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December 9, 2023

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    Honouring Local Activist Family Farmers: National Farmers Union, Manitoba Chapter

    CCPA Manitoba honours the National Farmers Union Manitoba chapter.

    October 29, 2025
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    Accelerate investment in public transit

    This post is part of our BC Budget 2019 series, which highlights key findings from the CCPA’s research and outlines our recommendations for the 2019…

    January 29, 2019
  • Environment & Sustainability

    Fast Facts: Inconsistent Information for Environmental Review

    Frac Sand Mining in Manitoba Update from “What the Frack is Happening in Manitoba” Nov. 22, 2018 see tab below. The corporation proposing a major…

    January 28, 2019
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    Human Rights Commission has opportunity to change workplace culture around sexual harassment

    Sexual harassment in the workplace has been a focus of recent talk and action, spurred on by the #MeToo movement. As one of many ways…

    January 25, 2019
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    A New Revenue Tool

    The case for a Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area sales tax Download 282.45 KB8 pages This paper looks at how much revenue could be raised…

    January 25, 2019
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    A sales tax could raise $2.5 billion for GTHA: Report

    READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Cities in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area facing growing demands for public services and infrastructure, and a provincial government…

    January 24, 2019
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    Through the front door, then the back: How government methodically killed environmental oversight of major gas industry projects

    Few regulations in British Columbia have died as quick and ignoble a death as a 2014 Order in Council exempting proposed natural gas plants from…

    January 23, 2019
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    The New NAFTA is a missed opportunity for gender equality

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    January 23, 2019
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    Investment needed for dedicated affordable housing

    This post is part of our BC Budget 2019 series, which highlights key findings from the CCPA’s research and outlines our recommendations for the 2019…

    January 21, 2019
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    They Can Live a Life Here

    Current and Past Tenants’ Experiences with IRCOM’s Model of Housing and Wrap-Around Supports Download 623.82 KB40 pages Finding affordable, secure, good quality housing is an…

    January 21, 2019
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    Review and reform natural resource revenues

    This post is part of our BC Budget 2019 series, which highlights key findings from the CCPA’s research and outlines our recommendations for the 2019…

    January 18, 2019
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    Post-Secondary Education

    Cutting crew: What the 10% tuition fee reduction really means for Ontario

    About the authorErika ShakerErika (she/her) became Director of the National Office in 2020, but began her career at the CCPA in 1997 as director of…

    January 18, 2019
  • Environment & Sustainability
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    TimberWest forestry operations destabilizing Vancouver Island communities

    TimberWest is consistently one of the top exporters of raw, unprocessed logs from British Columbia’s coastal forests. The company also has growing ties with Island…

    January 17, 2019
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