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Hollowed out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies
Ontario’s hospitals are being privatized through the costly use of for-profit staffing agencies
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What’s the real cost for Regina’s wastewater P3?
Regina is engaged in a controversial debate about a proposed public private partnership (P3) for the city’s wastewater plant. Residents formed a Regina Water Watch group to…
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Rent Aid changes in 2013
Province increases aid to low-income families Download 666.57 KB In August 2013, the Province of Manitoba introduced changes to its RentAid program benefiting many low-income…
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Army procurement mired in Cold War thinking, report finds
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – A report on the planned procurement of Close Combat Vehicles has just been released by the Rideau Institute…
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Stuck in a Rut
Harper Government Overrides Canadian Army, Insists on Buying Outdated Equipment Download 3.27 MB40 pages This report questions the government’s planned procurement of 108 new heavily…
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Fast Facts: National Household Survey and Housing in Manitoba
Last week, Statistics Canada released data from the third and final instalment of its 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). The new data dealt with housing…
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BC should follow other provinces’ lead in setting minimum wage
The average weekly wage in BC increased by only 1.3 per cent between June 2012 and June 2013, half of the 2.6 per cent jump…
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Deconstructing BC Hydro’s Rate Increase
When the government imposed its Energy Plan on BC Hydro it never bothered to estimate the costs (or for that matter the benefits) of what…
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Jeopardy, Jackpot, or Wheel of (Mis)Fortune?
It seems all that fuss being kicked up about tuition fees rising faster than inflation, significant levels of student debt, dismal employment prospects for young…
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Pipeline vs. Rail: A red herring
Ever since the Lac-Mégantic tragedy, there’s a question which constantly comes up with regards to oil transportation. Are we better off transporting oil by rail…
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From Demonized to Organized
Building the New Union Movement “Nora Loreto refreshes the indispensable union movement for the younger generation of Canadians rendered defenseless by avaricious and cruel corporate…
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National Household Survey provides blurred look at housing
This piece first appeared in the Globe and Mail’s online business feature, Economy Lab, here. Two findings stand out in the National Household Survey (NHS) data…
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Student job market is tighter than a pair of skinny jeans
For most university students across Canada, this week marks the end of summer and the first full week of fall classes. As CCPA noted on…
