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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…

  • Fiscal policy and smear campaigns

    In the current political environment, a government running a deficit is bad bad bad. We have reverted to an idea that dominated economic thought in the 1930s – that budgets should always be balanced. This sentiment is reflected in modern budgeting practices that add contingency reserves and fiscal cushions to…

  • BC Budget 2013 News Release

    We will be posting more commentary on the budget in the coming days; this is our news release from today’s budget lockup. Budget may be “balanced,” but lack of action on poverty, climate creates  serious social, environmental defecits (Victoria) The 2013 BC budget focuses on balancing the budget at the…

  • Decarbonizing BC homes and the price of gas

    Our climate justice framework for BC is to eliminate fossil fuels by 2040. In the household sector, this poses a significant challenge, not so much in terms of technology and knowledge, but because natural gas is much cheaper than electricity per unit of energy. Even though BC has among the…

  • Education Project

    Our Schools/Our Selves: Summer 2001

    Ontario Students as a Means to the Government’s Ends In high-risk sites like Ontario, traditional forms of liberal education are being replaced by policies mandating teaching and learning activities that are aimed at serving the utilitarian needs of a corporate and globalised marketplace. In effect, educational policy making in the…

  • 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.…

  • New community development model emerging in Saskatoon inner city

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Saskatoon – According to a recent Centre for Policy Alternatives groundbreaking study on inner city community development, a unique form of ‘bottom up’ development in Saskatoon and Winnipeg has been created largely by core residents themselves. Professor Jim Silver, University of Winnipeg, says…

  • Workers suffer continent-wide under NAFTA

    Three-country study details effects on economies, labour markets CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Twelve years under the rules of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, has had a perverse impact on the distribution of income, wealth, and political power across the continent. A new three-country report…

  • 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…

  • Yes, a $15 minimum wage makes economic sense for BC

    I was excited to see one of the two main political parties in BC — the BC NDP — promise to raise the minimum wage to $15 if elected next spring. This puts the idea of a $15 minimum wage squarely on the political agenda. I’ve long argued for the need to significantly…

  • Making Women Count

    The BC disadvantage for women

    Women in BC may well decide who becomes the next premier. According to a recent Ipsos Reid poll, most are not inclined to support Christie Clark, and this could make all of the difference in the election. There is much speculation about why Clark is having such trouble with female…