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What is the “rental wage” in my neighborhood?
About the authorsDavid MacdonaldDavid joined the CCPA as its Senior Ottawa Economist in 2011, although he has been a long time contributor as a research…
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Naomi Klein: The Shock Doctrine
Speaking at the 2007 CCPA-BC fundraiser, Naomi Klein talks about her new book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. The Shock Doctrine is the…
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September 2007: Upper Chamber Needs Changing, But—
Proposed “Triple-E” Senate falls short of needed reform Ask most people what Canada’s Senate is for, and you’ll hear it’s a place where retired politicians…
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September 2007: Lessons From the Depression
Political leadership needed to forge environmental New Deal In his otherwise excellent report, The Economics of Climate Change, Britain’s Sir Nicolas Stern states that climate…
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September 2007: Editorial
Conformity and dissent Those of us who have the courage to challenge the conventional “wisdom”–which today takes the form of neoliberalism–will sometimes find the path…
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September 2007: Is Collective Bargaining Now Really Free?
Labour relations faces major shakeup from Court ruling On June 8, 2007, Canada’s Supreme Court constitutionalized collective bargaining in Canada. In doing so, it expanded…
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September 2007: Challenging the Aristocrats
Inequality is no longer just offensive, it’s intolerable “There is the multitude, and there are the natural leaders. Wealth, birth and culture mark out the…
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Research for Communities
The North Point Douglas Neighbourhood’s Community Strengths Download 458.35 KB4 pages About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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David Suzuki on our economy and environment
Renowned Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki speaks about the environment, the economy, climate change and our future at a benefit event for the Canadian Centre for…
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Why we should worry about the Montebello talks
The term SPP is likely to draw blank stares from most Canadians, though hopefully that will begin to change after the upcoming summit of North…
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Is another Charter challenge on BC labour rights waiting in the wings?
While the BC government mulls over the Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision that Bill 29 is unconstitutional (because it infringes on health care workers’ right…
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Saskatchewan Notes: Access to Post-Secondary Education in Saskatchewan
A Review of the McCall Interim Report Download 282.6 KB2 pages About the authorsLisa ComeauBrian Banks
