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Budget fédéral alternatif 2026 : Éducation postsecondaire
Ce que le gouvernement canadien devrait faire en matière d’éducation postsecondaire. Une véritable indépendance exige un nouveau modèle économique.
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100 hours on the line
We spent five weeks on the picket line–100 hours–during the longest strike in the 50-year history of Ontario community colleges. Was it worth it? Absolutely.…
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Fast Facts: Activist legacy at risk if pesticide ban reversed
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 8, 2018 I went to visit a friend and colleague recently – someone I hadn’t seen for…
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Climate change and the duty of professional engineers and geoscientists: A call to action
There has been a great deal of recent media coverage both for and against the planned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX). Much of it is…
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Paved with good intentions: A guide to evolving climate policies in BC
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, an economics professor of mine used to say back in the late 1980s. Concerned about the…
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Ontario vs. Toronto: Democracy on trial
Not even three full months into his reign as Ontario premier, the battle lines between Doug Ford and the City of Toronto have been drawn…
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Hope on the horizon?
What the new federal poverty plan means for Manitoba The federal government released its national poverty reduction strategy “Opportunities for All” last month. The plan…
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The new school year begins with more affordable child care and better education funding for all ages — but challenges remain in the education sector
It’s back-to-school season and this September, BC students of all ages are returning to schools facing a very different funding environment. That’s because in its…
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Fast Facts: Municipalities must prepare for climate change
First published in the Winnipeg Sun September 8, 2018 In response to Jonathan Alward’s piece on municipal overspending, small business owners are not the only…
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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
September 2018 Download 3.37 MB12 pages In this issue: Time to change our electoral system Deep poverty: The BC government can and should end it…
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Building a Stronger Foundation of Basic Workplace Rights for BC Workers
CCPA-BC Response to the BC Law Institute Consultation Paper on the Employment Standards Act Download 1.54 MB 21 pages The CCPA-BC has a long track…
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Land wealth is a massive source of inequality in BC
Many of us worry about income inequality in BC, and so we should. But here’s the thing—bad as income inequality is, wealth inequality is worse.…
Nattanan Kanchanaprat