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Stoking the fire to make change
This study examines how CBOs in Winnipeg support community and grassroots policy advocacy to address the needs of their participants.
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Countdown to Zero
Balancing Toronto’s Budget Download 539.03 KB10 pages This report looks at the city of Toronto’s annual budgeting process over the past five years and shows…
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2011 David Lewis Lecture: Stephen Lewis in conversation with Michele Landsberg
On November 3rd, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives proudly hosted the 2011 David Lewis Lecture in Toronto. This year’s sold-out lecture featured an intimate…
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Fast Facts: What you need to know about the Brandon University strike
Professors, instructors, librarians and administrative staff on strike at Brandon University have been accused in the press of being selfish and irresponsible. Although it’s not…
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BC’s expansion of shale gas fracking puts our water and climate goals at risk
Don’t believe the hype. British Columbia’s natural gas is far from the “clean,” “green,” “transitional” fuel that the energy industry and provincial government claim it…
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BC government claims new power over personal information. Public comment sidelined.
The BC government has a lot of personal information about you. Legislation passed last month means the government can do a lot more with it.…
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BC’s climate goals, hydro and water resources at risk as shale gas fracking industry expands
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–A new study concludes that BC’s ballooning shale gas industry is the natural gas equivalent of Alberta’s tar sands, placing…
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Fracking Up Our Water, Hydro Power and Climate
BC’s reckless pursuit of shale gas Attachments Fracking Up Our Water, Hydro Power and Climate — SUMMARY About the authorBen ParfittBen joined the CCPA staff…
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Fracking Up BC
In northeastern BC, gas companies are racing to extract natural gas from deeply buried shale formations, using a process called “fracking.” Check out this short…
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Brad Wall’s Crime Problem
In opposition to the Conservative’s transformational C-10 omnibus crime bill, Quebec, Ontario and Newfoundland are refusing to take on the costs associated with the bill. British Columbia and…
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Surprise, Surprise: The economy is worse than Flaherty thought
The Minister of Finance today revealed that the government will not balance the books in 2014-15 as previously promised, instead that goal will be pushed…
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Fast Facts: Bill C-10 Fact Sheet
The John Howard Society Bill C-10, an omnibus bill, contains nine separate pieces of previously failed legislation. In addition to creating a number of new…
