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The benefits of adult education outweigh the costs
Adult basic education is a provincially funded program that reduces poverty, promotes reconciliation and improves the school performance of the children of adult learners. It…
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Buy Canadian Policy: The good, the bad and the ugly
On December 16, the federal government’s Buy Canadian Policy officially came into effect. This is the first step towards fulfilling the Buy Canadian Policy as…
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Nova Scotia fiscal update raises serious concerns about fiscal priorities
HALIFAX/ KJIPUKTUK – The December Financial Update released today by the provincial government raises serious concerns about fiscal priorities and the continued lack of sufficient investment to…
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How’s the BC economy holding up in the face of the Trump trade war?
President Trump’s tariff and trade policies dominated the world’s political discourse through 2025. In a recent article,Stuart Trew and I reviewed the different tariffs and…
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Manitoba Living Wage Update 2025
Winnipeg’s living wage rises by $1.02 per hour, Brandon and Thompson essentially hold steady
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Canada is doing way worse on climate than you think
The following is a re-print of the November 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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The Alberta-Canada MOU is an early Christmas present for the oil and gas industry
A detailed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the federal and Alberta governments, released late November, looks like a political game-changer but is most likely an…
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Canada Post is already one of the world’s most cost-effective postal systems
There’s a common narrative about why Canada Post is in such bad shape—the company’s financial difficulties lie in excessive spending, and that the decline of…
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Manitoba Fiscal Update: investing in the long-term should be prioritized over a short-term budget balance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2025 WINNIPEG (TREATY ONE) – Manitoba’s second quarter fiscal update, released this afternoon, provides a snapshot of the difficult fiscal…
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