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Trade and Investment Research Project
Expert research on international trade and investment treaties and globalization
The Trade and Investment Research Project (TIRP) is an independently funded project administered by the CCPA. TIRP pools the trade policy research resources and expertise of Canadian non-governmental organizations from a variety of sectors. It produces expert research on a wide range of important trade and investment policy issues.
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March 2005: The Suicidal Cult of Individualism
Rich may learn too late that greed is self-destructive The poet Robert Frost speculated on whether the world would be ended by fire or ice,…
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March 2005: Time for a Klein-Up
Hey, Ralph, enjoy your oil-fuelled party, but then clean up Now that Ralph Klein has won his fourth term as Alberta premier, Canadians ought to…
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The Challenge for Change
Realizing the Legacy of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry Report Download 780.76 KB 32 pages
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Challenging McWorld
Second Edition Download 543.81 KB 206 pages Today’s youth live, communicate and act in a wired world of corporate logos, symbols and branding. “McWorld” is…
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FastFacts: Keeping Them Poor
Women and the Minimum Wage Download 30.76 KB 2 pages Attachments Audio File: Keeping Them Poor: Women and the Minimum Wage
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Of Independence and Faustian Bargains
Going Down the Deep Integration Road With Uncle Sam Download 111.87 KB16 pages
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Government Moving Under Radar to Align Policies, Regulations to the U.S.—Report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The federal government’s soon-to-be-released foreign policy review will say little, if anything, about one of its most important…
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Ill-Health Canada
Putting Food and Drug Company Profits Ahead of Safety Canada’s political and industry élites have made their choice: corporate profits are to trump the protection…
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New CCPA study charges Health Canada with abandoning its duty to protect Canadians’ health and safety
OTTAWA—If Health Canada’s proposed “modernization” of the Food & Drugs Act is adopted, the Department’s already inadequate protection of Canadians’ health and safety will be…
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Federal Budget 2005: Something for everyone?
In a budget seemingly designed by public relations professionals and electoral strategists rather than public policy analysts, the Liberals have crafted a document that they…
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No wonder Stephen Harper is so pleased with the Liberal budget
The great thing about budgets is that the numbers cut right through the spin and reveal the real priorities of governments. The 2005 Federal Budget…
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Does the 2005 federal budget pass the credibility test?
The 2005 federal budget was an important credibility test for Paul Martin’s government. While Martin has been actively involved in shaping the budget for more…
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