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Social housing can help Trump-proof Canadian’s well-being
About the authorsShauna MacKinnonCatherine LussierCatherine Lussier is coordinator of Front d’action populaire en réaménagement urbain.Mark HancockMark Hancock is CUPE National president.
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Canada’s Humiliating Entry into TPP Trade Deal
The Harper government’s frantic efforts to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations came to fruition last week, with the announcement that Canada will be admitted…
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BC mills are quickly running out of wood
On January 20, the town of Burns Lake received national attention when a horrific explosion and ensuing inferno at the local sawmill killed two mill…
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Impasse between Winnipeg and Province calls for bold action
In recent months there have been demands from many quarters that the Manitoba government increase the provincial sales tax by one per cent and turn…
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Freedom from Medicare and lower tuition days
Year 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011 Medicare Freedom Date Nov 6th Nov 3rd Oct 24th Oct 19th Oct 15th Oct 13th Year 1989 1995…
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Envisioning the Future of Medicare: Romanow Keynote Speech
On Friday June 15th, former Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow gave the keynote address to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ conference on “Envisioning the Future…
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Subsidizing dirty industries with expensive clean electricity is a recipe for major rate hikes
Premier Clark’s recent decision to cap the BC Hydro rate increases next year may have ratepayers breathing a sigh of relief. But it’s a short…
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Time for a Serious Conversation about Natural Gas
It is pretty clear that the government’s ill-conceived Energy Plan is falling apart. The near religious call for self-sufficiency has been moderated (though not sensibly…
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Why do the citizens of Maine have a voice on free trade deals but Canadians don’t?
Canada is now facing east and west as it attempts to negotiate trade deals with both Europe and in the Pacific region. Both of these…
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Marc responds to the Minister
Well, my paper with John Calvert on BC Hydro certainly touched a nerve with the BC government. In a long piece for the Vancouver Sun,…
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Deflating Housing Bubble Risks Recession
Seen in isolation, Finance Minister Flaherty probably did the right thing yesterday in seeking to safely deflate the housing bubble and lower the dangerous growth…
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CPI Deflates Case for Rate Hike
Today’s report that the national inflation rate fell to 1.2% in May deflates calls for higher interest rates to reduce inflation. The central bank’s core rate was…
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Blowing in the Wind
I suppose I should feel guilty, just as I imagine the good citizens of Rio might feel when they complain about the giant Jesus towering…
