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    Clean electricity, conservation and a zero-carbon future

    Today we released a new Climate Justice Project report, Clean Electricity, Conservation and Climate Justice in BC: Meeting our energy needs in a zero-carbon future, co-authored by…

    June 20, 2012
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    Cheap electricity for mining, oil and gas companies means higher bills for BC’s residential customers, more greenhouse gas emissions

    (Vancouver) A new study warns that mining, oil and gas corporations are putting increasingly large demands on BC’s hydroelectricity system – essentially using clean energy…

    June 20, 2012
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    READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada is not immune to the banking problems we see abroad, cautions “No More Swimming Naked”, a report released today…

    June 20, 2012
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    SaskNotes: Lessons from Fukushima

    Download 324.38 KB15 pages As of mid-June 2012, only 2 nuclear reactors in all of Japan were operational. The remaining 52 nuclear reactors in the…

    June 20, 2012
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    The Need for Modesty in Canadian Banking Download 978.84 KB56 pages This report, by CCPA research associate and Wilfred Laurier professor Ellen Russell, examines how banks…

    June 20, 2012
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    Clean Electricity, Conservation and Climate Justice in BC

    Meeting our energy needs in a zero-carbon future Download 3.58 MB42 pages Update, July 18, 2012: The day after we released this study, the provincial…

    June 20, 2012
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    Consider Made-In-Canada Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft, Report Urges

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – A new report, released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, calls…

    June 19, 2012
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    The Case for a Made-in-Canada Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Fleet Download 3.15 MB40 pages This report, released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre…

    June 19, 2012
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    Incomes Flat as a Pancake in 2010

    Today’s Statscan release of income data for 2010 allow for a backward glance at the state of the recovery. What is most striking is that…

    June 18, 2012
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    Canada’s Self-Imposed Crisis in Post-Secondary Education

    On June 7, I gave a keynote address to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Education Sector Conference. My PowerPoint presentation (with full references) can be found at…

    June 18, 2012
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    Fuelling the NS Power Debate: New CCPA-NS Report

    Halifax, NS – Nova Scotia Power Inc. has many people angry and galvanized, looking for alternatives. Their anger is fuelled by the seeming contradiction of…

    June 14, 2012
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    Federal cuts put refugee health care in danger

    On April 25th, 2012 the Federal government announced cuts to most healthcare benefits for refugees that are currently provided by Canada’s Interim Federal Health (IFH)…

    June 14, 2012
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