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  • BCE deal could finesse Canada’s foreign control rules for telecom companies

    READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein is right to be skeptical about the proposed takeover of BCE Inc. by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and three U.S. private equity firms, say the contributors to a new book on telecom policy published by the Canadian Centre for…

  • March 2008: The New Green Superpower

    European Union leading the way in eco-friendly economics The ancient Chinese believed that a cosmic force, the Will of Heaven, controlled the rise and fall of their imperial dynasties. As soon as an emperor failed to act in accord with the laws of nature, also called the Tao, the Mandate…

  • Fast Facts: Le mythe des politiques économiques néolibérales

    « Le gouvernement ne peut pas choisir le gagnant, mais les perdants peuvent choisir le gouvernement. » Ancien sous-ministre canadien de l’Industrie, monsieur V. Peter Harder cité dans The New York Times, le 28 août 2001. Cette citation reflète une critique souvent répétée du rôle de l’État dans notre société. C’est une notion…

  • June 2007: The Wrong “Solution” To Pollution

    Nuclear power won’t clean up the Alberta tar sands The very biggest environmental issue in Canada is the Alberta oil sands project. Though only partially developed as yet, it covers 138,000 square kilometers of northern Alberta–an area as large as the state of Florida. At yet, only the surface oil…

  • Public Interest Research Project (BC)

    Government Not Enforcing Health Laws

    The provincial government recently stated that user charges for emergency health care services provided at the new False Creek Urgent Care Centre are legal. Minister of Health George Abbott says he would not have any basis for legal action because the doctors providing urgent care at the clinic are from…

  • Public Interest Research Project (BC)

    Deregulation and BC’s Crown Corporations

    What’s the deal? We’re hearing a lot during this election about opening up BC’s Crown Corporations to “competition”–a more attractive term for deregulation and a slow form of privatization. The public debate, however, would be well served by some clarity on the issues–particularly with respect to why these corporations exist…

  • New Economy Initiative (MB)

    Doing Community Economic Development

    Challenging traditional notions of development, these essays critically examine bottom-up, community economic development strategies in a wide variety of contexts: as a means of improving lives in northern, rural and inner-city settings; shaped and driven by women and by Aboriginal people; aimed at employment creation for the most marginalized. Most…

  • February 2007: “More Time For Daddy”

    Quebec leads the way with its new parental leave policy Leave related to the birth or adoption of a child includes maternity leave, paternity leave, and parental leave. In Canada, there was a change in parental leave in 2001, which basically extended the leave from six months to approximately one…

  • Public Interest Research Project (BC)

    Government action is needed to achieve women’s equality

    On October 15, women, children and men will take to the streets in more than 140 countries in the World March of Women. Marchers will demand an end to poverty and violence against women. On the eve of the march, Premier Ujjal Dosanjh and Joan Smallwood, Minister of Women’s Equality,…

  • Labour Matters

    Work Life: City of Winnipeg should study benefits of in-house waste collection

    This fall Winnipeg City Council will determine the future of waste and recycling collection in our city.  Current contracts with Emterra Environmental and Progressive Waste Services will expire in 2017.  At least eight private companies have expressed interest in putting forward a proposal, and it will be up to council…

  • Saskatchewan Alternative Provincial Budget

    Addressing Poverty and Inequality during a Time of Prosperity READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Economic growth is supposed to benefit everyone, right? That’s not the case right now in Saskatchewan but it doesn’t have to be that way, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, which released its Alternative Provincial…

  • Costs and benefits of Commonwealth Games were not assessed: study

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX— Halifax’s Commonwealth Games bid did not properly assess the potential costs and benefits of hosting the games, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study “Halifax Commonwealth Games Bid: Were the costs and benefits assessed”…