Dec 19, 2012
A sober second look at liquor privitization
Government control has proven the most effective way of moderating consumption while capturing revenue to mediate the damage caused.
Privitization
Nov 7, 2012
Privatizing the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Louis Gaudreau
In a recent interview, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty suggested privatizing the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation within the next 5 to 10 years.
Oct 23, 2012
Water privatization, Internet restrictions a trans-Atlantic concern in Canada-EU trade talks
Stuart Trew
The Trade Justice Network and Réseau québécois sur l'intégration continentale (RQIC) co-hosted a media teleconference on parts of the Canada-EU trade deal that have become controversial in Europe.
Aug 27, 2012
Trade activists grill Quebec election candidates on Canada-EU trade deal
Stuart Trew
The Réseau québécois sur l'intégration continentale (RQIC) has sent a questionnaire on the Canada-EU trade negotiations to political parties competing in the Quebec election.
Aug 1, 2012
Labour losing to capital
Andrew Jackson
The recently released OECD Employment Outlook has an interesting chapter on the sharp decline of labour's share of national income in virtually all OECD countries over the past 30 years.
Jul 30, 2012
The staggering future costs of the B.C. government's contracts
Keith Reynolds
Normally, the government focuses on debt as a measure of its financial performance. In 2005, they began to publish numbers for their largest future contract obligations as well as debt.
Jun 27, 2012
Ensuring water access for all
As the failure of the Rio+20 summit confirms, access to water and sustainable development is being denied by neoliberal economic policies, expert-dominated bureaucracies and political parties.
May 29, 2012
Act hidden in budget bill begins sell-off of Ontario, means more back-room deals
An act buried in the Ontario Liberal government’s mammoth budget bill makes sweeping changes that open the door to privatizing almost any crown corporation or government service.
Feb 13, 2012
An in-depth look at the fight to save social housing in Toronto
Nick Day
The battle against Rob Ford's agenda of cuts and privatization continues. This week the hot button issue is social housing.
Feb 3, 2012
On March 15, back the tap!
Emma Lui
On March 15, 2012, campuses and communities across Canada will be mobilizing to take action to kick the bottle and back the tap! We want you to be a part of it!
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