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The federal government is walking back climate action and fast-tracking fossil fuels in the West. As CCPA Senior Economist Marc Lee writes, it’s a strategy that won’t age well. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Fuel for the fires: Western Canada as an “energy superpower” | CCPAThe federal government is walking back climate action and fast-tracking fossil fuels in the West. It’s a strategy that won’t age well.www.policyalternatives.caNew trade deals with Ecuador and the UAE raise hard questions about the government’s international priorities www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Diversification against democracy in Canada’s latest global agreements | CCPANew trade deals with Ecuador and the UAE raise hard questions about the government’s international prioritieswww.policyalternatives.caStarting July 31, patients in Alberta can pay out of pocket for some health tests, including MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds and X-rays. @alonghurst.bsky.social , senior researcher with @policyalternatives.ca weighs in: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved.www.cbc.ca"This direction entirely flies in the face of that clinical evidence and the movement among clinicians saying a significant amount of medical imaging is actually unnecessary and exposes people to radiation,” said @alonghurst.bsky.social of @policyalternatives.ca: reddeeradvocate.com/2026/07/28/a...
Alberta ignores efforts to reduce unnecessary testing with preventative health testing initiative - Red Deer AdvocateThe push in health care to reduce unnecessary medical testing may be an uphill battle in Alberta where citizens will be able forgo a doctor’s referral and opt to pay […]reddeeradvocate.com"The federal government really wants you to believe in artificial intelligence. The future of Canadian prosperity depends on it—But is that really true?" Read @policyalternatives.ca Senior Researcher @hadrianmk.bsky.social op-ed: www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/28/o...
AI is doing more harm than good. Canada needs to slow downRacing to adopt AI serves no one but the tech industry. It’s time the federal government recognized that.www.nationalobserver.comThe Harper/Carney energy agenda requires the liberal application of what we might call black tape—the state subsidies, regulations and market facilitation that hold the fossil fuel industry together. Read the latest Shift Storm by @hadrianmk.bsky.social: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada’s black tape economy | CCPAShift Storm newsletter—June 2026 editionwww.policyalternatives.caThe campaign against the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ Nakba exhibition shows why arm’s-length cultural institutions must be protected. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Museum independence cannot be conditional in Canada | CCPAThe campaign against the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ Nakba exhibition shows why arm’s-length cultural institutions must be protected.www.policyalternatives.caCanada already sees a higher portion of private health care spending than a lot of countries, and it needs to change. New report by @alonghurst.bsky.social , senior researcher with @policyalternatives.ca. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Public versus private health care spending in Canada | CCPACanada already sees a higher portion of private health care spending than a lot of countries, and it needs to changewww.policyalternatives.ca"This is explicitly U.S. style two tier healthcare. If you can pay for faster access to diagnostic testing, you will receive treatment faster, and that is being encouraged by the government.” @alonghurst.bsky.social , senior researcher with @policyalternatives.ca ▶️ www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Alberta allowing self-referrals for privately paid MRI, CT and other imaging testsThe Alberta government announced Monday that Albertans will be able to obtain MRI, CT, ultrasound and X-ray examinations without first getting a referral from a doctor or other health-care provider.www.ctvnews.caTech oligarchs are building a world of technologically enabled authoritarianism. They’re no longer attempting to hide it. Read Years of lead in the Silicon Valley by Paris Marx in the latest edition of the Monitor: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Years of lead in the Silicon Valley | CCPATech oligarchs are building a world of technologically enabled authoritarianism. They’re no longer attempting to hide it.www.policyalternatives.caNew legislative changes are formalizing Alberta's private-pay testing scheme that allows the wealthy to jump the line by @policyalternatives.ca senior researcher @alonghurst.bsky.social: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Alberta ends equal access to medical testing and treatment | CCPANew legislative changes are formalizing Alberta's private-pay testing scheme that allows the wealthy to jump the linewww.policyalternatives.caThe Gaza world order: Israel’s ongoing genocide is the fascists’ blueprint for the world they seek to construct by Nashwa Lina Khan. The latest from the Monitor: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The Gaza world order | CCPAIsrael’s ongoing genocide is the fascists’ blueprint for the world they seek to constructwww.policyalternatives.ca“There’s a penchant for political leaders to play this up to sort of show that they are actually taking action. But at the end of the day, this isn’t going to, in any real way, reverse the effect that Trump’s tariffs are going to have on us in the immediate future." www.newscaf.com/canada/the-r...
‘The right direction’: Saskatchewan applauds direct-to-consumer alcohol sale agreementAs Saskatchewan joins eight other provinces in their bid to reduce barriers to buying alcohol from one another, distillers and advocates in the province are welcoming the move. “We’ve had limitedwww.newscaf.com“What we are seeing this week is that President Trump thinks trade and tariff policies are a political winner for him and they have been effective in imposing his view of the world on other countries, including Canada.” @marclee.bsky.social of @policyalternatives.ca www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Marc Lee on Trump's latest tariff threats against CanadaGet the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysiswww.cbc.caThe Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is excited to host the Rosenbluth Lecture 2026. Hosted by CCPA Senior Economist Marc Lee with Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks. Thursday, September 17, 7 PM - 9:30 PM, Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC Register today: www.eventbrite.ca/e/rosenbluth...
Rosenbluth Lecture 2026: Cancelling BillionairesAn evening with Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks, in conversation on their new book Cancelling Billionaires.www.eventbrite.caUnderstanding the latest Trump trade war play by @marclee.bsky.social: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada getting the “art of the deal” treatment with new U.S. tariffs | CCPAUnderstanding the latest Trump trade war playwww.policyalternatives.ca"Alberta’s Bill 11 opens the door to a large private health insurance market, including the U.S. insurance industry. If the federal government fails to defend the Canada Health Act, it will end public Medicare as we know it" @alonghurst.bsky.social: www.healthcoalition.ca/health-coali...
Health coalitions call on premiers to protect public health care in the face of two-tier threatDefenders of public Medicare issue joint statement in Charlottetownwww.healthcoalition.caThe harms of the AI industry outweigh the speculative benefits of AI adoption. Canadians should be prepared to push back. Read the @policyalternatives.ca Citizen's guide to AI by @hadrianmk.bsky.social and Rachel Pettigrew: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Think twice: A citizen’s guide to artificial intelligence in Canada | CCPACanadians need to think twice about the promise and inevitability of artificial intelligence and be prepared to push back on the AI industrywww.policyalternatives.caNew by @policyalternatives.ca Senior Researcher Simon Enoch: 🛢️ Tech companies used to present themselves as the green vanguard. Now they’re a key driver of gas expansion. What happened? www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Strange bedfellows: How the tech industry learned to love fossil fuels | CCPATech companies used to present themselves as the green vanguard. Now they’re a key driver of gas expansion. What happened?www.policyalternatives.ca"People are struggling. They’re really struggling to make ends meet. We’ve certainly been calling for a $20 minimum wage for a long time, and we should be there already," said @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social Director, @csaulnier.bsky.social. globalnews.ca/news/1197314...
Labour advocates warn Nova Scotia wages aren’t keeping pace with cost of living - Halifax | Globalnews.caResearchers are calling for employers to offer a living wage, as recent data shows more Atlantic Canadians are struggling to hold on to their paycheques.globalnews.ca