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Regina’s AI data centre has a democracy deficit
As AI data centres are facing a growing legitimacy problem the deliberations over a mega-project in Saskatchewan leave much to be desired
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Whack-a-moles and hydra: Searching for a new privatization metaphor in education
Deleuze, G. & Guattari, F. (1987). A thousand plateaus: Capitalism and schizophrenia. (Trans. by Massumi, B.)., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Kovach, M. (2021). Indigenous methodologies: Characteristics, conversations,…
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School grounds turned battlegrounds: War, conflict and peace education
About the authorSteven StaplesSteve Staples is the National Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Canadian Health Coalition, and a member of CCPA’s Members’ Council.
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Will Saskatchewan Fund the Future of its Universities?
About the authorSimon EnochSimon Enoch is the senior researcher for Saskatchewan issues and policies. He holds a BA in Political Science, a Masters in Labour…
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Was Canada’s Online News Act compromise a last-minute win or a failure?
About the authorHoward LawHoward Law writes the blog MediaPolicy.ca and has also been published in PolicyOptions.ca; and Cartt.ca. He was a staff union representative for…
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Despite the overblown AI hype, we’re not ready for what comes next
About the authorHadrian Mertins-KirkwoodHadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (he/him) is a senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His work focuses on federal…
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The Online News Act could have used a different model for bargaining
About the authorHoward LawHoward Law writes the blog MediaPolicy.ca and has also been published in PolicyOptions.ca; and Cartt.ca. He was a staff union representative for…
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New labour legislation to continue gig worker precarity
Gig work is widely recognized as having all of the characteristics of precarious employment: typically temporary, part-time or casual, low paid, lacking in predictable work…
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Canada is cutting international student visas—and that’s bad policy
About the authorJames CaseyJames Casey is the Research and Policy Analyst at the Canadian Federation of Students. He has worked for seven years in the…
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Online News Act: Canada’s Big Tech regulation was inspired by other countries
About the authorHoward LawHoward Law writes the blog MediaPolicy.ca and has also been published in PolicyOptions.ca; and Cartt.ca. He was a staff union representative for…
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2023 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
About the authorsChristine SaulnierChristine Saulnier (she/her) is Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia. She has a doctorate in Political Science from York…
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2023 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Families Deserve Action, Not Excuses
Halifax/Kjipuktuk -The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the 2023 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia, which records a historic single-year increase…
