Erika Shaker
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Director, CCPA National Office
https://bsky.app/profile/policyalternatives.bsky.social
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
'Govts have a critical role to play in service of a more resilient & inclusive labour market & gender-just future..where occupational segregation & earnings polarization do not limit women’s economic opportunities & financial security'
@policyalternatives.ca
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The widening gap: Gender segregation and job polarization in the post-pandemic labour market - CCPA
The post-pandemic recovery opened the door to better jobs for some female workers but the wages and working conditions of low-waged workers remain unchanged
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-widening-gap-gender-segregation-and-job-polarization-in-the-post-pandemic-labour-market/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPTliJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKs5SUmbM3J6qStWuhYOiUR6xUDPbnDYpmaRxACjFDYsfYynT_N--bZtWBHw_aem_vqtiT8KA-rL9Jrvv8z-oZw
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For all you Ottawan skaters/runners….. you know what this means!
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‘As we reimagine the boundaries of platform responsibility and user empowerment, the tools we forge become the architecture of a more resilient online world.’
@policyalternatives.ca
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‘my first priority is a campaign on educating the members on what it took for us to get to where we are, in order to encourage them to have the courage to stand up to fight for where we need to go.’
@cupwsttp.bsky.social
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‘I am what I am’: American Postal Workers Union’s new president talks leadership during inflection point for U.S. Postal Service
Jonathan Smith said that he is opposed to the ongoing postal modernization plan called Delivering for America, but believes the Postal Service should expand the services that it provides to the public...
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/01/i-am-what-i-am-american-postal-workers-unions-new-president-talks-leadership-during-inflection-point-us-postal-service/410501/
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Joshua J. Friedman
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Read about
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's new president here: "I grew up under the umbrella of the Postal Service, because when [my grandfather] came up North, he got a job in the Postal Service, and he got introduced to rights that he never knew existed when he worked out on the tobacco fields."
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' Until working people hold democratic control over the development and deployment of technology, it will continue to be a force to accelerate the exploitation of workers and further the interests of bosses'
@policyalternatives.ca
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Reviving Ned Ludd - CCPA
Towards a worker sovereignty over technological development.
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/reviving-ned-ludd/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPOJe5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFld01Ld050eDRSUnNUSEhyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsBlVBq1MCOq_Rs0x7KryDG86fvt69u2GQb1Nh26Xh60uI5NOJ-0wzhMFF_D_aem_q8UFGz74t7OYaSg2gEO_8Q
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'Canada needs to develop a comprehensive economic strategy that adds value to our resources through advanced manufacturing and technology, and rises to the challenge of the unfolding climate emergency.'
@marclee.bsky.social
@policyalternatives.ca
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A new pipeline is the wrong response to the U.S. takeover of Venezuela - CCPA
Immediately after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was apprehended by United States President Trump, the Globe and Mail editorial board quickly pivoted from condemning the action to promoting a new...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-new-pipeline-is-the-wrong-response-to-the-u-s-takeover-of-venezuela/
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‘Canadians worried and angry about Trump’s brazen violation of state sovereignty in Venezuela and his police terrorism within the United States may ask why we would negotiate anything with the increasingly fascistic White House’
@ccpa-tirp.bsky.social
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Countdown to the CUSMA review - CCPA
There goes the neighbourhood. I’m talking about the Western Hemisphere, America’s “backyard” in the now fully operational Donroe Doctrine. Canada-U.S. relations, a constant preoccupation of public deb...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/countdown-to-the-cusma-review/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQKNjYyODU2ODM3OQABHipogRMUeLiMPws2PRg7jEslHEyZ6OcW-GAjT-I23NuM9miL0ryZ6X3DITrl_aem_l6mTD4WyDKiaoVMthXelTA
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'Instead of cuts that jeopardize the integrity of Canada’s postal network, we should be discussing necessary investments...for it to diversify and expand its business, exploring options in sectors like banking, insurance, logistics or telecommunications'
therosetowneagle.ca/politicslaw/...
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Is Canada Post really “too expensive”?
The numbers tell a story most Canadians haven’t been shown
https://therosetowneagle.ca/politicslaw/the-case-against-cutting-costs-at-canada-post/
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'Israel has now effectively banned dozens of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) working in Palestine. It’s a fateful and deadly cut – that was planned, and we saw it coming. Yet, the outrage from the foreign governments home to these vital aid groups has been minimal at best.'
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Morning commute, Rideau Canal style.
