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Canadian icons
We asked Canadians to tell us about their perceptions of public service broadcasting and CBC/Radio-Canada
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Union Density and Unemployment
A major part of Hudak and the right wing’s argument for “right to work” laws is that weaker unions will bring more jobs. In fact,…
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800,000 Years
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) held its 35th session recently in Geneva, on the northern shore of Lac Leman. Across the water from…
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Will the Province Protect the Little Saskatchewan River?
The beautiful Little Saskatchewan River (LSR), recognized as a unique habitat for endangered, at-risk and common species, winds its way through Keesekoowenin First Nation and…
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Sliammon votes: what opportunities might come by sharing more than two sides of the story?
Sliammon (Tla’Amin) Nation, located on the northern segment of British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, is making history. But not in the way that may have been…
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Keen on Economics and Canadian Debt
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Steven Keen’s talk “Canada’s Debt Bubble” on June 28th , 2012 (recorded in full here) The session was…
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Equalization: is Québec committing a hold-up?
Is it normal that Albertans pay the much too generous social programmes to which the people of Québec are treating themselves through equalization, especially when…
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Inequality and Taxes
Presentation slides 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,…
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The Latin American Revolution (Part XIV)
Opposition to Canadian mining companies rising in Colombia Canadian companies operating in Colombia are more economically powerful than ever before: they partly own and run…
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Killer Pensions
Pension funds force Canadians to invest in war industries In the microcosm of our daily lives, many Canadians make politically-conscious choices about what to buy.…
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Government’s Forgone Income
Huge tax cuts, uncollected taxes starve our social programs “Where’s the money coming from?” That’s the question thrown at any individual or group seeking increased…
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Food for Thought
Hennessy’s Index: A number is never just a number Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada…
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Canada’s Mean Test: Myths behind neo-con madness
About the authorErika ShakerErika (she/her) became Director of the National Office in 2020, but began her career at the CCPA in 1997 as director of…
