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  • The Olympics, Housing and Homelessness in Vancouver

    With just two years to go before the 2010 Olympics, promises of housing and benefits for low-income people in Vancouver made during the bid process have been forgotten by all three levels of government. Not only are marginalized populations in Vancouver not benefiting from the Games, they are being displaced…

  • The Great Bear Rainforest – Carbon Store or Carbon Story?

    The provincial government, First Nations and environmental organizations alike have all hailed it as an ecological triumph and a shining beacon of a new economic order based on conservation principles. Yet when it comes to talking openly about one of the hallmarks of that emerging economy – a project that…

  • February 2008: Spreading Toxic and Radioactve Carnage

    Deadly uranium in U.S. weapons comes from Saskatchewan mines “It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for error lies on the surface while truth lies in the depths, where few are willing to search for it.”—Goethe. Six years ago, when the U.S. government launched its war against…

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    Controversial NAFTA challenges continue to grow—study

    READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The number of challenges launched by foreign investors against Canada under NAFTA’s controversial investment rules continues to grow, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study looks at the six new NAFTA cases filed against Canada over the…

  • Resource Economics Project (BC)

    Government inaction on deepening coastal crisis demands independent forestry review

    Anyone who has paid attention knows that things are wrong, horribly wrong, with what was once the dominant industry on Vancouver Island and indeed coastal BC. Forest companies are shutting down mills left and right. Log exports are at or near record levels. Wood waste is so rampant that two…

  • TILMA a Major Hurdle to BC Climate Action Plans

    Premier Gordon Campbell has positioned BC as a global leader on climate change. From handshakes with Al Gore and Arnold Schwarzenegger to an ambitious plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by one-third by 2020, his enthusiasm for fighting climate change is laudable. However, the Premier’s interest in harmonizing provincial standards…

  • March 2006: Empty Promises, Dashed Hopes

    10 years after Beijing conference, women are still waiting In the plenary session of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing more than 10 years ago, this proclamation was made by the Tanzanian chairperson, Gertrude Mongella: “A revolution has begun! There is no turning back!” All the delegates from…

  • December 2007: No Excuse For Denying Drug Coverage

    It’s time to end Canadians’ long wait for Pharmacare Canadians have been waiting for Pharmacare since the early 1960s when it was proposed by the Royal Commission on Health Care. However, despite repeated promises in the ensuing decades from the National Forum on Health and even the Liberal party itself…

  • Homelessness-Moving toward real solutions

    This week, as we think about homelessness in our communities, let us commit ourselves to solutions.  Real solutions.  Beyond the spontaneous generosity of bus drivers or the fundraising of CEOs who will be sleeping out downtown.  While these actions bring attention to homelessness, they do not address systemic issues that…

  • Economic Security Project (BC)

    Bill 48 strips workers of their basic rights

    Study says bill should be repealed, and minimum employment standards restored for all workers READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Legislation that allows employers to “opt out” of minimum legal employment standards has resulted in substandard and unfair working conditions and may be unconstitutional, according to a study released…

  • May 2007: Down in the Dumps? Cheer Up!

    It’s too early to celebrate, but things could be a lot worse You may have missed the news about a recent study by the Mayo Clinic on optimism and pessimism. The study over a 40-year period concluded that optimists live longer than pessimists: “Grouchers and grumblers don’t enjoy the longevity…

  • A Rising Tide of Housing: St. John’s, NL

    Although the City of St. John’s, NL, has experienced a recent economic upswing, it has found that a rising tide does not lift all boats. More and more, vulnerable people in St. John’s are finding it difficult to access housing. St. John’s is very similar to Winnipeg in some ways.…