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  • The budget is a first step to better the lives of women in Canada

    Men and women are different. That shouldn’t be news, but today it is. Today, the government released the first federal budget that includes a look at the differences between men and women. Differences like the fact that women are twice as likely to work part-time, do more hours of unpaid…

  • Time to end profit-making in seniors’ care

    The coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on serious problems in Canada’s seniors’ care system, as nursing homes quickly became the epicenters of the outbreak. These problems are not only due to the greater vulnerability of seniors to the disease, but also to how care is organized and staffed.  In…

  • 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…

  • End the apartment ban

    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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    Climate change and energy issues in the 2017 BC election platforms

    From the fracking fields and Site C dam in BC’s northeast to an LNG terminal and Kinder Morgan’s pipeline and tanker expansion in the southwest, energy issues should figure prominently in BC’s 2017 election campaign. Climate change, the result of all that pollution from dirty energy development here and elsewhere,…

  • Corporate Mapping Project

    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…

  • Tackling poverty in BC: Celebrating how far we’ve come and looking ahead

    As I flipped my calendar over to a new year, I thought about the work the current provincial government has done: 2018 was a year where many initiatives were introduced—initiatives that provide steps along the path to an accountable, bold and comprehensive poverty reduction plan. This is something to celebrate.…

  • FastFacts: The Myth of Conservative Economics

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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?…

  • Resource Economics Project (BC)

    Ben Parfitt at the Site C Megadam Town Hall

  • UNSPUN: Who’s Doing What About Poverty Reduction

    For Manitoban’s concerned about poverty, there will be much to consider when sorting through political party platforms and promises in search of a meaningful poverty reduction plan. Poverty alleviation is a long-term proposition. No provincial political party can end poverty in the short term and certainly not in isolation of…

  • Hope on the horizon?

    What the new federal poverty plan means for Manitoba The federal government released its national poverty reduction strategy “Opportunities for All” last month. The plan has implications for the soon-to be released Manitoba poverty reduction plan. The federal and provincial governments must take serious action to bring down poverty rates…