L’augmentation de la capacité du pipeline Trans Mountain n’est plus nécessaire selon un nouveau rapport d’expert
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
VANCOUVER - Les prévisions qui sous-tendent l’engagement de 12,6 milliards de dollars du gouvernement fédéral à l’égard du projet de doubler la capacité de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain (TMX) ne tiennent plus la route en 2020, selon un nouveau rapport de géologue d’expérience David Hughes.
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Trans Mountain pipeline expansion no longer needed: new expert report
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
VANCOUVER - The assumptions underlying the federal government’s $12.6 billion commitment to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) no longer stand up in 2020, according to a new report from veteran earth scientist David Hughes.
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Reassessment of Need for the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project
The assumptions underlying the federal government’s $12.6 billion commitment to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) no longer stand up in 2020, according to this new report from veteran earth scientist David Hughes released as a part of the Corporate Mapping Project.
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Civil society letter supporting India's and South Africa's proposal for a TRIPS Agreement waiver for COVID-19 treatments
The CCPA is proud to sign the letter below from our colleagues at the Third World Network. Endorsed so far by over 350 civil society organizations worldwide, the letter urges WTO member governments to support a proposal from South Africa and India calling for the suspension of the implementation, application and enforcement of certain WTO TRIPS obligations (regarding patents, copyright, industrial design, and protection of undisclosed information) for the treatment, prevention and containment of COVID-19.
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Transition Time?
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Energy Attitudes in Southern Saskatchewan
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
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16 pages
As energy and climate issues dominate political debate in Saskatchewan, we often lose sight of where the public actually stands on many of these issues. Transition Time? Energy Attitudes in Southern Saskatchewan by Andrea Oilve, Emily Eaton, Randy Besco, Nathan Olmstead, and Catherine Moez surveys 502 Saskatchewan residents, from Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Kindersely, Shaunavon, Weyburn, Estevan, and Lloydminster on questions about climate change, energy transition, SaskPower and Indigenous revenue-sharing.
Many Dangers of Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Number of pages in documents:
57 pages
Many Dangers of Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Newfoundland and Labrador provides evidence about these deals that should make Newfoundlanders and Labradorians very concerned about how their government is making decisions when it comes to spending public revenue.
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The Monitor, November/December 2020
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Democracy in free fall?
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Thursday, October 15, 2020
Donald Trump makes people sick, himself and his entourage included. Given the U.S. president's shameful, almost criminally negligent record on COVID-19, it will be surprising if he is re-elected on November 3. A sizeable expat community aside, most Canadians will not have a say in that race but its outcome will be felt globally.
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Newfoundland and Labrador takes a risky turn toward P3s—warns new report
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Halifax,NS/St.John’s, NL—A new report released today, Many Dangers of Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Newfoundland and Labrador provides evidence about these deals that should make Newfoundlanders and Labradorians very concerned about how their government is making decisions when it comes to spending public revenue.
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Skyrocketing Billionaire Wealth
While millions of Canadians continue to struggle due to the impacts of COVID-19, the 20 wealthiest Canadians collectively got $37 billion richer since the pandemic began, new CCPA research shows. The past six months have been some of the most economically catastrophic in Canadian history and lead author Alex Hemingway says a one-time excess wealth tax and annual wealth tax are needed if Canada is to reverse the rise of extreme inequality in this country.
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