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Fast Facts: Manitoba Health Coalition Responds to Shared Health Report: “COVID-19 Health System Recovery Plan”
On March 15 – the day that the Government of Manitoba lifted all remaining public health measures including mask mandates, vaccine passports and isolation requirements – the “COVID-19 Health System Recovery Plan” was released. The Manitoba Health Coalition was encouraged to see a document put forward which could act as…
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CCPA Review: Critics of Hydro/Government plans for Bipole III lack credibility
Last month the Winnipeg Free Press published a full page of criticism regarding the decision to run the Bipole III transmission line down the West Side of Lake Winnipeg. The critique consists of two parts, namely, an open letter by 18 retired engineers titled, “Engineers united on east side,” and…
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It’s a housing crisis. Why are cities like Vancouver still banning apartments in most areas?
Vancouver is the epicentre of BC’s housing crisis and shortage. So why does the city still effectively ban new apartment buildings on most of its residential land, reserving it exclusively for low-density housing?
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A Prairie Patchwork
Reliance on oil industry philanthropy in Saskatchewan boom towns Download 849.68 KB24 pages When we think of a “boom town,” we often imagine a formerly sleepy rural town suddenly awash in wealth and economic expansion. It might surprise some to learn that for many municipalities in oil-producing regions in Saskatchewan,…
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Fracking ban warranted to protect some of British Columbia’s biggest dams, FOI documents reveal
(Vancouver) Fracking should be immediately banned close to BC Hydro’s two existing Peace River dams as well as the Site C dam construction project until a full public inquiry determines whether a comprehensive ban is warranted, the BC office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says. The CCPA issued…
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Ce qu’il reste de l’université publique
Les universités québécoises sont en crise, et ce, depuis longtemps. Jamais, dans notre histoire récente, n’avons-nous pu leur donner une orientation claire. Voulons-nous des universités pour participer à l’éducation de notre peuple? Pour former à l’esprit critique? Pour diplômer massivement des étudiant·e·s? Pour répondre aux besoins du marché du travail?…
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Procurement of Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships contains Titanic blunder, report finds
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – A new report examining the government’s plans to build Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Titanic Blunder: Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships on course for disaster was written by University of British Columbia political…
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L’acquisition des navires de patrouille extracôtiers / de l’Arctique comporte une erreur digne du Titanic, selon un rapport d’expert
OTTAWA – L’Institut Rideau et le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives publient un nouveau rapport sur le projet du gouvernement canadien de construire des navires de patrouille extracôtiers / de l’Arctique. Titanic Blunder: Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships on course for disaster (Erreur Titanic : le navire de patrouille extracôtier / de l’Arctique…
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Our Hopes and Dreams for Public Education
We know there are significant pressures facing our valued public education system—overcrowding, chronic underfunding, a growing teacher shortage and inadequate support for students with diverse learning needs to name just a few. These cracks in our school system command our immediate attention and require our concerted advocacy. When we’re focused…
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Charting a path to $15/hour for all workers—and the road beyond
CCPA-BC Submission to the Fair Wages Commission Download 10.68 MB10 pages In this submission to the BC Fair Wages Commission, the CCPA-BC highlights the urgency for British Columbia to adopt a $15 minimum wage by March 2019. BC’s current minimum wage is a poverty-level wage. Low-wage workers need a significant…
