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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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The Monitor, May/June 2021
The Future of Organizing Download 2.89 MB “It is certainly driven by young people,” Martin O’Hanlon, the president of CWA Canada told Kevin Philipupillai for…
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“Big five” Canadian banks provide big money to fossil fuel industry
Instead of playing a crucial role to help Canada achieve its Paris Agreement targets, Canada’s “Big Five” banks are actually hindering Canada’s progress on climate…
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Canada’s big banks hindering progress on climate change
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – Despite Canada’s climate change commitments, the country’s “big six” banks continue to finance and support expansion of fossil…
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Fossilized Finance
How Canada’s banks enable oil and gas production Download 1.38 MB 56 pages Despite Canada’s climate change commitments, the country’s “big five” banks continue to…
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Social impact bonds are a wolf in sheep’s clothing
Earlier this year, Vancouver city council considered a motion encouraging the city to look into the issue of “social impact bonds” (and more broadly “social…
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Fast Facts: Proposed parental control of schools remains baffling
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 23, 2021 A teacher hands a child his report card in the morning, and intervenes in a…
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How to create a paid sick leave plan for Ontario
It’s not rocket science—a strong provincial sick leave plan can be created quickly by following a few basic principles.
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Budget 2021 falls short on transformational climate action
Given the existential threat posed by climate change, leading climate experts argue that we should be spending 1-2% of GDP—that’s $20-40 billion per year—to aggressively…
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How this tax season has impacted poverty
Usually, many low-income Canadians anticipate an income tax refund at this time of year putting a positive spin to the tax season. It can also…
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The Day of Mourning is April 28. The time for paid sick leave is now
For labour activists, it’s a sombre occasion—sadness layered over a base of quiet anger. But this year that anger won’t be quiet. Not a chance.
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A Just Border Carbon Adjustment? A Primer
Canada, the United States and Europe are all considering ways to tax imports to fend off carbon leakage—outsourcing to countries where there is no carbon…
