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The Latin American Revolution (Part XIV)
Opposition to Canadian mining companies rising in Colombia Canadian companies operating in Colombia are more economically powerful than ever before: they partly own and run…
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Killer Pensions
Pension funds force Canadians to invest in war industries In the microcosm of our daily lives, many Canadians make politically-conscious choices about what to buy.…
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Government’s Forgone Income
Huge tax cuts, uncollected taxes starve our social programs “Where’s the money coming from?” That’s the question thrown at any individual or group seeking increased…
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Food for Thought
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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Canada’s Mean Test: Myths behind neo-con madness
About the authorErika ShakerErika (she/her) became Director of the National Office in 2020, but began her career at the CCPA in 1997 as director of…
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Canada’s Humiliating Entry into TPP Trade Deal
The Harper government’s frantic efforts to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations came to fruition last week, with the announcement that Canada will be admitted…
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BC mills are quickly running out of wood
On January 20, the town of Burns Lake received national attention when a horrific explosion and ensuing inferno at the local sawmill killed two mill…
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Impasse between Winnipeg and Province calls for bold action
In recent months there have been demands from many quarters that the Manitoba government increase the provincial sales tax by one per cent and turn…
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Freedom from Medicare and lower tuition days
Year 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011 Medicare Freedom Date Nov 6th Nov 3rd Oct 24th Oct 19th Oct 15th Oct 13th Year 1989 1995…
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Envisioning the Future of Medicare: Romanow Keynote Speech
On Friday June 15th, former Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow gave the keynote address to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ conference on “Envisioning the Future…
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Subsidizing dirty industries with expensive clean electricity is a recipe for major rate hikes
Premier Clark’s recent decision to cap the BC Hydro rate increases next year may have ratepayers breathing a sigh of relief. But it’s a short…
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Time for a Serious Conversation about Natural Gas
It is pretty clear that the government’s ill-conceived Energy Plan is falling apart. The near religious call for self-sufficiency has been moderated (though not sensibly…
