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Who is Canada’s “climate king”?
The following is a re-print of the May 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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Do you trust AI to deliver your EI?
This week Prime Minister Mark Carney announced MP Evan Solomon as Canada’s first “minister for artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation.” There is no doubt…
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Painting itself into a corner: LNG and the climate-affordability trade-off in B.C.
The B.C. government has painted itself into a corner by claiming to be climate action leaders while at the same time encouraging increased gas production for export
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Our political imagination is failing the Trump test
The following is a re-print of the February 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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A eulogy for carbon pricing–and what comes next
Canada’s bold experiment with carbon pricing is over, pulled by new Prime Minister Mark Carney to remove a controversial wedge issue before the coming federal…
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Never let a good crisis go to waste
The following is a re-print of the January 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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Ten Trump-proof nation-building projects for a strong, independent Canada
Thanks to decades of concerted action by Canadian businesses and governments—often working in opposition to workers and the broader public interest—the Canadian economy is now…
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Canada’s proposed high speed rail shouldn’t be a public private partnership
The federal government’s announcement on February 19 that it will pursue an electrified high speed rail (HSR) project from Toronto to Quebec City is welcome…
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AI is taking away opportunities for students to learn and think
As a secondary educator in Ontario’s public school system, I am currently staring generative artificial intelligence (genAI) in the face, and it’s not pretty.
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An east-west oil pipeline is a trap—Canada needs an east-west electricity grid
Trump’s economic warfare and threats of annexation have triggered a rare moment of political agreement in Canada. We desperately need to reduce our economic dependence…
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Can BC maintain its climate policies in the face of Trump’s tariff threats?
Even though they’re currently on pause, the threat of Trump tariffs has sent shockwaves through the Canadian economy. British Columbia’s exports to the United States,…
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Canada’s environmental racism law needs to be stronger
For decades, the residents of Grassy Narrows First Nation have struggled with severe health problems that experts attribute to mercury poisoning—a legacy of unchecked industrial…
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