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Budget 2023/24 Does not Make Up for Seven Years of Health Care Cuts and Privatization
Manitoba health care is at a crossroads. From emergency care to home care, the entire system is at a breaking point caused by Pallister-era decisions to close emergency rooms and privatize services. Instead of stepping up to fix these problems, Premier Stefanson has carried on the same agenda of cuts…
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Brandon University left behind in budget 2023
As the old adage goes, budgets are not only a financial blueprint for a government’s plan but also demonstrate their choices and values. Manitoba’s universities have been under attack by the Manitoba Government. Since the 2017 budget, funding below the rate of inflation has resulted in a substantial revenue shortfall.…
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High CEO pay shatters previous records, now 227 times more than average worker pay
C-suite payrolls are so massive they account for at least 40% of some companies’ losses CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA — Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs made 227 times more than the average worker made in 2018, surpassing all previous records, according to a new report from…
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October 2006: We Didn’t Really Say “No” to Missile Defence
Canadian complicity and participation in BMD continues Contrary to a widely popular feel-good myth, Canada did not reject participation in the U.S.-led “Ballistic Missile Defence” (BMD) weapons program. Unfortunately, BMD is still very much alive and well and thriving in Canada. In fact, Canada has been complicit in BMD for…
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New report: Canada isn’t spending what it takes to succeed in the global shift to a clean economy; Budget 2023 must include ambitious climate investment plan
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA], 9 February 2023 For Canada to compete in the global clean economy, the federal government must adopt an ambitious investment plan to match the scale of the climate and affordability crises, finds a new report released today by…
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State of play – 3rd party advertising rules and the 2013 provincial election
BC’s third party election advertising law has been highly controversial since its introduction in 2008. I wrote the following briefing note to help organizations understand if/how the law affects them. BC’s 3rd party election advertising law applies to many many kinds of public communication during a provincial election campaign —…
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Introduction to Quebec Education in the Context of Globalization
Education for the World, Education for All This is the introductory article of the CCPA ‘Our Schools/Our Selves’ publication: Education for the World, Education for All: Education in the Context of Globalization edited by Jocelyn Berthelot. Click here to access the publication page. Introduction Globalization is still a hot topic.…
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Skyrocketing rent pushes modest apartments out of reach for lower-income Canadians in 97% of neighbourhoods
New study maps the rental affordability crisis in Canada’s cities CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—In nearly every neighbourhood, in all parts of Canada, the hourly wage needed to afford an apartment rental is far above minimum wages and rising quickly, according to a new study released today…
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The first comprehensive review of BC’s Labour Code in over a quarter of a century has resulted in changes to the law to strengthen protections and collective bargaining rights for workers. In addition to requiring a review of the Code every five years, the changes will: Strengthen successorship rights for workers…
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Memo to northeast BC: More fracking earthquakes ahead
Of the many “unknowns” flagged in a recent science panel report, few are as disturbing as the finding that no one can say how destructive an earthquake may one day be triggered during brute-force oil and gas industry fracking operations. The panel’s report—commissioned by Michelle Mungall, BC’s Minister of Energy,…
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Inside job: How BC Hydro customers wound up bankrolling private power companies
The chickens have finally come home to roost on the previous BC government’s private power giveaway. The just-released provincial report by Ken Davidson on the costs of BC Hydro’s power purchases is a damning indictment of its electricity policies—policies whose exorbitant and wholly unnecessary costs will saddle BC ratepayers with…
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