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Local news media is declining in Canada—we have to reverse the trend
The state of local news media in Canada is in sharp decline, which has serious implications for local communities and for the larger national dialogue…
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Fast Fasts: CEO Sleep Out – Charity not Change
Last night several dozen business leaders, politicians and high profile Winnipeggers spent a night at Portage and Main in the annual CEO Sleep Out to…
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Feds and provinces push billions in costs down on to towns and cities
It is all too easy to get lost in “today’s issue” when we look at things without realizing they are part of a larger pattern…
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$15 Minimum Wage Movement Spills Into Canada
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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Does Premier Brad Wall agree with ALEC?
About the authorSimon EnochSimon Enoch is the senior researcher for Saskatchewan issues and policies. He holds a BA in Political Science, a Masters in Labour…
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If the political will is there, the money is too to settle teachers’ dispute
I’ve submitted the following Letter to the Editor to the Vancouver Sun. Hoping they publish it in the next couple days: Enough with the pleas…
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Where are all the women (candidates)?
About the authorKate McInturffKate McInturff was a Senior Researcher at the CCPA’s National Office. The CCPA mourns the loss of Kate, a feminist researcher and…
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BC’s Awkward Surplus
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Finance reported results from the first quarter of 2014/15. While the news release stated “B.C.’s budget remains balanced in spite of extra…
