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Manitoba

Environment & Sustainability

Fast Facts: Municipalities must prepare for climate change
First published in the Winnipeg Sun September 8, 2018 In response to Jonathan Alward’s piece on municipal overspending, small business owners are not the only…
September 10, 2018
National Office

News & Commentary
Trade

NAFTA end game: the predictable and perilous tradeoffs facing Canada
Strong-arm tactics have always been an ugly feature of Canada-U.S. trade negotiations. But in the current NAFTA renegotiation the Trump administration has taken bullying and…
September 7, 2018
BC

Employment & Labour
Reports

Building a Stronger Foundation of Basic Workplace Rights for BC Workers
CCPA-BC Response to the BC Law Institute Consultation Paper on the Employment Standards Act Download 1.54 MB 21 pages The CCPA-BC has a long track…
September 5, 2018
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BC

Housing & Homelessness
Income & Wages
Policy Note
Tax Policy
The Economy

Land wealth is a massive source of inequality in BC
Many of us worry about income inequality in BC, and so we should. But here’s the thing—bad as income inequality is, wealth inequality is worse.…
September 4, 2018
National Office

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Public Services & Privatization
Tax Policy

The Monitor, September/October 2018
Fragile Recovery Download 9.57 MB A decade after the worst financial crash since the Great Depression, a fragile recovery is obscuring threats—some new, some as…
September 1, 2018
National Office

News & Commentary
Trade

Amid NAFTA turmoil, Trudeau government quietly ditches progressive trade agenda
The future of Canada’s trading relationships has been a hot topic this week. But these conversations have largely been dominated by hand-wringing about a new…
August 30, 2018
Manitoba

Environment & Sustainability
Reports

An Analysis of Manitoba’s Proposed Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Manitoba Climate and Green Plan Download 526.41 KB 16 pages At the Paris Climate Change meetings in late 2015, Canada committed to reducing green house…
August 30, 2018
Manitoba

Environment & Sustainability
News & Commentary

Fast Facts: Manitoba’s Climate Plan Insufficient – New Report
At the Paris Climate Change meetings in late 2015, Canada committed to reducing green house gas (GHG) emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels…
August 30, 2018
Ontario

Economic Indicators
Employment & Labour
News & Commentary
Ontario
Public Services & Privatization

Public and social services jobs: an economic lifeline in communities across Ontario
In Ontario, there is mourning about the loss of manufacturing jobs. There is concern about the growth of precarious service jobs. And there is enthusiasm…
August 29, 2018

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