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Fast Facts: Health Care Blind Spot
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press on January 17, 2018 Manitoba’s healthcare system is undergoing major changes. Many Manitobans fear that the changes are…
Canada’s Track Record Under NAFTA Chapter 11
North American Investor-State Disputes to January 2018 Download 748.3 KB 48 pages The CCPA maintains and regularly updates a list of all investor-state dispute settlement…
NAFTA lawsuits cost Canada almost $100 million more than previously estimated: report
OTTAWA – The federal government has spent more than $95 million in unrecoverable legal fees defending the ballooning number of investor-state lawsuits filed against Canada…
12 arguments for the $15 minimum wage debate
Discussions about raising the minimum wage for workers often generate maximum rage from business. But is there any truth to the arguments and fear mongering?…
BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
January 2018 Download 3.23 MB12 pages In this issue: Fossil fuel industry accustomed to guarding the hen house, documents reveal Call for public inquiry into…
Research for Communities
Poverty and Education in a low-income suburb It is outrageous that large numbers of children starting school in Winnipeg year after year are so poorly…
Small steps on affordable housing: A look at the new federal and Vancouver plans
In November 2017 two important new efforts to address the crisis of affordable housing were delivered a day apart: a National Housing Strategy (NHS) tabled…
Community Economic Development in Manitoba
Theory, History, Policy and Practice Download 987.76 KB44 pages Community Economic Development (CED) in Manitoba is ever changing, morphing and evolving. This paper on the…