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The CCPA’s National Office was established in 1980. Located in Ottawa, it coordinates the CCPA’s national research agenda.
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Rough trade
A critique of the draft Cancun ministerial declaration READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–The draft text of the World Trade Organization’s declaration submitted to the…
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Competition Policy in the WTO and FTAA
A Trojan Horse for International Trade Negotiations? Download 415.2 KB33 pages
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Canada and developing nations should resist competition policy rules at Cancun WTO Ministerial
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–A new study warns that a WTO agreement on competition policy could have a number of negative consequences. It recommends…
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Canada’s newspapers get failing grade for coverage of new prescription drugs
It’s hard to miss the explosion of media stories regarding miraculous new pharmaceuticals. But given that medicine can both help and harm, how reliable is…
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Our Schools/Our Selves Summer 2003
Private dollars in Canada’s “public” colleges and universities: Who really pays? This spring the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released its annual guide to Canadian…
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July 2003: Viva Chavez
U.S. fails (twice) to overthrow Venezuela’s elected president Even as the U.S. military invaded and occupied Iraq, mainly to plunder the world’s second largest oil…
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Why the “Big Idea” is a Bad Idea
A Critical Perspective on Deeper Economic Integration with the United States Download 121.9 KB35 pages
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Deep integration with U.S. not such a bright idea–study
OTTAWA–The “Big Idea”–a bargain that would see Canada giving the U.S. a strong North American security perimeter and greater access to our energy resources in…
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When Worlds Collide
Canada’s non-profit social services need to be protected in the new round of trade agreements CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–A new study…
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Intellectual Property Rights and the Canadian Pharmaceutial Marketplace
Where Do We Go From Here? Download 162.33 KB26 pages
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Extended patent protection
Who benefits? CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–The issue of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for pharmaceuticals has returned to the agenda partly as…
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From deep integration to reclaiming sovereignty
Managing Canada-U.S. economic relations under NAFTA For some months now, business leaders and other free trade proponents have been beating the drums for another big…
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