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How the GATS Undermines the Right to Regulate
Lessons from the US-Gambling Case Download 187.85 KB15 pages
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CCPA Manitoba Presentation to Standing Policy Committee on Protection, Community Services and Parks in support of the tabling of the Supervised Consumption Site in Winnipeg report June 7, 2021
Since 2005, we have led the annual State of the Inner City research project, which has collaborated with Winnipeg over forty community-based organizations (CBOs) working in the inner city. The project researches issues that matter to CBOs and the communities they serve. It connects the personal struggles of the people…
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Site C is not necessary and if completed would raise British Columbians’ Hydro bills: submission
CCPA-BC submission reconsiders the economics of Site C dam READ THE FULL SUBMISSION HERE. Vancouver–The Site C dam is not necessary, and moving forward to completion is likely to have adverse impacts on BC Hydro and ratepayers of all classes. That is the conclusion of a submission to the BC…
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Canadian Postal Services exposed to attack by US Multinationals at WTO
Study READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Ottawa–Multinational courier companies are attempting to impose postal policy reforms rejected by Parliament and the Canadian public through the back door of WTO trade negotiations and litigation, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “The recent $US 160 million…
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This post originally appeared on DeSmog Canada. On January 20, BC Hydro issued a press release singing the praises of a new hydro transmission line not far from where preliminary work has begun to build the $9-billion Site C dam. The release, headlined “New transmission line to power development in…
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FTAA: A Dangerous NAFTA-GATS Hybrid
Canada’s initial offer threatens vital interests Download 68.32 KB
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Model Sites for Rural Midwifery in Nova Scotia: Built to Fail?
On Monday morning, there is a rally planned to try and save the South Shore Community Midwives, one of Nova Scotia’s rural midwifery programs. The program has been suspended for three weeks and its long term survival is in question. The current crisis presents an opportunity to rethink the program’s…