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Under Pressure
How Public Policy is Constraining Municipalities Download 703.34 KB31 pages This paper examines the full weight of neoliberal policies on Ontario municipalities and calls for…
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A BC framework for LNG, part two: the LNG income tax
Well, we saw this coming but it’s still sobering to see it in black and white. The BC government’s decision to cut its proposed LNG Income…
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A BC framework for LNG, part one: the carbon benchmark
The BC government’s proposed carbon pollution benchmarks for LNG plants leave much to be desired. The package is an impressive display of cognitive dissonance: thanks…
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Solidarity and Persistence in the Welfare Food Challenge
My clinical, community, and research work revolves around the relationship between poverty and health. I am privileged to hear the stories of patients who are…
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Minimum wage has no consistent effect on employment levels: study
OTTAWA—There is no consistent connection between higher minimum wages and employment levels in Canada, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy…
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Dispelling Minimum Wage Mythology
The Minimum Wage and the Impact on Jobs in Canada, 1983–2012 Download 697.6 KB 26 pages This report conducts a wide empirical study of Canadian…
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CCPA Submission to BC Budget Consultations 2015
Download 1.23 MB 13 pages 2015 marks the sixth year of BC’s recovery from the recession. But it’s been a slow and largely jobless recovery.…
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Let’s Not Go There Again
You would think that the fiasco of the government forcing BC Hydro in recent years to buy run-of-river and other IPP supply that it didn’t…
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Wage War on Poverty, Not on Teachers and Schools: Poverty and Education in Nova Scotia
Today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. There is lots of work ahead of us before we achieve that goal. Poverty rates in…
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