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“Even at this moment, I am convinced that public media will survive, and that a new Congress will address public media’s role in our country because it is critical to our children’s education, our history, culture and democracy to do so"
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes to shut itself after funding cuts | CNN Business
Leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private agency that has steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public television and radio stations across the country, voted Monday ...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/media/cpb-shut-itself-after-funding-cuts-hnk
7 days ago
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Erika Shaker
CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
8 days ago
ICYMI: CEO pay gap with workers continues to widen, report from
@policyalternatives.ca
shows.
@davidmaccdn.bsky.social
#inequality
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlFO...
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CEO pay gap with workers continues to widen, report shows
YouTube video by CTV News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlFOhwV7joc
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Erika Shaker
Canadian Labour
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Two of Canada’s most progressive economists,
@davidmaccdn.bsky.social
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@dtcochrane.bsky.social
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@policyalternatives.ca
's report shows who’s really paying the price. Report:
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These acts in no way defend democracy; they are clear acts of aggression as part of a militarised foreign policy agenda motivated by unilateral economic interests.”
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ITUC and TUCA strongly condemn the US military aggression and violation of Venezuela's sovereignty.
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA) express their absolute and unequivocal rejection of the military operation carried out in to...
https://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-venezuela
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“We do not know the whereabouts of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores,” Rodriguez said. “We demand proof of life."
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro captured following U.S. strikes on Caracas, Trump says | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and flown them out of the country amid strikes by the U.S. on Caracas, Ven...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-maduro-venezuela-strikes-9.7032572
11 days ago
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Silas Xuereb
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The surge in corporate profit rates that began during COVID has never ended - a greater share of corporate revenue is profits than ever before, and we are taxing those profits less than ever. No wonder CEO pay has hit another record high!
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A wealth tax of 1 per cent on anyone with $10M in net assets, and 3% on assets over $100M could raise more than $20B/yr. “The possible gains in terms of revenue for the federal govt are tremendous, and it would target a very [small] number of people.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Canada’s highest-paid CEOs made an average of $16.2-million in 2024, report says
Gap between their payout and average worker wages widened to a record 248 times more
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadas-highest-paid-ceos-made-an-average-of-162-million-in-2024/
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' The average pay of the 100 highest-paid CEOs in Canada soared to a new record in 2024 of $16.2M. This bested the previous record, which was set in 2022, of $14.9M for the highest-paid S&P/TSX composite CEOs'
@policyalternatives.ca
@davidmaccdn.bsky.social
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Living the high life: A record-breaking year for CEO pay in Canada - CCPA
By 9:23 a.m. on January 2, 2025 Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had made what the average worker will make all year
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/living-the-high-life-a-record-breaking-year-for-ceo-pay-in-canada/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPEuLdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeqLDAbLPighg5pGp7S7oUngvraYcTnG0hU5WfQ-7v0HOZj0ELIED3Ylt-czQ_aem_vCw6sXL6ViHa3JKSxJsUXQ
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‘None of this is to deny that boomers, as a cohort, did better than their adult children. It is to say that policy should not confuse cohort advantage with individual security at the margins.’
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Robin Hood is the wrong metaphor for aging policy | Open Policy Ontario
I understand the frustration that animates Paul Kershaw’s work. Younger Canadians face a housing market that feels rigged, tuition that rises faster than wages, and child-rearing costs that outpace fa...
https://openpolicyontario.com/robin-hood-is-the-wrong-metaphor-for-aging-policy/
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“1.3M people still require urgent shelter support. More than half of health facilities…face shortages of essential medical equipment and supplies. The total collapse of sanitation infrastructure has left 740K people vulnerable to toxic flooding”
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Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering
Failure of groups including MSF and ActionAid to hand over staff details means they will not be able to operate in Gaza, say Israeli officials
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/israel-to-ban-dozens-of-aid-agencies-from-gaza-as-10-nations-warn-about-suffering
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‘Carney’s resurrected Liberals have set out an economic agenda with a big push on fossil fuels and mining, while rolling back nearly a decade of modest progress on climate action along the way.’
@marclee.bsky.social
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2025 was Canada’s year of Mark Carney: What have we learned about his economic policy agenda? - CCPA
Two liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in BC Five mining projects across the country A major new transmission line in northern BC (to support LNG and mining) Nuclear power in Ontario Hydro power in ...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2025-was-canadas-year-of-mark-carney-what-have-we-learned-about-his-economic-policy-agenda/
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‘Wiseman is a longtime friend of Carney who was among the first to contribute to Carney’s leadership bid…’
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Mark Carney names investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador
Wiseman will take the role on Feb. 15, replacing Kirsten Hillman, and he will be tasked with leading negotiations with the United States on the review of the continental free
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/mark-carney-names-investment-banker-mark-wiseman-as-next-u-s-ambassador/article_77d384a4-bc40-5bcd-ab46-af03601eac0e.html
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“Using workers’ own pension surpluses to finance their departure sets an extraordinary and dangerous precedent…No employer should ever be permitted to unilaterally appropriate workers’ deferred compensation and repurpose it for its own purposes.”
