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Climate action survives UK and France elections
The following is a re-print of the July 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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BC Solutions Budget 2005
Download 456.58 KB39 pages Attachments Summary: BC Solutions Budget 2005 About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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CCPA-NS Newsletter
Winter 2005 Download 253.62 KB 4 pages About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2005, Volume 8, Number 1 Download 555.68 KB8 pages Inside this issue: Women’s Employment in BC: Effects of Government Downsizing and Policy Changes Rolling…
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February 2005: Putting “Pizza Party” Math to Rest
Using social justice issues to teach math engages, stimulates students A snail is climbing a tree 10 m high. Every day, the snail climbs 3…
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February 2005: OPEC and the Alberta Advantage
Alberta’s oil riches created by OPEC, not by politicians or CEOs To fully understand oil-rich Alberta’s status as Canada’s most affluent province, and how it…
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February 2005: Industrial Food
Is your restaurant meal freshly made and cooked? Probably not. The next time you go to a locally-owned Canadian restaurant and order the special—e.g., veal…
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February 2005: The Father of Medicare
Was Tommy Douglas our greatest Canadian? No one else is close The CBC’s search last fall for “the greatest Canadian” didn’t grab my attention. I…
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February 2005: The $125-Million Question
Proposed flu immunization of all Canadians is not warranted This flu season so far has been quirkier than most, with more twists and turns than…
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Believe it or not — this time it’s not just about the money
On Feb 11, Ken Dryden, the federal Minister of Social Development, will meet in Vancouver with his provincial and territorial counterparts to finalize the agreement…
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New opportunities for Nova Scotia
The provincial government finds itself facing a better financial position than it has in more than a decade. The Auditor General has pegged the forecast…
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British Columbia’s Forest Health Crisis: Charting a New Course
Download 181.38 KB 9 pages About the authorBen ParfittBen joined the CCPA staff team as a resource policy analyst in 2005 after years working as…
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Saskatchewan Notes: The “Melfort” Rape and Children’s Rights
Why R v Edmondson Matters to All Canadian Kids Download 340.5 KB4 pages About the authorNorma Buydens
