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Canada’s Climate Conundrum: Government oil and gas production policies will doom emission reduction targets
In 2015 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proclaimed in Paris that “Canada is back!” and committed to a 30 per cent emissions reduction from 2005 levels by 2030. So how is that going? According to Canada’s most-recent submission to the UN, emissions were down a mere two per cent from 2005…
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Bankers and cleaners
So who is worth more to society: someone who cleans hospitals for a living or someone who runs a bank? The answer to that question might seem subjective. Someone flat on their back in a hospital room might have pretty strong opinions. But Britain’s New Economics Forum (NEF) has produced…
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Severe climate events cost BC economy billions more than reported estimates
Caroline and Paul Mosterman have seen their share of unusual weather in four-plus decades of farming. But nothing comes remotely close to what they experienced in November 2021 when their Sumas Prairie farm was inundated by floodwater. Because the couple farmed on a floodplain, they had no flood insurance. So,…
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Manitoba leaving money for health care, long-term care, housing and essential worker supports on the table – new CCPA National report
A version of this commentary was published in the Winnipeg Free Press February 2, 2021. A new report finds that Manitoba does not have plans to spend federal money now when its urgently needed during COVID-19. Manitoba has fiscal room to do more to step up and provide needed funding…
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Shrouded in Secrecy
The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital Redevelopment and the Privatization of Nova Scotia’s Health Care Infrastructure Attachments Shrouded 1.png Shrouded 2.png Shrouded 3.png
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Federal Budget Response 2019
Budget 2019 identifies important targets, but falls short of substantial change OTTAWA—Budget 2019, tabled today in the House of Commons, takes steps forward on municipal infrastructure, support for seniors and capping the regressive stock option deduction, but missed the mark on delivering housing affordability and the significant cost-savings that can…
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Long-term care and home health services in BC on steady decline
Province-wide audit provides clear picture of cuts since 2001, documents lost beds READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) Access to long-term care and home health services for BC seniors has decreased significantly over the past three years, in spite of rising pressures from an aging population and cuts to the…
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The best and worst cities in Canada to be a woman in 2019
Study results point to uneven progress, with many women still waiting for meaningful change READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada in 2019. Overall, this year’s report…
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Licence sticker fees could hire 12,000 nurses
The Ontario government’s plan to get rid of licence plate sticker fees on household vehicles will cost the treasury $1 billion a year. That’s a big number, but here’s an easy way to picture it: $1 billion is what it would cost to hire 12,000 new registered nurses. By sheer…
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Goin’ slow: BC Budget fails to make meaningful investments in climate action
The BC government’s new climate plan, CleanBC, was released in December 2018 to great fanfare. The plan, as we noted back then, is progress after many years of stalling and pretend climate leadership, but is still a work in progress. The government’s widely repeated claim that CleanBC gets 75% of the…
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Final farewell to the CCPA
Dear friends, After 22 years as founding Director of the CCPA’s BC Office, this month marks the end of my employment with the CCPA. Given that, I wanted to share some farewell thoughts and thanks (in addition to those I wrote when I announced my departure plans last spring). Leaving…
