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Think twice: A citizen’s guide to artificial intelligence in Canada
The harms of the AI industry outweigh the speculative benefits of AI adoption. Canadians should be prepared to push back
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Canada still has no meaningful AI regulation
As the industry grows and the federal government goes “all-in,” it’s increasingly important to adopt a policy framework that will protect Canadians
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Seniors’ care needs a boost in the BC budget
Private-pay long-term care in BC is growing faster than public care—and it’s costing seniors and their families
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Realizing potential: Reflections on policy responses to displaced persons in Manitoba
Supports available to newcomers under the special cohort-based initiatives for displaced Syrians, Afghans, and Ukrainians model what’s possible for Manitoba, and Canada.
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BC residents have shrinking access to family doctors, despite more doctors
Primary care access is declining in BC. With a new provincial budget on the way, how has spending on doctors affected it?
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Open letter to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, minister responsible for Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is a world leader and its work is at the heart of an informed democracy. Cuts to the agency must be reversed.
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Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” is anything but
Canada should stay far, far away from Trump’s latest attempt to upend the world order
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After Venezuela and Greenland, is Canada on the U.S. target list?
Beginning with their kidnapping of Venezuela’s president, the United States has spent 2026 so far rampaging across the world.
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Health care privatization by stealth
About the authorNoah SchulzNoah Schulz (he/him) is a researcher and community advocate. Born in Winnipeg, Noah is a settler Manitoban with experience living in rural…
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Where does the climate movement go from here?
About the authorHadrian Mertins-KirkwoodHadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (he/him) is a senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His work focuses on federal…
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Anatomy of a housing downturn: What’s happening in BC and what’s next?
About the authorMarc LeeMarc Lee is a Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Marc joined the CCPA’s British Columbia office in 1998,…
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Why is the CRA still targeting pandemic aid recipients?
About the authorsClaudia CalabroClaudia Calabro is the Community Organizer for the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC), a specialty community legal clinic that focuses on protecting…
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