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  • Repaying debt might not be best use of offshore money

    As announced on Sunday, July 11, Nova Scotians are finally going to benefit from the good fortune of having fossil fuels not far from our shores. The offshore deal was signed in 1986, and revenues are expected to continue to be paid out for another 15 years. Over nearly 40…

  • Closing the Loop: Zero Waste, GHG Emissions and Green Jobs in BC

    Below is the summary for our latest Climate Justice Project report, Closing the Loop: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Creating Green Jobs through Zero Waste in BC (I recommend checking the much prettier full paper, stand-alone summary, and awesome infographic by Sam Bradd on the website). Closing the Loop was a complex and challenging…

  • The Latin American Revolution (II)

    El Salvador the latest Latin American country to turn left Joining the revolutionary wave sweeping Latin America, the people of El Salvador in March elected the first progressive government in the country’s 168-year history, by voting in the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), a former left-wing guerrilla army. Mauricio…

  • A Key Neglected Tool For Economic Recovery

    A different and improved money system is urgently needed An improved money system could provide governments in Canada and elsewhere with abundant funding, not only to enable us to pull out of the current recession, but also to meet the whole range of social needs that confront us — from…

  • November 2003: The Vanishing Country (Part I of III)

    It’s not too late to preserve Canada as an independent country The subtitle of my book The Vanishing Country, published a year ago by McLelland & Stewart, is Is it too late to save Canada? I personally don’t think it’s too late, but even some great Canadian nationalists such as…

  • BC’s child care crisis IS an election issue

    The provincial election is off and running, and once again families and communities know that childcare should be a high priority for every candidate in every riding. After eight years of failed policies, ad hoc decisions, and inadequate funding, B.C. childcare is in a crisis. Just ask any young family…

  • RIP Clyde Hertzman

    As many of you have likely heard, late last week we at the CCPA lost a great friend, and Canada lost one of its greatest advocates for children: See here and here. The sudden and untimely passing of Clyde Hertzman comes as a terrible shock. Clyde was the life partner…

  • Atlantic Canada’s story of inequality

    Statistics Canada released new data yesterday on high income trends in Canada with nary a mention of the Atlantic Provinces. From a Canadian comparative perspective, the data told a story that was more striking for most of the rest of the country and in particular, Alberta, Ontario, BC and Quebec where 92%…

  • The Latin American Revolution (I)

    Latin American Presidents address World Social Forum In a historic first, on January 29, five Latin American Presidents addressed the 2009 World Social Forum (WSF) held in Belem, Brazil: Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Evo Morales of Bolivia, Rafael Correa of Ecuador, Lula da Silva of Brazil, and Fernando Lugo of…

  • Most BC families are vulnerable as we head into a recession

    Many people think that our province’s economic woes are just beginning. But in fact, even before the current recession started, most BC families were falling behind. A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals that not only are the poorest families in BC worse off than…

  • Nailing down homeless targets

    Kudos to BC’s Auditor General for his report on homelessness last week. John Doyle’s report raised numerous concerns, including that the provincial government lacks solid numbers on how many homeless people there are in BC, who they are, and most importantly, he found that the province does not have a…

  • Obama visit puts Canada on the defensive

    When President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet in Canada this Thursday, the growing economic crisis will be the main point of discussion. And Harper could quickly find himself in a position he doesn’t like to be in: on the defensive. Canada, as the smaller of the two…