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Does “green trade” have a future?
About the authorGavin FridellGavin Fridell is a University Research Professor in Global Development Studies at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax and a member of the…
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Alberta’s oil wealth
Is there a constitutional fix? For years now, provincial governments have complained about a “fiscal imbalance” in reference to Ottawa’s ongoing surpluses while many provinces…
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The O’Neill Report on Federal Fiscal Forecasting
The dilemmas created by the government’s “no-deficit” fiscal rule Download 95.35 KB4 pages About the authorEllen Russell
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In whose hands is our energy policy?
Energy ministers from across Canada recently met in St. Andrews, N.B. Media coverage of the meeting noted that the agenda included golf and a lobster…
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Children need greater protection in the world of work
Two years ago the provincial government made dramatic changes to BC’s child labour rules, relaxing the laws and regulations that govern the hiring of children…
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October 2005: Victims of a Neoliberal Mega-Storm
Hurricane Katrina exposes the fatal flaws of U.S. individualism Most of the media coverage of the devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina focused on the desperate…
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October 2005: The Three E’s: Ecology, Education, Economy
We’ve got our priorities all wrong. Ecology should always come first If we consider matters carefully, we would be wise to stop exalting our economic…
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October 2005: Supreme Court Jeopardizes Women’s Right to Health
Jurists’ private insurance ruling especially negative for women On June 9, 2005, a bare majority of justices of the Supreme Court (four of seven) overturned…
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October 2005: The New Economic World Order (Part II: China)
Amazingly rapid economic growth has made China “world’s workshop” China’s economic ascent over the last two-and-a-half decades has been nothing short of astounding. It now…
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October 2005: Here’s a Book that Fills the Vacuum About Labour in the Media
Book Review Work and Labour in Canada: Critical Issues By Andrew Jackson Canadian Scholars Press, 2005 The world of labour has virtually disappeared from the…
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What’s Behind High Gas Prices?
Can You Spell Gouge? Download 108.4 KB3 pages About the authorHugh MackenzieEconomist Hugh Mackenzie is a Research Associate with the CCPA’s National Office. Follow Hugh…
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High gas prices unjustified—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The recent spike in gas prices constitutes nothing short of price-gouging on the part of the oil industry.…
