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Proposed forest policy leaves First Nations bereft
Ten years ago, the provincial government made the welcome decision to provide greater opportunities for First Nations to participate in and benefit from forestry operations…
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Fossil-Fueled GDP Growth
Yesterday, Statistics Canada reported that the Canadian economy had a month of fossil-fueled growth in August. Overall GDP was up by 0.3%, only half as much as…
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Erika Shaker: Scapegoating youth in the war on progress
In July 2013, Erika Shaker, Director of CCPA’s Education Project, was invited to deliver a lecture at the 2013 Summer Institute—an intensive, two-week, interdisciplinary workshop that invites…
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Massive Secret Surveillance in Canada
Canadian government spies on Brazil — and its own citizens In the September issue of the CCPA Monitor, I reported on the U.S. National Security…
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Imagining A Moral Economy
Transition to carbon-free economy requires moral leadership “If it is wrong to wreck the climate, then it is wrong to profit from that wreckage.” —From the…
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Corporate Power, Government Subservience
Most people want corporate power curbed — governments don’t Several years ago, an Ipsos Global Public Affairs poll disclosed that a large majority of the…
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Hennessy’s Index: November 2013
Wal-Mart or Costco? Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world.…
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Work Life: Academic Freedom
Ivory tower privilege or public interest? The University of Manitoba narrowly averted its third faculty strike in eighteen years in late October, a strike that…
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Global carbon budget is a harsh reality check for Canadian investors
The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) should be a wake-up call for Canada. With a development model based on ever…
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