Environment & Sustainability
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    June 10, 2025

    To fight wildfires and heat waves, Manitoba needs a climate plan

  • Democracy & Electoral Rights
    Neoliberalism
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    June 10, 2025

    Before the far right threatened democracy, neoliberalism stripped it down

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