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  • Making Women Count

    Gender equality in Canada going nowhere fast: study

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Progress towards gender equality in Canada has stalled, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, a shadow report on Canada’s Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, provides a detailed view of Canada’s progress…

  • Economic Security Project (BC)

    False promises for recent immigrants

    Study reveals low wage job cycle, workplace rights violations CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) In spite of high education levels, many recent immigrants to BC find themselves stuck in low wage jobs, with few meaningful protections in the workplace, according to a new study released by the…

  • Economic Security Project (BC)

    Workplace Rights for Immigrants in BC

    The Case of Filipino Workers Download 1.18 MB Attachments Workplace Rights for Immigrants in BC: The Case of Filipino Workers – Summary False promises for recent immigrants – News Release (Simplified Chinese) False promises for recent immigrants – News Release (Traditional Chinese) False promises for recent immigrants – News Release…

  • 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…

  • Resource Economics Project (BC)

    Fracking has no place near critical dams or reservoirs

    Last year, a dubious record was set when a magnitude 4.6 earthquake was triggered near Fort St. John during a natural gas industry fracking operation. The tremor was just the latest to be linked to the controversial brute force gas extraction technique, and almost certainly was noted at BC Hydro’s…

  • Our Hopes and Dreams for Public Education

    We know there are significant pressures facing our valued public education system—overcrowding, chronic underfunding, a growing teacher shortage and inadequate support for students with diverse learning needs to name just a few. These cracks in our school system command our immediate attention and require our concerted advocacy.  When we’re focused…

  • Economic Security Project (BC)

    Bill 48 strips workers of their basic rights

    Study says bill should be repealed, and minimum employment standards restored for all workers READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Legislation that allows employers to “opt out” of minimum legal employment standards has resulted in substandard and unfair working conditions and may be unconstitutional, according to a study released…

  • 100 hours on the line

    We spent five weeks on the picket line–100 hours–during the longest strike in the 50-year history of Ontario community colleges. Was it worth it? Absolutely. I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember. For many educators, the calling to teach is strong. It is…

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    The Petro State Lackey: How BC’s zest for natural gas fuels Alberta’s oil sands

    In the past year, an energy dispute for the ages has played out in Canada, culminating in the federal government announcing that it will buy an aging oil pipeline for $4.5 billion and then twin it with a new high-capacity pipeline that would move massive amounts of diluted bitumen from…

  • Reducing the space for democracy – one speaker from the CCPA’s 30th anniversary

    Last week I was lucky enough to join 250 people in Ottawa for a daylong conference to honour the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.  Nine different speakers and two intelligent moderators focused the audience on the democratic and economic challenges we face as a Canadians and…

  • Social Watch

    Social Watch 2008: Rights is the Answer

    Canada: Rights, budgets and building alternatives Download 108.1 KB2 pages

  • Flooded road

    Government must do more than shuffle chairs to solve BC’s water woes

    British Columbia’s Ministry of Forests was always a poor choice to manage the province’s water resources—and it showed. So it was fitting in October that the government decided after years of being urged to do so to transfer that power to the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship. But…