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July 2005: Peak Oil and the End of Globalization
U.S. dependence on oil drives its efforts to control what’s left When Paul Martin met with George Bush and Vicente Fox in Texas last March to chart further continental integration (while Martin’s neo-liberal competitor for the Liberal Party crown, John Manley, was pushing for even further subordination of Canada’s economic…
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July 2005: Congratulations to the CCPA on its 25th anniversary…
…from members and supporters all across the country Accurate and honest reporting “There are only a handful of periodical publications left in Canada that are not fully under the control of the corporate colossus. The most important of them all is unquestionably The CCPA Monitor. “It is the only place…
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December 2004: Waste Not, Want Not
One of our most precious resources flushed down the drain Nearly a century ago, when Dr. F. H. King visited China, Japan and Korea, he found that the “fertilizer” used by their farmers to produce bountiful crops was human excrement. In his 1911 book about Asian agriculture, Farmers of Forty…
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Labour Deserves More Than Tip of Hat
John Hamm’s Labour Day message asks Nova Scotians to “honour the role of working people.” But such proclamations do little to address the realities of deteriorating wages and working conditions that workers face. Work is changing, but not for the better. Where have the benefits of technology and productivity increases…
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April 2004: On Acting Local
Some alternatives to corporate globalization are already working It’s time to move on from analyzing what’s wrong. Let’s acknowledge that some solutions have been tried–and found working! We now know, as does the WTO, that its principles don’t work, not even for free enterprise and certainly not for the vast…
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March 2004: ANC Government Breaks Mandela’s Promises
Poor South Africans forced to buy water from private supplier Another dusty day in Orange Farm near Johannesburg: red earth split in cracks, long dry dirt roads leading to the freeway that leads to the city. The sun above is a huge fiery ball sucking up whatever moisture its rays…
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Taking another look at Martin’s fiscal legacy
Cuts to government programs painful and unnecessary–report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–Paul Martin’s sterling reputation as the deficit hero may not be entirely justified, according to a study released today by the Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) project, coordinated by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Paul Martin,…
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Cruise ship industry not a panacea for port cities
Study says industry growth will slow, governments should be realistic about economic expectations (Halifax) A report released by the CCPA today finds that Canadian ports need to take a sober and realistic look at their expectations of the cruise industry. The study finds that, in their rush to embrace the…
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New way of thinking about Aboriginal education needed
Major new study on Inner City High Schools based on the views of Aboriginal students, parents, educators CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Winnipeg) Aboriginal high-school students want the education necessary to enable them to participate fully in Canadian society and in their own self-governance, but they do not…
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Evidence shows public-private partnerships not a solution, experts
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A panel of experts from Britain, the U.S. and Canada on “public-private partnerships” (P3’s) say that British Columbia should think twice before adopting the P3 model. Three of the four panelists, who were brought to Vancouver to speak at a public forum…
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Inner city renewal endangered by death of funding agreement
Report demonstrates need for new tri-level revitalization agreement CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Winnipeg – The expiry of the Winnipeg Development Agreement on March 31, 2001 threatens to kill Winnipeg’s unique twenty-year history of tri-level funding for inner-city revitalization–and with it the fragile process of renewal in inner…
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March 2001: “Toxic Bob” Wastes Burma
Forced labour and pollution rampant at Canadian-owned mine According to a recent report, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., a Canadian company owned by Robert Friedland, is “raping the environment” and using forced labour in Burma. Ivanhoe operates the US$90 million Monywa copper mine, Burma’s largest mining investment, in a 50-50 partnership with…