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Loop – 4 Col Blog Index w/Feature Alt

December 9, 2023

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  • Health Care
    News & Commentary
    Public Services & Privatization

    Alberta enacts a U.S.-style two-tier health care system

    By playing to corporate and surgeon greed, Alberta is undermining the entire Canada Health Act and our public system.

    June 18, 2026
  • Arts & Culture
    Austerity & Cuts
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    Nova Scotia
    Provincial Budgets

    Arts and Culture: Nova Scotia’s Undervalued Public Good

    A flourishing arts sector means a flourishing province. The arts are not a burden; we are part of the solution. Let’s work together on that…

    March 10, 2026
  • Black and white canadian money as background. Cut out of Saskatchewan map with a stethoscope on top of map.
    Health Care
    Health Equity
    Saskatchewan

    Patients or profits first?

    Saskatchewan’s Patient First health plan still leaves the door open to for-profit services

    March 10, 2026
  • Government Policy & Budgets
    Immigration
    News & Commentary

    Budget cuts are about to wreck Canada’s immigration system

    Crunching the numbers on the announced cuts at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada shows a bloodbath in the making

    March 9, 2026
  • figurines of different genders, and jobs stacks on unequal coin towers
    Gender Equality
    News & Commentary

    There’s a long way to go to closing the gender pay gap in Canada

    On International Women’s Day, a reminder of the work that remains to be done

    March 6, 2026
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    Education
    Education Funding
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    Ontario

    Ontario students need smaller classes, not another EQAO review

    Instead of chasing explanations for low test scores the government should reduce and cap class sizes in Ontario

    March 6, 2026
  • Artificial Intelligence
    Environment, Science & Technology
    News & Commentary

    Will Canada govern AI for the public good?

    Beyond the AI race, Canada must take real steps to create a sovereign and democratic AI—and do so in coordination with other middle powers

    March 6, 2026
  • Democracy & Electoral Rights
    Immigration
    News & Commentary

    Unpacking Alberta’s anti-immigrant and anti-constitutional referendums 

    Alberta is aiming to use anti-migrant xenophobia to promote an agenda of deregulation and privatization

    March 5, 2026
  • Agriculture & Farming
    News & Commentary
    Trade

    Is the U.S. coming for Canada’s dairy supply management?

    Trade reforms pushed by U.S. producers and large retailers in the CUSMA review could further compromise domestic industry

    March 5, 2026
  • Environment & Sustainability
    News & Commentary
    Trade

    World Trade Organization strikes down climate industrial strategy again

    Long-standing conflict between trade disciplines and economic support measures plague global green new deals  

    March 4, 2026
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    Nova Scotia
    Provincial Budgets

    Who Really Benefits from Nova Scotia’s Tax Cuts?

    We analyzed the main provincial tax measures introduced in budget 2025-26 and in budget 2026-27.

    March 3, 2026
  • Income & Wealth Inequality
    News & Commentary
    Tax Policy

    The case for a wealth tax is stronger than ever in Canada

    An excerpt from “Cancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us: The Urgent Case for a Wealth Tax” by Linda McQuaig & Neil Brooks

    March 3, 2026
  • Health Care
    News & Commentary

    Health Canada’s drug approval process is not actually broken

    Looking at actual rates of new drug approvals shows the Canadian regulator does better than critics claim, although there is still room for improvement

    March 3, 2026
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  • Health Care
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    Public Services & Privatization

    With Bill 11, Alberta is creating a two-tier system that will kill public health care

    Why is the federal government allowing Alberta to flagrantly violate the Canada Health Act?

    June 26, 2026
  • Climate Change
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    Show us the math on federal climate policy

    Shift Storm newsletter—May 2026 edition

    June 25, 2026
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    June 26, 2026

    With Bill 11, Alberta is creating a two-tier system that will kill public health care

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    June 25, 2026

    Show us the math on federal climate policy

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    June 25, 2026

    “Institutional neutrality” at Canadian universities is a sham

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    June 24, 2026

    Alberta’s senior care expansion program is a real estate subsidy

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