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Canadian pig industry: the need for change
In Canada, large industrial operations designed to raise hundreds to thousands of pigs in confinement have largely replaced the small, mixed farms that dominated the…
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Fast Facts: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges
The 2012 State of the Inner City Report is titled Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges. We called it this because we believe it captures the essence…
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LCBO privatization doesn’t pass the breathalyzer test
If your province grappled with a $14 billion deficit, would you turn away $1.66 billion in guaranteed annual revenues to help pay the bills? Of…
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State of the BC Economy
As we close out 2012, BC finds itself in some precarious economic waters. To recap, a massive housing bubble that built up through the naughties…
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British Columbians are ready for a thoughtful conversation about taxes, inequality, public services
An oped in today’s Vancouver Sun, outlining key lessons from CCPA opinion research released last week: Beyond the 1%: What British Columbians think about taxes,…
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Shale gas: “Chapter 11” steps in
Both in Québec and in the United States, public authorities have legislated to protect populations from shale gas industry-related risks. These precautions could however come…
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British Columbians are ready for a thoughtful conversation about taxes
Debates about taxes in BC can be as much a blood-sport as politics. But a major new opinion poll conducted by Environics Research (commissioned by…
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Fast Facts: The Tragedy of Phoenix Sinclair
Media coverage of the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry has been quite thorough and often insightful. However, the bulk of the media coverage is missing the defining…
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In Search of Child Care
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 and…
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Capitalism is the Crisis (Part IV)
Protests in Greece expose failure of capitalism in Europe During November 2012, Europe erupted in anti-austerity demonstrations, with protestors clashing violently with police in Spain…
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A Dangerous Brew
Perimeter Security Plan threatens privacy and civil rights Fillet of a fenny snake, in the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt, and toe of…
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Inequality At Its Worst
The Scrooges in Canada are stealing our kids’ Christmas On Christmas morning this year, how many children in Canada will wake to find no toys…
