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CUSMA’s incomplete gender and inclusive trade record
About the authorsLaura MacdonaldMary McPhersonMary McPherson is the coordinator of the Trade Justice Network.She has been an advocate, educator and public policy analyst in various…
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New formula and multi-year financial commitment required to address Ontario’s education funding gap–report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO–While the commitments to education announced by the McGuinty government represent a real improvement over previous years of…
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Are We There Yet? A Progress Report on Education Renewal in Ontario
Download 151.75 KB 27 pages About the authorHugh MackenzieEconomist Hugh Mackenzie is a Research Associate with the CCPA’s National Office. Follow Hugh on Twitter
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Seven-day shopping won’t cure what ails us
Nova Scotians are having a plebiscite on Sunday shopping and debate on the issue is in full swing. The proponents of Sunday shopping have portrayed…
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Liberals employing a piggy-bank debt strategy
Another lowball from the federal government. Instead of a $1.9 billion surplus as forecast last year, the Liberal finance minister this week announced that the…
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FastFacts: Is Labour’s Future in the Streets?
Download 32.62 KB 2 pages About the authorsErrol BlackJim Silver
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Just say no to industry influence on Canadian drug regulation—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–Drug regulation in Canada is carried out in a very secretive manner because of the cozy relationship between…
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Transparency in Drug Regulation
Mirage or Oasis? Download 205.71 KB32 pages About the authorJoel Lexchin
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Hot air in wards warning
As public debate heats up for the October 16 referendum on Vancouver’s electoral system, we’re hearing plenty of dire warnings, gross exaggerations and outright silliness…
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Women pay the price of legal aid cuts
“After being denied Legal Aid in 2002, I represented myself twice in court. My ex-partner’s lawyer was brutal towards me. I had practiced going to…
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October 2004: Nortel Implicated in Disastrous Liquidation of Columbia’s Telecom
Nortel Networks, Canada’s largest high-tech corporation, has helped bring about the liquidation of TELECOM, Colombia’s biggest telecommunications company, and the likely privatization of its successor.…
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October 2004: Fair Trade vs. Free Trade
Principles of fair trade based on economic justice, human rights While the principles of “fair trade” have been around for a long time, and are…
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October 2004: Exposing and Opposing Corporate Power
Regardless of the outcome, the cause itself is worth the struggle My first brush with corporate power happened a long time ago, when I was…