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Ottawa to shift nearly $1-billion from public-service pension fund to general revenues
Unions have long criticized the practice, with one vowing to ‘oppose any attempts to unilaterally allocate these funds’
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-to-shift-nearly-1-billion-from-public-service-pension-fund-to/
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‘In early October, Auditor General Shelley Spence issued a special report with damning findings on how $1.3 billion in the fund was awarded. Spence said the selection process for funding was "not fair, transparent or accountable."’
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Integrity commissioner to probe Ontario labour minister's handling of controversial training fund | CBC News
Ontario's ethics watchdog says it will investigate whether the province's labour minister contravened any laws in his handling of a controversial training fund.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/integrity-commissioner-david-piccini-investigation-skills-development-fund-9.7021871
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Erika Shaker
Civicplan
26 days ago
One more
#Civicplan10
highlight from our first decade in business: ✒️ Student Street Strategies: Creating Neighbourhood Active Transportation Systems. 🥇 PlanON 2025 Vision Award of Excellence, OPPI; Award of Excellence, Visions and Master Plans, HUDDA 🤼 Daily School Route More:
lnkd.in/es3h_Bza
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'While 2026 will bring new challenges for BC, the current trade situation also highlights structural challenges facing the province...Unfortunately, BC’s misguided push for resource megaprojects threatens to move the province in the wrong direction'
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How’s the BC economy holding up in the face of the Trump trade war? - CCPA
President Trump’s tariff and trade policies dominated the world’s political discourse through 2025. In a recent article,Stuart Trew and I reviewed the different tariffs and overall state of play for C...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/hows-the-bc-economy-holding-up-in-the-face-of-the-trump-trade-war/
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'with opposition in BC & terrible economics, there’s a strong likelihood those pipelines never get built. Nonetheless, by killing climate & energy regulations, the MOU must have the oil & gas industry feeling like a kid [at Xmas]'
@policyalternatives.ca
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The Alberta-Canada MOU is an early Christmas present for the oil and gas industry - CCPA
A detailed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the federal and Alberta governments, released late November, looks like a political game-changer but is most likely an economic loser. The short-te...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-alberta-canada-mou-is-an-early-christmas-present-for-the-oil-and-gas-industry/
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'Canada’s poor performance in international assessments is not complicated and should not be surprising...[but] ....winding down the production of oil and gas is one intervention we refuse to entertain'
@hadrianmk.bsky.social
@policyalternatives.ca
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Canada is doing way worse on climate than you think - CCPA
The following is a re-print of the November 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and climate change. Click here to subscribe to Shift St...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-is-doing-way-worse-on-climate-than-you-think/
27 days ago
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Erika Shaker
CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
28 days ago
When we crunch Canada Post's numbers, we don’t see a system bloated by high costs—and when we look at comparison countries, we see that budget cuts and falling revenue go hand-in-hand. By Ryan Romard
@policyalternatives.ca
#canlab
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Canada Post is already one of the world’s most cost-effective postal systems - CCPA
There’s a common narrative about why Canada Post is in such bad shape—the company’s financial difficulties lie in excessive spending, and that the decline of letter-mail has made Canada Post too costl...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-post-is-already-one-of-the-worlds-most-cost-effective-postal-systems/
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David J. Doorey (aka The Law of Work)
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My submission to the Senate Committee studying the misuse of s. 107 of Canada Labour Code to crush the Charter right to strike:
lawofwork.ca/doorey-my-su...
In Brief: Stop it. It's an entirely inappropriate & undemocratic use of a statutory provision never intended for this purpose.
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'we should favour bold investments to open up new streams of revenue for Canada Post in sectors like banking or telecommunications, while enhancing its role in public service provision'
@policyalternatives.ca
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Canada Post is already one of the world’s most cost-effective postal systems - CCPA
There’s a common narrative about why Canada Post is in such bad shape—the company’s financial difficulties lie in excessive spending, and that the decline of letter-mail has made Canada Post too costl...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-post-is-already-one-of-the-worlds-most-cost-effective-postal-systems/
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'Unfortunately, the government did not create a postal bank when it ought to have done so. The second best time to start a postal bank is right now.'
@policyalternatives.ca
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Crunching the numbers on postal banking in Canada - CCPA
Among the many proposals to transform Canada Post, one stands out: postal banking. It’s a program that could contribute to solving multiple policy problems at once—help support our postal service with...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/crunching-the-numbers-on-postal-banking-in-canada/
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“These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary and benefits?”
