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  • Have artists become their own patrons in Quebec?

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  • Access to Knowledge Restricted

    Intellectual property protection primarily protects profits Affordable access to food, pharmaceuticals, and scientific advancement is essential for the well-being of Canadians and society in general. Intellectual property (IP) protection is one area or policy that has the ability to jeopardize this access.  Unfortunately, the policies that govern IP—the regulations that…

  • Why are we letting corporate medicine take hold in Vancouver’s new urgent care centres?

    The BC government has rolled out a flurry of impressive measures to strengthen our public health care system over the past two years. Flying below the radar, though, is a new effort by for-profit corporations to push their way into BC’s health care system — and the Vancouver Coastal Health…

  • Climate Justice Project

    Path to Prosperity?

    A Closer Look at British Columbia’s Natural Gas Royalties and Proposed LNG Income Tax Download 824.06 KB 15 pages This report examines the assumptions behind the BC government’s projection of a $100 billion “Prosperity Fund” from LNG exports, and finds that the returns promised to the public are not realistic. This is…

  • Canada vs. Norway: The Petro Path Not Taken

    Momentum is building across Canada on the need to develop a sustainable national energy strategy. On this front, Canada and Alberta, its main petro-province, has much to learn from another major petroleum producing and exporting country, Norway. Canada and Norway are advanced industrialized countries with highly developed political, bureaucratic and…

  • Enbridge testimony from Josh Paterson

    A guest post follows from Josh Paterson, who is formerly a lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law, and recently appointed Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association. Josh’s remarks are his own personal opinions. ********** Good evening. I’m happy to be here in unceded Coast Salish territories to address you…

  • 5 reasons why private surgeries won’t shorten waits in the public system

    After years of delay, Dr. Brian Day’s case against the BC Government is now being heard in BC Supreme Court. Day and his private for-profit Cambie Surgery Centre are challenging the parts of the BC Medicare Protection Act that prevent doctors and private clinics from directly billing patients for medically…

  • The Real Crisis in Medicare

    Canada needs (and can afford) complete national health care Contrary to the alarm raised by Canada’s premiers, the Harper government’s abdication from its leadership role in health care does not constitute a crisis. Canada’s health care system has been under provincial jurisdiction since the Constitution Act, 1867, and the federal…

  • Manitoba Research Alliance

    High cost of austerity

    Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 23, 2023 After winning the 2016 provincial election, then-premier Brian Pallister moved Manitoba’s department of Indigenous and northern affairs under the municipal relations banner — suggesting a radical change in how the government viewed treaty rights, Indigenous rights, and working with First…

  • Fast Facts: The Thin Edge of a Wedge

    Privatization of Lifeflight First published in the Winnipeg Free Press, February 2, 2019 When it comes to evaluating the “value for money” in air ambulance services, the safety of patients and staff should be a key factor. When the operators of the air ambulance are private companies, though, the bottom…

  • Climate Justice Project

    New report calls on federal government to table promised Just Transition Act

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT The federal government must move to implement ambitious and comprehensive legislation to support workers and communities in the shift toward a net-zero carbon economy, according to a new report, Roadmap to a Canadian Just Transition Act: A path to a clean and inclusive…

  • Putting ETS to the Test

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