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  • Fast Facts: Regulator’s failure puts water at risk

    First published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 19, 2021 CanWhite Sands Corporation (CWS) has not yet received an environment licence from the Province of Manitoba to proceed with the construction of its processing facility, nor have they submitted an Environment Act Proposal for review and approval for their unconventional…

  • WSÁNEĆ chief David Latess, middle, with Tommy Paul and Chief Edward Jim, circa 1922. COURTESY ROYAL B.C. MUSEUM, PN 11743.

    Indigenous resurgence in a province like no other

    After 30 years of treaty talks, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission findings, and the adoption of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, First Nations still face racism on a systemic basis. Can Indigenous People ever find justice in this province? John Price and Nicholas XEMŦOLTW̱ Claxton,…

  • No Excuse for Inequality

    Canada can easily afford to create a truly just society Five years ago, I went looking for statistical proof that poverty in Canada was inexcusable and that its eradication was something the country could easily afford.      The proof was found by comparing the rise of the Gross Domestic Product…

  • No Excuse for Inequality

    Canada can easily afford to create a truly just society Five years ago, I went looking for statistical proof that poverty in Canada was inexcusable and that its eradication was something the country could easily afford. The proof was found by comparing the rise of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)…

  • 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…

  • Admitting a post-Paris truth: BC’s LNG pipe dream is over

    Since the signing of the new climate treaty in Paris earlier this month, there’s been plenty of debate as to whether the new global agreement is a turning point or merely more hollow promises. The answer, as the CCPA’s Marc Lee has written, will be revealed in how governments and…

  • Faith, Hope, and Spin

    Canada’s preparedness for oil spill crisis sadly lacking For Canadians wondering about our preparedness for a major oil spill, an item in The Montreal Gazette (June 6) was not reassuring. It stated that Canada was sending “half of its stock of oil containment boom – some 3,000 meters (1.8 miles)…

  • 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…

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    Making it easier for Ontarians to drink more isn’t a good idea

    As 7-Eleven applies to serve beer and wine in 61 stores across Ontario, spare a thought for alcohol policy experts. Around the world, scholars have done extensive research into drinking and its effects. It’s important work: Alcohol, while often enjoyable, is not good for us. It’s addictive. It’s linked to…

  • Now is the time for BC to double down on commitment to $10-a-day child care

    A year into the pandemic, there is a near-universal realization across Canada that the recovery must include large-scale public investments to build a quality, affordable child care system. This would enable parents with young children, in particular mothers, to return to work or pursue educational opportunities to support children’s healthy…

  • Canada’s child care sector struggling under weight of COVID-19

    Preschool-age fees rise in 27 of 37 large Canadian cities while many sites face existential crisis READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Full-time licensed child care in most Canadian cities is struggling under the financial burden of COVID-19—registering a dramatic drop in enrolment while revenue-generating parent fees remain unaffordably high, according…

  • A New Book that Challenges Racist ‘British Columbia’

    In light of a surge in anti-racist uprisings, provincial legislators may want to take a moment to reflect upon what their predecessors did in taking “British Columbia” into Canada 150 years ago in 1871. When the legislature recently reconvened, we hope that MLAs paused and listened to the stories that…