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Budget fédéral alternatif 2026 : Pauvreté et sécurité du revenu
Ce que le gouvernement canadien devrait faire en matière de pauvreté et sécurité du revenu. Une véritable indépendance exige un nouveau modèle économique.
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More than 1 in 5 Canadian professionals in precarious jobs: report
TORONTO – Despite their high level of education, credentials, skills, and even experience, 22 per cent of Canadian professionals are in precarious jobs, says a…
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Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This is the fourth post in a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from…
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Basic income cancellation impacts on Ontario
“The Basic Income Pilot cancellation is not just a social assistance issue, it is a health issue.” “It is nearly impossible to focus on long…
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Math is hard: The Fraser Institute’s “Consumer Tax Index” is a mess
As surely as the seasons pass, each year the Fraser Institute reissues its paint-by-numbers “Consumer Tax Index.” As usual, the latest release tries to create…
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How BC is short-changing schools and how we can fix it
Students using 30-year-old textbooks, teachers buying basic supplies, schools permanently on edge of closing—this is the all too common face of public education in British…
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Poverty Measures: Opportunity or Distraction?
Download 421.87 KB 17 pages Starting in 2004, almost all provinces and territories, several regions and municipalities, and the federal government have released poverty reduction…
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Community Benefits Agreements add value to public infrastructure projects
The BC government recently announced that major new public infrastructure projects, such as the Pattullo Bridge, will be subject to a “Community Benefits Agreement.” The…
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The Petro State Lackey: How BC’s zest for natural gas fuels Alberta’s oil sands
In the past year, an energy dispute for the ages has played out in Canada, culminating in the federal government announcing that it will buy…
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The problem with BC’s “clean growth” climate rhetoric
The BC government recently released three “intentions papers” on climate policy—transportation, buildings and industry—all wrapped in the term “clean growth.” In fact, the term “clean”…
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Planting perennials: In memory of Kate
Artwork by Karlene Harvey Kate McInturff came to work with us as a result of a very CCPA mashup of serendipity, optimism, and a leap…
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Submission to BC government and Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council
Download 320.15 KB11 pages In its first year in power, the new BC government has increased the BC carbon tax and improved the carbon credit,…
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Poverty Costs
About the authorTrish HennessyTrish is the Director of the Think Upstream project and a senior communications strategist with the CCPA National Office. She is focused…
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