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Thousands of earthquakes near Site C dam and mounting “geotechnical problems” at project warrant public inquiry, CCPA says
(VANCOUVER) The BC government should immediately appoint an independent panel of geologists and engineers to assess the ongoing geotechnical problems at Site C and whether the unstable ground at the dam construction site could be further compromised by the thousands of fracking-induced earthquakes occurring nearby, says the Canadian Centre for Policy…
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Life Before Pharmacare
Report on the Canadian Health Coalition’s Hearings into a Universal Public Drug Plan Download 1.02 MB35 pages Attachments L’accès aux médicaments sur ordonnance: État de la situation – Rapport sur les audiences de la Coalition canadienne de la santé relativement au Régime d’assurance-médicaments public et universel
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Federal Budget Response 2019
Budget 2019 identifies important targets, but falls short of substantial change OTTAWA—Budget 2019, tabled today in the House of Commons, takes steps forward on municipal infrastructure, support for seniors and capping the regressive stock option deduction, but missed the mark on delivering housing affordability and the significant cost-savings that can…
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Time to end information hide-and-seek games: Public deserves more prompt government disclosure of basic data
No one should be told to file a Freedom of Information request simply to learn who works for them. Government must give members of the public access to up-to-date and useful information on who is there to serve them and quit obfuscating and abusing access to information laws, Ben Parfitt…
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Why the federal throne speech must blaze a bold new path
The Speech from the Throne is only weeks away. Moments like these—pandemics, depressions, wars—are historical turning points, often marking when fundamental change toward social and economic equality become possible.Unlike the apparently failed state south of the border that seems to be trudging toward a dystopian future, the federal government has…
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Ontario budget throws down the election gauntlet
In its waning days before a June election, with the opposition breathing down its neck, the Ontario government threw down the gauntlet with what is unquestionably a pull out all the stops election budget. The marquee item was announced yesterday after weeks of big announcements: if re-elected, the government would…
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A Critical Assessment of Virtual Mental Health Care for Rural Nova Scotians
Download 1.17 MB8 pages The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on mental health and healthcare systems across Nova Scotia and the country. While demand for mental health services escalated in response to the pandemic, many in-person services were shut down (MacIvor 2021; government of Nova Scotia 2022b; Pulok et…
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Fair Pharmacare?
A Backgrounder on the Government’s Changes to BC’s Pharmacare Program Download 85.34 KB 6 pages
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Un nouveau rapport met en lumière l’état de l’industrie des combustibles fossiles dans l’Est du Canada – une région négligée dans les débats sur les politiques énergétiques
CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT [HALIFAX/ Kjipuktuk, 6 juin 2023]: Bien que l’Est du Canada soit fortement investi dans la production pétrolière et gazière, cette région est souvent omise des discussions sur la politique énergétique, qui s’axe surtout sur les provinces de l’Ouest. Un nouveau rapport fait l’état des lieux…
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UNSPUN 2019: Meth, Harm Reduction spark debate this Manitoba Election
Recent attention to issues of addiction in Manitoba has shifted from concern over opioids to methamphetamine use. Questions about government response have remained a hot topic during the run up to the provincial election. As a result harm reduction is starting to become a part of the public discourse. The…
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BC Hydro’s Integrated Resource Plan and The Case Against Site C
It could have been me taking time off during the short Vancouver summer, or perhaps that the news release got dropped on the Friday before the August long weekend, but I totally missed the release of BC Hydro’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). It is an important document for the province,…
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Free contraception is a win for all Canadians
Universal access to birth control is popular, smart policy, and a building block for universal pharmacare in Canada
“Right now, Canada is the only country with universal health care that does not offer coverage for prescription drugs, including contraceptives.
