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GST rebate: why aren’t provinces matching federal measures?
Affordability is not just a federal responsibility—it’s also a provincial one.
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Will 2023 be the year BC farmworkers finally receive basic minimum wage protections?
The majority of BC households are stressed because of debt and inflation. It’s even worse for one group of farmworkers who, legally, may earn less…
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Alberta squandered the Heritage Fund—but it’s not too late to fix it
Three alternate histories of the Heritage Fund show what could have been if politicians had been more forward-thinking.
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Advocates urge feds to adopt a regularization program for undocumented migrants
Federal cabinet ministers are expected to discuss regularization at a cabinet retreat this week
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Counting the Costs and Contradictions of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
Canada’s uneasy relationship between climate change and fossil fuel development was illustrated in November 2021 when seven atmospheric rivers hit southern BC. The “big one”…
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Through the Smoke: Advocacy for Safe and Inclusive Alberta School Communities
LGBTQ+ students in Alberta schools deserve welcoming environments. To create that, we need policy.
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Alberta’s social studies curriculum pushes religious exceptionalism
The authors of the curriculum made choices that favour Christianity over other religions, and minimize the historical impact of non-Christians in Alberta.
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Making fact-checking a habit with Break the Fake
It usually takes less than a minute to verify that what we’re reading isn’t misinformation.
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Fighting moral panics around inclusive schooling
Schools can be places where children learn, grow, and thrive – but they should be places where every child can learn, grow, and thrive regardless…
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Populism, Polarization and Privatization in Alberta Education
Alberta’s government has been making moves towards privatizing education—are communities ready to stop it?
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What is a just transition, and why does it matter?
Alberta is trying to provoke a showdown with the feds over just transition legislation. What does that mean, anyway?
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Manitobans want to maintain education property taxes to pay for public education
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): Manitobans want the provincial government to keep the money earmarked for the Education Property Tax Rebate and spend it…
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Student debt is out of control in Canada
The history of student debt in Canada paints a dire picture of a worsening situation for students and graduates. It’s time governments take it seriously.
Blake Elliott
