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The Monitor
A lot of AI discourse masks the fact that it is the result of a series of policy choices. Despite the government evoking Margaret Thatcher’s infamous “there is no alternative,” we do have a choice. And we should be serious about what that choice is.
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A guide to standing up to book bans and beyond, and how to protect and strengthen public education in Canada
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Government Policy & Budgets
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The “Buy Canadian” report card
Evaluating Canadian federal, provincial, and territorial government efforts to develop local procurement policies
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A Budget for the Many: CCPA-NS Submission to Nova Scotia Budget 2027—28
The CCPA-NS’ budgetary submission is based on the priorities that were outlined in the Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2026.
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Data centre regulation in the public interest: A closing window of opportunity in Canada
Canada has to act fast before data centres create sunk costs, infrastructure dependencies and political pressure to accommodate the AI industry
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Can’t cut your way to being a better city
The City of Winnipeg can’t maintain public resources by keeping property taxes below inflation.
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What’s in the Canada Investment Summit “deal book?”
The feds’ summit came with a long list of investment opportunities for Canadian industries. A look at the list shows old-fashioned resource extraction.
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Public sector austerity is driving unemployment numbers in Canada
Tariffs are beginning to bite but it’s public sector workers who are taking the biggest hit these days
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Fairer pay in the public sector: Gender and new Canadian pay gaps in the public and private sectors, 2025
While pay gaps persist, the public sector remains a fairer place for both women and new Canadians to work
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Taxing the rich: What’s on the table in the 2026 B.C. election?
Different parties have different ideas for how to reform the B.C. tax system and potentially make the rich pay a fairer share.
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B.C.’s fiscal choices after the provincial election
No matter which party wins, there are some difficult choices coming in the next fiscal year.
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Bill C-39 is a massive corporate giveaway
The feds’ latest omnibus bill dismantles environmental regulation, steamrolls Indigenous rights, and attacks workers
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Not adding up: Surgical and diagnostic privatization in Ontario
The Ontario government favours for-profit delivery of surgeries and medical imaging, but the evidence shows this isn’t good health policy
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Alberta’s U.S.-style health care reforms will increase costs for businesses
The benefits of single-payer medicare are undeniable. Alberta’s reforms upend the economic benefits of public health insurance
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