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Will a higher capital gains tax inclusion rate double corporate investments?
Corporate Canada’s well-oiled public relations machine is in full swing against a minor change to Canada’s tax system, which would increase the capital gains inclusion…
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Workers’ income is 100% taxable. Capital gains should be too
This week, the federal government is putting forward a motion to pass its change—announced in the 2024 federal budget—in how capital gains are taxed. The feds are…
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Do we really want Ontarians to drink more?
By now, everybody knows—on May 24, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the province will soon see as many as 8,500 more private retail outlets selling beer,…
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Policy Solutions for a Better Saskatchewan
CCPA Saskatchewan As we head into what may be the most competitive provincial election in years, we want to ensure that we use this opportunity…
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Feds put climate on the budget backburner
The following is a re-print of the March 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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Advancing worker-centred trade in the 2026 CUSMA review
The labour chapter of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (Chapter 23) contains a number of significant developments compared to the labour provisions in any previously negotiated Canadian…
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CUSMA 2026: Reversing Big Tech’s power grab
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement that replaced NAFTA includes a first-of-its-kind digital trade chapter that builds on the e-commerce chapter of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for…
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Canada should make the most of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review process
OTTAWA—The Canadian government shouldn’t be passive in the upcoming Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review process; it should strive to make the trade agreement more worker- and…
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Making the most of the CUSMA review
In 2026, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement will be up for review—and the possibility of political shakeups means that governments should start preparing now.
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The 2026 CUSMA review: prepare for the worst, plan for progress
“The way we see our relationships with each other in many respects is going to be a function of how we see our place in…
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Getting serious about enforcing CUSMA’s environmental rules
With annual global carbon emissions from fossil fuels in 2023 reaching the highest ever recorded, the need for urgent action on climate change beyond current…
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Target Mexico: Removing the bias in CUSMA dispute settlement and investor protection
An orderly method for resolving trade disputes with the United States was a top Canadian priority in negotiations toward the 1988 Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement…
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