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British Columbians will pay the LNG industry’s power bills
In his Tyee article BC’s LNG Fraud, Andrew Nikiforuk pointed out that the government’s new eDrive policy—under which BC Hydro will supply electricity to LNG plants at the standard industrial rate, instead of the much higher rate that government had determined was needed for BC Hydro to recover its costs—will result in…
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Work Life: Honouring Ellen Olfert, founder of SAFE Workers of Tomorrow
Honouring Ellen Olfert, founder of SAFE Workers of Tomorrow In 1995, 19 year old Stephen Nicholson was on the job site working in a paint booth. He was working on the exhaust system and had been lowered into the vent when suddenly paint residue ignited and engulfed Stephen in flames.…
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Thirsty for Change?
Alternative Federal Budget 2012 Infographics Budgets are about choices that reflect a government’s values and priorities. With a $250 billion federal budget, the Harper Government could choose to invest in programs like national child care and universal pharmacare—instead, their priorities include tax loopholes for the wealthy, subsidizing the fossil fuel…
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Alternative Federal Budget 2012: A budget for the rest of us
Canada’s job market remains stalled and Canadians are understandably anxious about their future, and increasingly question whether their children and grandchildren will do better than they did. In fact, the latest job numbers have revealed that tens of thousands of Canadians have lost hope and given up looking for a…
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Canadians Deserve “A Budget for the Rest of Us”
As the federal government begins to reveal tidbits about what Canadians can expect in the 2012 federal budget, many of us are understandably anxious about our future. We are increasingly concerned that our children and grandchildren will not do better or even as well as we have. We wonder whether…
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The Future of Health Care
Medicare must be preserved and made truly comprehensive There are two fundamentally competing visions that seek to shape the next stage of health care in Canada. One view, based on the premise that health care is a commodity, believes that markets should determine who gets care, when, and how. This…
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The Union of BC Municipalities Convention: a potpourri of policy
For people who follow local policy issues the annual meeting of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) is always chock-a-block with material. Last week’s meeting in Vancouver, which saw hundreds of mayors and councilors along with most of the Cabinet, much of the BC opposition and dozens of groups selling…
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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…
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Reduction in Child Poverty Stalled in Nova Scotia
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX, NS – Twenty-two years ago (in 1989), the government of Canada promised to end child poverty by the year 2000. However, as Lesley Frank, author of a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives –Nova Scotia, says, “analysis of the latest available…
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A Progressive Alternative to the Harper Agenda
The Harper government is set to cut spending on public services and social programs in the name of deficit reduction, but implemented mainly to increase reliance on the market, to create new sources of profit for the private sector, and to finance future tax cuts. This ideological agenda will take…
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The Monitor, July/August 2021
Media Democracy and Combatting Misinformation Download 2.9 MB “Canada is no stranger to dynastic ownership of its media companies,” writes Robin Shaban in her feature article in this issue of the Monitor. “Thomson, Atkinson, Black, Irving: each family name is synonymous with the control of major press operations, either nationally…
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New study shows retirement security is colour coded in Canada
Data reveal significant inequalities in income between Indigenous, racialized and white seniors, as well as in retirement savings for adults CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (French) CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (English) Indigenous and racialized seniors have less retirement security and higher poverty rates than white…
