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Canadian pig industry: the need for change
In Canada, large industrial operations designed to raise hundreds to thousands of pigs in confinement have largely replaced the small, mixed farms that dominated the landscape before the Second World War. These pig factories typically rely on liquid manure systems and have been widely criticized for their negative impact on…
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Fast Facts: Pandemic Punctures Childcare Illusion
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 25, 2020. Who knew that childcare would punch through as a key priority in a global pandemic? The illusion that childcare is a simple and private family matter has just been shattered by swiftly-moving events. For years, Canadian governments could treat childcare…
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A day in the life of migrant workers
Migrant workers are a large and growing part of the Canadian workforce—and face particular hurdles from employers and governments.
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T’Sou-ke First Nation: Building a network of clean energy systems
A First Nation cannot survive without a healthy environment. If we take care of the environment, the environment will take care of us. Offsetting fossil fuels or the destruction of [the] planet in any way is something that all First Nations can grasp because we have a deep connection to…
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Remarks to the Finance Committee on banking and COVID-19
David Macdonald appeared as an expert witness before the federal Finance Committee June 18, to discuss banking and the government’s response to COVID-19. This is a copy of his prepared remarks. Thank you Mr. Chair and I’d like to thank the Committee for their invitation to speak to you today.…
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A surplus at all costs? Balanced budget fixation hurts BC
Almost every year at budget time, BC governments of all stripes predict public coffers are going to be worse off than they’re likely truly expecting. This habit is usually portrayed as harmless or even prudent, but when the budget room available to us is systematically underestimated, it distorts the scope…
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Canada’s largest companies could easily eliminate pension deficits, but choose shareholder payouts instead: Report
OTTAWA—Canada’s largest publicly-traded companies could have eliminated their defined benefit (DB) pension deficits five times over with the value of what they chose to pay out to shareholders instead in 2017 alone, according to a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Put another way, these companies could…
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The Nova Scotia government must commit to housing as a human right
One of the critical causes of homelessness and the lack of affordable housing is government’s lack of commitment to protecting and advancing housing as a human right.
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Dentro De La Fortaleza
Lo Que Ocurre En Las Negociaciones Del Alca Sobre el Autor Marc Lee es Investigador Económico del Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, en Columbia Británica. Lee cuenta con una maestría en Economía de la Universidad Simon Fraser y es Licenciado en Economía de la Universidad Western. Previo a su ingreso…
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No Time to Lose: Alternative Federal Budget outlines progressive plan to boost competitiveness ahead of the fall economic update
Experts urge policymakers to ignore calls for corporate tax cuts and instead take bold action on inequality, sustainability and economic justice OTTAWA—With the country facing significant and unpredictable headwinds going into another federal election year, the 2019 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB)—released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives…
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Le Budget fédéral alternatif : Pas de temps à perdre présente un plan progressiste pour favoriser la compétitivité en prévision de la mise à jour économique d’automne
Les experts exhortent les décideurs politiques à ignorer les appels en faveur d’une réduction de l’impôt des sociétés et à prendre plutôt des mesures audacieuses en matière d’inégalité, de durabilité et de justice économiques CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA — Alors que le pays fait face à des…
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Fast Facts: More cells not the answer
A recent editorial in the Winnipeg Free Press (“Programs won’t solve jail crisis” Feb 8, 2013) by the President of the Manitoba Government Employees Union (MGEU) calls on the province to continue building more jails as a response to jail overcrowding. Given recent changes to legislation that will cause the…
