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  • Fast Facts: The government of Manitoba is failing Manitobans every step of the way in their pandemic response and needs to do better

    No one in the world has had all the answers, and there are bound to be mistakes and missteps. But the chronic lack of preparedness, slow responses and a legacy of austerity has resulted in more suffering in uncertain times. Without adequate investment in public health care now and into…

  • BC’s climate action masquerade

    When BC Premier Christy Clark arrives at the Paris climate conference, as part of a reinvigorated Canadian delegation under PM Trudeau, the world will hear bold statements about BC’s climate leadership. BC has received much praise since its 2008 introduction of a carbon tax (under previous Premier Gordon Campbell), and…

  • Wealth tax would raise much more revenue than previously calculated by Parliamentary Budget Officer

    VANCOUVER — A one per cent tax on wealth over $20 million would generate nearly twice as much revenue as previously calculated by the Parliamentary Budget Officer, money that could lift thousands of Canadians out of poverty and fund health, social and environmental programs says new research by the Canadian…

  • The “new vision” is not so new: Let’s act on it

    David Suzuki recently asserted that we have failed “to imagine a better way” than our current economic paradigm. I agree: We have to start identifying ourselves as citizens, not consumers. Suzuki presents a compelling case that illustrates how letting go of our addiction to an economic model that relies on…

  • Growing Gap

    COVID-19 and looming climate crisis upending policy status quo: Report

    New study speculates on what lies ahead in post-COVID-19 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA and HALIFAX — An expert who has been tracking 75 years of income inequality and economic growth argues Canada is on the brink of a massive change in policy direction as a result…

  • Austerity is the wrong move

    Harperite budget can only prolong the recession The Harper government’s economic policy, as enunciated in the Throne Speech and the Budget, is properly described by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty as “stay the course” or business-as-usual (that is, what business wants business gets). That is, we are offered more of the…

  • When telling the truth gets you in trouble: Getting serious about serious issues

    “As leaders we have a responsibility to fully articulate the risks our people face. If the politics are not favorable to speaking truthfully, then clearly we must devote more energy to changing the politics.” – Marlene Moses, Ambassador to the United Nations for the South Pacific island nation of Nauru,…

  • Election 2011 UNSPUN: Why the Manitoba Provincial Election Matters

    Elections matter. Some matter more than others. The October 4, 2011 provincial election in Manitoba is important. This is less because of what is going on in Manitoba, where we have had stable and relatively progressive government since 1999, and more because of what is happening beyond Manitoba. Federally, a…

  • Fast Facts: Should Manitobans trust nuclear burial plans?

    First published in the Winnipeg Free Press January 23, 2018 There was a time when a plan to bury highly radioactive materials 500m from a river that provides drinking water and flows into Lake Winnipeg, would have attracted a fair bit of attention in Manitoba. Maybe even a mild uproar.…

  • Labour Matters

    Work Life: Hard lessons from Europe’s austerity agenda

    First published in the Winnipeg Free Press February 19, 2019 It’s been obvious since his election that Premier Pallister is committed to austerity. His government is cutting public services and staff, reducing funding to municipalities and obsessing over deficit reduction, ostensibly to deal with what he labels as a financial…

  • Une étude dévoile les frais de garde les plus élevés et les plus faibles dans des villes canadiennes en 2018

    Des leçons que peuvent tirer les décideurs des effets des politiques publiques sur le coût des services de garde. CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT OTTAWA – Une nouvelle étude publiée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) met à jour le classement des villes, de la plus…

  • Corporate Mapping Project
    Resource Economics Project (BC)

    Suppressed report shows hundreds of BC’s fracked gas wells may leak methane, underscores need for public inquiry

    VANCOUVER—BC’s Oil and Gas Commission withheld a report from the public for four years showing that 900 gas wells could be leaking methane—a finding that highlights why a public inquiry into oil and gas industry fracking operations is needed. The Commission published the December 2013 report on its website on…