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Kicking away the ladder: The true cost of changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program
Changes to OSAP will drastically reduce access to post-secondary education in Ontario and force more students to take on a lot more debt
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High cost of austerity
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 23, 2023 After winning the 2016 provincial election, then-premier Brian Pallister moved Manitoba’s department of Indigenous and…
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Canada and the U.S. are using free trade rules to attack Mexican food sovereignty
Ongoing USMCA case will test the agreement’s bias in favour of biotech companies and genetically modified foods
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Our recommendations for the 2024 BC budget
The BC government is holding its annual public consultation on Budget 2024 this June, inviting British Columbians to share their priorities for government investment next…
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Sustainable Jobs Act: another plan to make a plan
New federal just transition legislation falls short on support for workers and communities
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Mining in Nunavut: Lack of Effective Oversight Leads to “Willful Disobedience”
The conflict over Agnico Eagle’s gold mine is a symptom of a larger problem—mining companies are operating without real constraints.
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The UK’s Accession to the CPTPP is a threat to Indigenous Rights in Canada
The trade agreement may impact Canada’s ability to implement UNDRIP
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Open letter on regulating platform work from BC experts in labour law, policy and economics
The following is an open letter released today led by the CCPA–BC and the Centre for Future Work. It is signed by 61 leading experts…
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For Whom the Bell Tolls:
The Privatization of Manitoba Telecom Services and its Impacts Download 842.47 KB72 pages The world of telecommunications has continued to undergo “a sea-change into something…
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Settling accounts: the privatization of MTS
The history of public and private ownership of telecommunications services is critical to understanding how government policy can, and should, protect quality service and good,…
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Bell and MTS Timeline
Based on “For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Privatization of the Manitoba Telephone Services and its Impacts” by Doug Smith 1880 Bell Canada founded. A…
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61 BC experts in labour law, policy and economics urge the BC government to bolster protections for platform-based workers
VANCOUVER — Amid the rapid surge of BC’s gig or “platform-based” economy, 61 leading experts in labour law, policy and economics are urgently calling on…
