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Do trade deals put public health care up for sale?
Alberta’s promised two-tier transition comes with unacknowledged threats from trade and investment agreements.
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Stop the Cheques, Invest in Education Instead
Previously published in the Brandon Sun and the Winnipeg Free Press March 4, 2023 The Manitoba government is playing a shell game: using federal and…
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Response to True North Real Estate purchase option for Portage Place Mall
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. WINNIPEG/TREATY ONE–True North Real Estate purchase option goes against the community vision for Portage Place land…
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The Manitoba government’s Homeless Strategy’s goals are worryingly modest when compared to what past governments have done
The Manitoba government’s recently released Homelessness Strategy amounts to a belated recognition that to relieve the shortage of affordable housing that blunts and blights the…
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Increasing permanent residency for migrants strengthens labour power
Working conditions are about power—and permanent status allows workers to exert it.
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Submission to the government of Canada’s consultation on a possible Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement
Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanisms are discredited. No new trade deal should include them. Download 111.59 KB8 pages In early 2023, the federal government held a…
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Houston Falling: Super-sized mills lead to super-sized problems for BC forests and workers
When the world’s biggest sawmill opened its doors, then-premier Gordon Campbell enthused that it could shoot out enough lumber to build all of British Columbia’s…
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We know BC has a gender pay gap – it’s time to do something about it
This article is excerpted from an open letter released today by a coalition that CCPA-BC helped to convene, and that includes Indigenous organizations, workers’ rights…
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Ontario: Brutal underfunding punishes health and education
The government of Ontario is deliberately starving public services.
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Over 125 organizations and advocates demand BC enact pay equity legislation
READ THE OPEN LETTER. VANCOUVER, UNCEDED XʷMƏΘKʷƏY̓ƏM (MUSQUEAM), SḴWX̱WÚ7MESH (SQUAMISH) AND SƏLILWƏTAɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) HOMELANDS – A coalition of more than 125 leading BC organizations, academics, and…
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BC budget does the right thing by prioritizing investment over austerity
BC’s first budget under Premier David Eby includes substantial funding increases in housing, health care, income supports and cost of living tax credits, as well…
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The Shock Doctrine in Manitoba during COVID-19
How the Provincial Government Pushed Privatization and Weakened Democracy During COVID-19 Download 539.93 KB27 pages The Shock Doctrine occurs when neoliberal and undemocratic agendas are…
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Manitoba Government Ignores Evidence For Supervised Consumption Sites
For years, Manitoba’s network of community organizations and public health and harm reduction experts have made the case for the introduction of supervised consumption sites…
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