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  • TransLink boss salary of $319,244+? Peanuts

    Lately, there has been quite a fuss about how much the top people at TransLink get paid to provide road and transit services in BC’s lower mainland. The Huffington Post describes the salary for a potential new Chief Executive Officer as “eye popping.” The job advertisement describes “a salary of…

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    Canadian corporations abuse investment treaties, bully governments into environmental backtrack: study

    Canadian investors have exploited a controversial mechanism in international investment treaties to challenge public interest regulations in 24 different countries, according to a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by trade and investment researcher Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, documents the 55 known cases of Canadian…

  • The Smart Tax Alliance. Non-Partisan? Really?

    Last Thursday BC newspapers carried a large ad supporting implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax.  The advertisement was signed by the “Smart Taxation Alliance” a group of 30 or so employer organizations. The ad carried the usual dubious arguments that transferring the cost of taxes from corporations to consumers will…

  • September 2008: A New Pension Debate?

    Most workers today are facing bleak retirement prospects Back in the 1960s and 1970s, there was a big Canadian pensions debate, centred mainly on the issue of how to address the then pressing problem of poverty and income security in old age. Launched by the NDP, the labour movement and…

  • September 2004: Filling Our Tanks (And Brains) With The Wrong Fuel

    Lament for an election in which the crucial issue was ignored Anyone who has recently bought or leased a new car in Canada may find this warning in its Driver’s Manual: “In order to maintain good performance, fuel economy and emissions control, we strongly recommend the use of gasoline that…

  • #BoycottTims? It’s about time.

    Twitter was raging against Tim Hortons last Thursday. According to the Ottawa Sun, for much of the day the hottest trending topic in Canada was #BoycottTims. It’s about time, I thought to myself, these allegations have been in the news for at least a couple of years. Back in 2013,…

  • Lac-Mégantic : camouflage de la vérité derrière l’échec de la réglementation

    La semaine dernière, 10 mois après la catastrophe qui a frappé la ville de Lac‑Mégantic, les procureurs du gouvernement du Québec ont déposé des accusations criminelles contre trois employés de première ligne de la société Montréal Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA). Chaque suspect, qui a dû défiler en public, menottes…

  • TFSA analysis in Budget 2015 does a number on Canadians: report

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The federal budget’s claims regarding who would benefit from doubling the Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) annual contribution ceiling exclude key contextual data thereby leading to erroneous conclusions, says an analysis released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The analysis,…

  • October 2008: Prescription for Trouble

    Government’s links to Big Pharma threat to public health Does anyone remember that the Conservative party, just four years ago, promised to implement a national drug plan? During the 2004 election, with health care a top priority for Canadians, the Conservatives made a commitment of $2.8 billion for a federal…

  • Presentation to the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy On Bill 8

    Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act Thank you for this opportunity to speak to Bill 8 – a Bill that seeks to protect Ontarians’ right to universal public health care. I am an economist based in Toronto, and a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives based…

  • A Conversation on Climate Justice

    In February and March, the Climate Justice Project hosted This Changes BC: A Conversation on Climate Justice. Over four Saturdays, a group of 34 citizens from Metro Vancouver gathered to talk about what climate solutions could look like in their lives and our province. Having worked on these issues for many…

  • July 2008: A Denial of Fundamental Justice

    Conservatives’ no-fly list violates rights, rule of law Since September 11, 2001, both Liberal and Conservative governments have introduced a vast array of measures that they claim are needed to combat terrorism. Some are enacted through laws such as the Public Safety Act and the Anti-Terrorism Act. Many others have…