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    Our Schools / Our Selves

    I am become woke, destroyer of schools

    About the authorHaniel SorensenHaniel Sorensen is a graduate student at the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University. His work aims to contribute to the…

    August 24, 2025
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    We have a new federal government. What now?

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    October 23, 2015
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    End of a painful era

    The longest election in Canadian memory has produced a new government and a decisive end to the Harper era. The reasons are not especially complicated:…

    October 23, 2015
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    Three things that would make Toronto public libraries even greater

    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…

    October 23, 2015
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    Relief, cautious optimism and disappointments – lessons from the 2015 federal election

    By Seth Klein and Shannon Daub It’s only been a few days since Canadians turfed the Harper Conservatives from office. But it feels like a…

    October 22, 2015
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    Liberal To-Do List: 10 promises they could deliver in their first 100 days

    About the authorDavid MacdonaldDavid joined the CCPA as its Senior Ottawa Economist in 2011, although he has been a long time contributor as a research…

    October 22, 2015
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    Fast Facts: New Federal government – opportunity to end crisis of poor housing

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    October 21, 2015
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    Quid Pro Quo: What Ontario should expect from the new federal government

    About the authorSheila Block

    October 20, 2015
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    BC Commentary: A review of provincial social, economic and environmental trends

    Fall 2015, Volume 18, Number 3 Download 1.89 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Moving Forward: Unheard Voices — The needs of seniors from smaller ethno-cultural…

    October 20, 2015
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    Vote like a geezer and change Canada’s future

    An 11th-hour message to voters aged 18–30: in this election, you’ve got the power.There are more young people (18–30) in Canada in 2015 (6.33 million)…

    October 19, 2015
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    Canada can’t let labour mobility create an underclass of TFWs

    About the authorArmine Yalnizyan

    October 16, 2015
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    5 ways the Harper government changed Canada

    I’m not going to lie: this is click bait. What I’d really like you to do is read all 434 pages of the new CCPA…

    October 16, 2015
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    Voting to take care of one another

    This week my dad will be discharged from hospital in time to vote in the federal election. After receiving exemplary service from palliative care and…

    October 16, 2015
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