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Greater public role in child care will accelerate gains
About the authorsMolly McCrackenMolly McCracken (she/her) is the Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Manitoba office. Her research and commentary focuses on social inclusion…
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Thank you, Hugh Segal
The debate on Bill C-377 has moved to the Senate. As many Policy Note readers probably know, Bill C-377 would impose onerous and unfair financial…
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Le développement des sables bitumineux pose un défi critique au Canada
CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA – Le défaut de réglementer attentivement l’industrie canadienne du sable bitumineux place le Canada sur une trajectoire économique…
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Bitumen development poses critical challenges for Canada: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A failure to carefully regulate the Canadian bitumen industry is putting Canada on a dangerous economic and environmental trajectory, says…
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The Bitumen Cliff
Lessons and Challenges of Bitumen Mega-Developments for Canada’s Economy in an Age of Climate Change Download 2.51 MB102 pages The failure to carefully regulate the…
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Percentages are cold comfort to Atlantic Canada
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax- Atlantic Canadians deserve to know how many federal jobs will be cut in their region, their province, and their…
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Industry gets credits, schoolyards get stumps
Picture a savvy land developer who has just purchased 1,000 acres of forestland on a city’s outskirts. He plans to cut most of the trees…
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BC forest bill urgently in need of a rewrite
It wasn’t so long ago that the British Columbia government was investing lots of political capital in striking a more productive “new relationship” with First…
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BC Budget 2013 News Release
We will be posting more commentary on the budget in the coming days; this is our news release from today’s budget lockup. Budget may be…
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Parliamentary reform idea: Get out of the House
About the authorSeth KleinSeth Klein is a CCPA-BC research associate and the former CCPA-BC Director. His research deals primarily with welfare policy, poverty, inequality and…
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Fairness by design: a framework for tax reform in Canada
A new CCPA (National) report by Marc Lee and myself argues that Canada’s tax system needs a “fairness” overhaul and presents a framework for progressive…
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Sweet heart, bitter pill: Rising, dancing, and costing violence against women in Canada
On Valentine’s Day this year women around the world will be dancing. One Billion Rising, a new initiative from Vagina Monologues’ author Eve Ensler, calls on women…
