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  • Manitoba Research Alliance

    Bill 64 an organized abandonment of racialized communities

    First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Friday May 7, 2021 When it comes to the problem of racism in Canada’s education system, racism is built into the very system. So, what is “new” with the government of Manitoba’s Bill 64? If passed into law, it will further entrench systemic…

  • Public solutions to health care wait lists

    Waits for care are the biggest political issue facing Canadian health care—a priority reflected in the accord reached by the federal and provincial health ministers a few days ago. They agreed to set limits on wait times for major surgeries and treatments, but conceded that these limits would be targets…

  • December 2005: Monitoring Medicare’s Murder

    Public awakens to assassination of Medicare, but is it too late? The slow, very public murder of Medicare as a universal, publicly-funded, single-tier health system has been going on for 20 years. The public failed to awaken fully to the murder because the assassins, even as they slowly throttled Medicare,…

  • Bangladeshis Victims of Corporate Exploitation

    Western companies responsible for deaths of garment workers In April 2013, the Rana Plaza building collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,129 garment workers and injuring more than 2,500. The building contained four garment factories. This was the worst industrial disaster in Bangladesh’s history, and the worst in the garment sector’s…

  • New report details discrimination and unfairness in the assistance Canada offers its citizens in difficulty abroad

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – A new report, entitled Canadians Abroad: A Policy and Legislative Agenda, has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by former Ambassador and long-time head of the Canadian consular service Gar…

  • UNSPUN: Communities leading the way need provincial support

    The province has invested widely in community development and “place-based” approaches to renewal and poverty reduction, with many positive results. Place-based approaches such as these are now being adopted in communities across the country as research shows that residents overwhelmed by poverty need complementary supports and resources close to home.…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Ten proposals from the 2018 Alternative Federal Budget

    This year’s Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) has just been released. I was proud to be part of this year’s effort, coordinated by staff of the National Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Here are 10 measures proposed in this year’s AFB: Create 470,000 new (full-time equivalent) jobs.…

  • Our Way or the Norway

    One of goals in my paper, The Petro-Path Not Taken, was to compare Norway and Canada-Alberta’s record in distributing petroleum wealth amongst persons and amongst provinces. Norway has been very effective in distributing oil wealth amongst it regions and its population. Its level of income inequality is one of the lowest…

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    Fresh from the lockup: Highlights of BC’s action-packed budget 2018

    BC Budget 2018 includes major new investments in child care, housing and infrastructure combined with significant improvements in tax fairness. This budget—the new provincial government’s first full budget—is a turning point. For too long, BC budgets have prioritized tax cuts and balancing the books over all else—preferring to sweep social,…

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    Making it easier for Ontarians to drink more isn’t a good idea

    As 7-Eleven applies to serve beer and wine in 61 stores across Ontario, spare a thought for alcohol policy experts. Around the world, scholars have done extensive research into drinking and its effects. It’s important work: Alcohol, while often enjoyable, is not good for us. It’s addictive. It’s linked to…

  • Now is the time for BC to double down on commitment to $10-a-day child care

    A year into the pandemic, there is a near-universal realization across Canada that the recovery must include large-scale public investments to build a quality, affordable child care system. This would enable parents with young children, in particular mothers, to return to work or pursue educational opportunities to support children’s healthy…

  • Canada’s child care sector struggling under weight of COVID-19

    Preschool-age fees rise in 27 of 37 large Canadian cities while many sites face existential crisis READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Full-time licensed child care in most Canadian cities is struggling under the financial burden of COVID-19—registering a dramatic drop in enrolment while revenue-generating parent fees remain unaffordably high, according…