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  • TransLink Funding and Governance (Yet Again)

    I always smile when I think of the provincial negotiator Peter Cameron’s comments when we were wrapping up the final details in the transit funding and governance negotiations leading to the creation of Translink. We all thought we had a good agreement. MetroVancouver would be given broad responsibilities to plan…

  • Consequences of outsourcing Toronto’s city cleaning jobs

    READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Canadians were justifiably outraged when Electro-Motive, owned by Caterpillar, threatened its London, Ont., workers with a 50 per cent pay cut and then left Canada in search of cheaper labour in the U.S. In Toronto, a similar story is unfolding, only it’s city council —…

  • The Latin American Revolution (Part XI)

    Latin American countries deepen integration, defy the U.S. On December 3-4, 2011, a historic meeting of all 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries took place in Caracas, Venezuela. It was a gathering that significantly advanced the Latin American Revolution. The Presidents of these nations assembled to inaugurate a new regional…

  • Making the minimum wage a living wage in Nova Scotia

    After years of pressure from anti-poverty advocates it seems that politicians and the media across the country have taken a renewed interest in the minimum wage. A number of provinces are in the midst of minimum wage discussions. Internationally the minimum wage has also been in the headlines. In Europe…

  • In the Wake of the Crisis: Bully Capitalism

    A shorter version of this article appears today at Economy Lab, the Globe and Mail’s on-line business feature.  Capitalism has entered an ugly new era, one that may work well for the shareholders of world, but not for the rest of us. I couldn’t help but notice that, on the very…

  • Climate Justice Project

    Darkwoods, the murky world of carbon credits and a “carbon neutral” BC government

    It is spun in government press releases as a “first” for any jurisdiction in North America, an achievement that places British Columbia “on the leading edge” of efforts to combat climate change. But scratch the surface just a little and questions arise about the legitimacy of Environment Minister Terry Lake’s…

  • 10 ways we can improve the lives of low-income British Columbians

    This is the season when we find ourselves particularly conscious of poverty and homelessness, but this year more so than usual. British Columbians are faced with the paradox of our current economy; we are experiencing solid economic growth and decades-low unemployment on the one hand, and record homelessness, persistent poverty,…

  • Darkwoods, the murky world of carbon credits and a “carbon neutral” B.C. government

    It is spun in government press releases as a “first” for any jurisdiction in North America, an achievement that places British Columbia “on the leading edge” of efforts to combat climate change. But scratch the surface just a little and questions arise about the legitimacy of Environment Minister Terry Lake’s…

  • Growing Gap

    Canada’s Growing Gap

    The Sleeper Issue of the Next Election? Could inequality be the sleeper issue of the next federal election? A new national poll conducted by Environics Research for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows a record-high 76% of Canadians believe the gap between rich and poor has widened over the…

  • Fast Facts: McFadyen’s Bloated Numbers Make For Murky Bi Pole III Debate

    As recorded in Hansard, since the beginning of the Legislative session on April 12, there have been ongoing relentless attacks, on Hydro, the West route for Bipole 3, and the government. The attacks, mainly by Conservative leader Hugh McFadyen, have centred on the costs of the West route, claiming that…

  • The Wild West and dysfunctional B.C. politics

    Anyone wanting to see just how dysfunctional politics in B.C. has become should check out Bob Simpson’s recent Private Members’ statement in the provincial legislature. For seven minutes Simpson, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cariboo North and one of two Independent MLAs, spoke about why he and fellow Independent…

  • Rising Inequality, Declining Democracy

    The “Occupy Canada” movement (with a little help from CCPA research) has raised public awareness of the unprecedented growth in income inequality and wealth concentration in Canada over the last 30 years. And recent reports from the OECD and the Conference Board confirming this trend have raised alarm bells amongst…