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Democracy & Electoral Rights
Policy Note

Electoral reform will not enable the far right: Debunking a red herring
Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This is the second post of a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from…
July 16, 2018
National Office

News & Commentary
Social Determinants of Health

Population growth is only part of our ecological problem
There is a famous equation proposed by Paul Erlich and John Holdren in 1972: I (human impact on the Earth) = P (population) x A…
July 16, 2018
National Office

Employment & Labour
Health Care
Reports

Sur la voie de la guérison
Coûts et avantages d’une prolongation de la durée maximale des prestations de maladie de l’assurance-emploi Download 451.3 KB18 pages Dans le présent document, l’incidence qu’aurait…
July 12, 2018
National Office

Employment & Labour
Health Care
Reports

On the Mend
The costs and benefits of an extension to the maximum duration of employment insurance sickness benefits Download 448.54 KB 16 pages In this paper we…
July 12, 2018
BC

Climate Change
Fracking & LNG
Policy Note

LNG is incompatible with BC’s climate obligations
Now that we are in a sunny lull between the end of flooding season and the start of fire season, it’s time we had a…
July 11, 2018
Ontario

Care Economy
News & Commentary
Ontario

The Ford government’s superficial arguments against pharmacare
Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government is rejigging OHIP+, a modest but promising pharmacare policy introduced by the previous Liberal government, allegedly to make more efficient…
July 11, 2018
Manitoba

Health Care
Indigenous Rights
Reports

Living in the City
Documenting the Lived Experiences of the Island Lake Anishininew People Download 943.76 KB19 pages For First Nations peoples living in rural and remote areas, accessing…
July 11, 2018
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BC

Policy Note
The Economy

Why I am excited to be appointed to the Emerging Economy Task Force
This morning, the BC government launched its new Emerging Economy Task Force. The 14 experts who make up the task force—including myself—have been asked to…
July 10, 2018
National Office

Climate Change
News & Commentary
Public Health
Social Determinants of Health

Climate adaptation is critical for health, especially if you’re poor
We need to focus on the social determinants of health to become climate change ready. That was the message we heard loud and clear from…
July 10, 2018

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