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Ontario

News & Commentary
Provincial Budgets
Provincial Elections

Ontario’s high-stakes election campaign: parties going “all in”
Back in March, the Ontario Liberals put all of their chips on the table with their election-style provincial budget. They promised free child care, more…
April 16, 2018
BC

News Release

Mobility pricing in Metro Vancouver must be fair for drivers and public transit commuters, says new report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Congestion-induced delays have become the norm on Metro Vancouver roads and bridges and problems will worsen with a growing population…
April 16, 2018
BC

Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
Reports

Getting Around Metro Vancouver
A closer look at mobility pricing and fairness Download 1.75 MB28 pages In Metro Vancouver, congestion-induced delays are the norm on the region’s roads and…
April 16, 2018
BC

News & Commentary

Mobility Pricing: An idea whose time has come?
In a few weeks, the Mobility Pricing Independent Commission will release its final report to TransLink and the Mayors’ Council. The commission has been reviewing…
April 16, 2018
BC

Income & Wages
Policy Note

BC’s poverty reduction plans: Progress and next steps
After years of the previous BC government refusing to develop a poverty reduction plan, the new provincial government is finally moving forward on a plan.…
April 13, 2018
National Office

Housing & Homelessness
News & Commentary

Ten things to know about the newly signed federal-provincial-territorial housing framework agreement
A federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) framework agreement on housing was signed on April 10 in Toronto. It supports the Trudeau government’s National Housing Strategy, which was released last fall.Here…
April 13, 2018
National Office

Indigenous Rights
News & Commentary
Protest & Social Movements

Nearly 200 arrests and counting
Image: Rogue Collective (Flickr Creative Commons) The build started with a single West Coast cedar tree. In the early hours of March 10, against the…
April 13, 2018
BC
National Office

Energy Policy
Environment & Sustainability
Indigenous Rights
News Release

Media advisory: Public policy experts available to comment on Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
OTTAWA AND VANCOUVER — With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley set to meet Sunday in Ottawa on…
April 13, 2018
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BC

Health Care
Policy Note
Public Services & Privatization

Move to prevent extra billing will strengthen BC’s public health system
It’s taken over 14 years, but British Columbians will finally be protected against unlawful charges for medical services — just like all other Canadians. In…
April 11, 2018

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