Oct 17, 2017
Jean Swanson has achieved victory in defeat
Salman Zafar
Her second place electoral result in Vancouver shows that an unapologetic, undiluted left candidate can do well in Canadian politics
Economy
|
|
|
Oct 16, 2017  Finance Minister Bill Morneau is not the reason the Liberals are slumping in the polls, Justin Trudeau isKarl Nerenberg Bill Morneau is not the first finance minister to back away from a major proposal. Canadians have many reasons other than a corporate tax change to be disappointed with Justin Trudeau's record |
|
Oct 16, 2017  Is Morneau to blame for Trudeau's slump?Karl Nerenberg Bill Morneau is not the first finance minister to back away from a major proposal. Canadians have many reasons other than a corporate tax change to be disappointed with Justin Trudeau's record |
|
Oct 6, 2017  Canada rejects refugees, economically exploits the countries they come fromYves Engler Canada's exploitation of Guinea's mineral resources as a rationale for why asylum seekers should be allowed to stay. |
|
Oct 4, 2017  Forget small business, the real beneficiaries of controversial tax loophole are very rich CanadiansWe are dealing with more than the struggling family farmer or Mom-and-Pop convenience store owner |
|
Oct 3, 2017  A renegotiated NAFTA that satisfies Trump would benefit the U.S., but never CanadaEd Finn Instead of being troubled by Donald Trump's threat to withdraw from NAFTA, Chrystia Freeland should be preparing to withdraw instead |
|
Oct 3, 2017  A renegotiated NAFTA that satisfies Trump would benefit the U.S., but never CanadaEd Finn Instead of being troubled by Donald Trump's threat to withdraw from NAFTA, Chrystia Freeland should be preparing to withdraw Canada |
|
Oct 2, 2017  Digital issues at the top of MPs' agenda as Parliament resumesDigital rights and the government's proposed reforms to Bill C-51 are top of mind for many Canadians as the House of Commons resumes for its fall session. |
|
Sep 27, 2017  Canadians lucky to dodge Pacific Northwest LNG project, just ask AustraliaCanadians should thank our lucky stars that Malaysia's state-owned Petronas finally pulled the plug on its Pacific Northwest LNG project. |
|
Sep 26, 2017  Environmentalism is a way of being, not a disciplineDavid Suzuki If we had the humility to learn from nature, using an approach called "biomimicry," we would find far more and better solutions. |
|
Sep 26, 2017  I support tax fairnessThe small but very vocal misinformation campaign threatens to scare the government out of taking this modest, but important step towards building a fairer tax system. Speak up for fairness. |
|
Sep 23, 2017  Taking your voices on NAFTA to OttawaCynthia Khoo OpenMedia's external legal counsel Cynthia Khoo reports back from meeting with Tracey Ramsey, NDP Critic for International Trade and Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on International Trade |
|
Sep 22, 2017  Finance committee chair Wayne Easter defends the privileged, undermines modest tax reformsLiberal finance committee chair Wayne Easter is defending wealthy individuals and big companies who are getting away with blatant tax avoidance -- or advising others how to do so. |
|
Sep 20, 2017  Rural communities in B.C. will be hurt by Greyhound's route cutsAmanda West The quality of life of rural-dwelling British Columbians is being thrown under the bus. We can only hope that our provincial and federal politicians are finally paying attention. |
|
Sep 19, 2017  The auto debt bubble threatens stock market againPenney Kome Business magazines warn of mini-market meltdown when loans default. If auto debt drives down the market, even people who never owned cars in their lives will be affected. |
|
Sep 19, 2017  B.C. climate leadership team recommendations were revised, re-written in a Big Oil boardroomShannon Daub Zoë Yunker Documents indicate that while the Paris talks were underway, the B.C. government launched a closed-door three month-long process with the oil and gas industry to revise and re-write the climate plan. |
|
Sep 18, 2017  B.C.'s Climate Leadership Plan was cooked up in Calgary boardroom of powerful petroleum lobbyDavid J. Climenhaga It turns out the B.C. Liberals' Climate Leadership Plan was drafted by industry representatives in the Calgary boardroom of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers! |
|
Sep 15, 2017  What's the deal with Trudeau's 'progressive' NAFTA fantasies?Is Justin Trudeau NAFTA expectations a fantasy wish list destined for side deals, or are the talks simply a hoax to hoodwink Donald Trump? |
|
Sep 13, 2017  Congratulations Minister Qualtrough. Now, we have work to do.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) congratulate Carla Qualtrough for her appointment as Federal Minister of Public Service and Procurement and lays out the work there is to do now. |
|
Sep 13, 2017  BC Budget 2017 Update shows new government taking quick action to make life more affordable, restore fairnessThe first budget update from the new BC NDP government shows for the first time in 16 years that government can be a force for positive, progressive changes that will make life more affordable. |
|
Sep 13, 2017  Can emissions shrink while the economy grows?David Suzuki The Pan-Canadian Framework expresses optimism that we can reduce emissions while expanding the economy. But, as the Nature Climate Change study asserts, "green growth" is likely an oxymoron. |
|
Sep 8, 2017  Neoliberalism is a global story that has dictated our destinyThe seeds of neoliberalism were planted in the 1980s by right-wing politicians like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, and around the world we're still harvesting the fruit of those policies today. |
|
Aug 30, 2017  Study finds Exxon misled the public by withholding climate knowledgeDavid Suzuki Although Exxon knew of and communicated internally about its product's climate impacts and the danger of it becoming a "stranded asset," it told the public a different story. |
|
Aug 29, 2017  GE eliminates hundreds of jobs at historic Peterborough plantGeneral Electric has eliminated approximately 358 good manufacturing jobs as the company announced it will cease operations at its Peterborough, Ontario plant by the end of the third quarter in 2018. |
Pages
