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.
A guide to standing up to book bans and beyond, and how to protect and strengthen public education in Canada
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A tribute to the 16th Premier of Manitoba, written by Molly McCracken for the Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues fundraising brunch.

U.S. trade policy has been geared to the absurd assumption that drug prices are “low” in the rest of the world because of high U.S.…

The U.S. midterms, Canada-U.S. trade and the backlash to Trumponomics

This page brings together progressive policy organizations’ responses to the 2026 federal budget.

The feds have produced a big business budget masquerading as the answer to cost of living

First published in the Winnipeg Free Press on November 5, 2026.

U.S.-style health care has come to Canada, but the federal government is not enforcing the Canada Health Act

The Productivity Mega-Deduction could have been an important piece of industrial strategy. Instead, it is a giveaway to resource extraction companies.

Inadequate supports for workers impacted by Trump’s tariff war; no new public service investments

Funding constraints make it challenging for municipalities to address social issues without senior levels of support.

The federal government commissioned an industry-dominated task force on the pharmaceutical sector

Shift Storm newsletter—CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and climate change. September 2026 edition.
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