Election commentary

Relief, cautious optimism and disappointments – lessons from the 2015 federal election

Oct 22, 2015

By Seth Klein and Shannon Daub It’s only been a few days since Canadians turfed the Harper Conservatives from office. But it feels like a month’s worth of catharsis, in the form of profound relief that after almost ten years of policies harmful to the environment, public services, social cohesion and democracy, the mean man… View Article

Why my dad and I will vote for health

Oct 15, 2015

By Dr. Vanessa Brcic

As a family physician, the most important way I can help (and not harm) my patients, is to vote for healthcare in this election…. View Article

The Leap Manifesto is ambitious, but it’s not the end of capitalism

Oct 7, 2015

By Seth Klein

Only “Radical” Next to Parties’ Modest Climate Plans The Leap Manifesto: A Call for Canada Based on Caring for the Earth and One Another was launched by a group of prominent Canadians on September 15. So far, over 25,000 Canadians have added their names to the declaration. In the face of the ho-hum party platforms… View Article

Albertans support climate action and a carbon tax: lessons for the next federal government

Oct 6, 2015

By Seth Klein

Congratulations to the Pembina Institute on a poll they conducted with EKOS Research, assessing support for climate action among Albertans. The results are fascinating and hopeful. You can find the full results here, and a good postmedia summary here. But a few highlights: A large majority of respondents (70%) support investing in renewable energy sources… View Article

Closing small business tax loopholes

Oct 2, 2015

By Seth Klein

The NDP, Liberals, Conservatives and Greens are now all proposing to cut the small business tax rate from 11% to 9% (albeit on slightly differing timelines), an unnecessary and unwise policy, as outlined in previous CCPA posts. It may make for good politics, but it’s a policy with no economic merit. It’s not all bad… View Article

Some strengths and weaknesses in the Green Party platform

Sep 18, 2015

By Seth Klein

My recent post comparing the NDP and Liberal election positions to date drew some criticism for leaving out the Green Party. So hoping to rectify that with this post on what I see as some strengths and weaknesses of the Green plan. On Sept. 9, The Green Party became the first of the major parties… View Article

Leaping into a new carbon-free economy

Sep 17, 2015

By Seth Klein

Tuesday Sept. 15 saw the release of an exciting new document – The Leap Manifesto: A Call for a Canada Based on Caring for the Earth and One Another. In essence, the manifesto is a positive vision for Canada. It calls upon the next government to move Canada off fossil fuels quickly, insisting that baby… View Article

The best of all policies: my wish for the ideal platform

Sep 2, 2015

By Seth Klein

I’m often asked which opposition party, with a potential to win the election, has the better platform when it comes to tackling climate change and inequality – the two great inconvenient truths of our time, and the focus of much of our work at CCPA. (I’m leaving out from this comparison the Conservatives, who have thus… View Article

3 worrisome facts about Canada’s economy beyond the drop in GDP

Sep 1, 2015

By Iglika Ivanova

The much anticipated quarterly GDP numbers are out, and StatsCan confirmed what 79% of Canadians already felt to be the case — Canada’s economy is in decline. A drop in economic activity of 0.1% in the second quarter of 2015 officially tipped Canada in recession territory (after a drop of 0.2% in the first quarter). The… View Article

The diminishing of access to government information – and some things to do about it

By Keith Reynolds

Freedom of Information legislation (FOI), or Access to Information (ATI) as it is known at the federal level in Canada, was a pretty important addition to government accountability when it became law in jurisdictions across Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada described freedom of information legislation as a pillar of our democracy that provides citizens… View Article

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Election commentary

Relief, cautious optimism and disappointments – lessons from the 2015 federal election

Why my dad and I will vote for health

The Leap Manifesto is ambitious, but it’s not the end of capitalism

Albertans support climate action and a carbon tax: lessons for the next federal government

Closing small business tax loopholes

Some strengths and weaknesses in the Green Party platform

Leaping into a new carbon-free economy

The best of all policies: my wish for the ideal platform

3 worrisome facts about Canada’s economy beyond the drop in GDP

The diminishing of access to government information – and some things to do about it