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Memo to northeast BC: More fracking earthquakes ahead
Of the many “unknowns” flagged in a recent science panel report, few are as disturbing as the finding that no one can say how destructive…
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Canadian mining companies are behaving badly in the Global South—and Wall Street is profiting from it
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Digging for Dividends
The use and abuse of investor-state dispute settlement by Canadian investors abroad Download 1.27 MB53 pages Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) cases launched by Canadian investors…
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Canadian investor-state lawsuits disproportionately target environmental policy in developing nations: study
OTTAWA—Canadian investors disproportionately target environmental policy in developing nations when they file investor-state lawsuits outside North America, according to new analysis released today by the…
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Turn off the taps? Alberta already has Vancouver over a barrel
Drivers in Metro Vancouver are reeling from record high gas prices, and many commentators are blaming taxes. Now, Alberta’s Premier-elect Jason Kenney is threatening to…
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Time for BC to regulate gas prices, end gouging by oil companies: CCPA economist
Price increase at pump largely going to industry coffers VANCOUVER—It’s time for BC to follow the Maritime provinces and regulate gas prices to end gouging…
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Making Social Housing Friendly for Resettling Refugees
Download 871.6 KB 32 pages This work is an extension of a longer-term project that began in 2015, in which we partnered with Welcome Place,…
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The Unique Social Housing needs of Resettling Refugees
War and persecution force refugees to leave behind all that they know to embark on new and challenging experiences of resettlement. In Winnipeg, they meet…
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What Impact will the 2019 Federal Budget have on Canada’s Housing Market?
On March 19, Canada’s federal finance minister tabled the Trudeau government’s 2019 budget titled Investing in the Middle Class. Key social policy announcements include a…
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