@simonenoch.bsky.social
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Ottawa hands corporate leaders 50 roles in government
Ottawa plans to embed the private sector workers after adopting a business group's proposal — even naming the program after them, a briefing note reveals.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/news/federal-business-leaders-embedded-government
about 1 month ago
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Ann Douglas
about 1 month ago
Looking for a gift idea for a caring, thinking Canadian with fiercely progressive values? Why not give them a one-year subscription to the print edition of THE MONITOR --
@policyalternatives.ca
's quarterly policy and current affairs magazine? It's a great way to support the CCPA. 🍁 More info... ⬇️
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'Ben Gvir said that the noose is just “one of the options through which we will implement the death penalty law...Of course, there is the option of the gallows, the electric chair and also the option of euthanasia"'
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Far-right MKs sport noose-shaped pins at hearing on controversial death penalty bill
Ben Gvir draws condemnation after display at Knesset meeting where MKs pushing bill hear language of measure mandating capital punishment may not be constitutional
https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-mks-sport-noose-shaped-pins-to-hearing-on-controversial-death-penalty-bill/
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'Bill C-9 has received widespread & sharp criticism from civil-liberties groups, community advocates & activists who warn it risks failing in its stated goals while providing police with the power to engage in increased repression of dissent & speech.'
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The “Combatting Hate Act” is part of a wave of anti-protest legislation in Canada - CCPA
On September 19, amidst a flurry of other new federal legislation, Justice Minister Sean Fraser introduced Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act. The act, according to the press release announcing its int...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-combatting-hate-act-is-part-of-a-wave-of-anti-protest-legislation-in-canada/
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‘Industrial transformation and renewal is essential if Canada wants to weather Trump’s economic warfare. But we cannot afford to be so haphazard with public funds. Instead, we need a smarter industrial strategy.’
@policyalternatives.ca
@ccpa-tirp.bsky.social
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Layoffs are another wound inflicted by Donald Trump. But this is how Canada can rebuild its industrial base
Among the options are the government taking a stake in key industrial companies.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/layoffs-are-another-wound-inflicted-by-donald-trump-but-this-is-how-canada-can-rebuild/article_dec2988d-2e24-4826-9316-2a9400b492e0.html
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“…raining down destruction on civilians in genocide, in war crimes, in crimes against humanity — if they think closing the loophole on that is misguided, I would say it’s really a condemnation of the government’s view of Canada’s integrity”
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NDP MP Kwan accuses Liberals of ‘fearmongering’ over defence export bill
With just seven seats in the House of Commons, the vastly outnumbered NDP needs significant cross-party support to pass a bill that would tighten oversight of defence-related exports
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/ndp-mp-kwan-accuses-liberals-of-fearmongering-over-defence-export-bill/article_7fd56579-73f9-5b44-ac8a-e6a5630a0e1f.html
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‘With so many public and private services withdrawing from inner cities and rural areas, turning post offices into community hubs with essential services such as banking would show that these communities still matter in national planning.’
@policyalternatives.ca
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Time for Canadians to bank on Canada Post
Simon Enoch and Ryan Romard • Adding banking services at post offices might turn things around
https://troymedia.com/politicslaw/time-for-canadians-to-bank-on-canada-post/
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'nearly $6B is being spent on a tax change that sends only 3% of its benefits to the 1/3 of income earners...the same money could have increased the CDB to $7K a year & lifted more than 200K people with disabilities out of poverty'
@policyalternatives.ca
www.westernstandard.news/news/enough-...
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ENOUGH FOR A DOZEN EGGS: Senators say Carney tax cut gives working poor just $11 a year
A federal income tax cut pitched by Prime Minister Mark Carney as a major affordability measure will save low-income Canadians roughly $11 a year, senators heard this week, despite the measure carryin...
https://www.westernstandard.news/news/enough-for-a-dozen-eggs-senators-say-carney-tax-cut-gives-working-poor-just-11-a-year/69529
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'if its transformation plan is one solely fixated on cuts and closures, it may squander one of its last chances to transform itself into a service provider that has the capacity to meet Canadians present and future needs'
@policyalternatives.ca
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Transforming Canada Post—for the better - CCPA
On November 7, Canada Post submitted a proposal to the federal government outlining its proposal to restructure the postal service—a proposal which the federal government had mandated they produce in ...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/transforming-canada-post-for-the-better/
about 1 month ago
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Erika Shaker
Paris Marx
about 1 month ago
Amazon is trying to kill the post office, and make no mistake: it will do the same in Canada. Its subcontracted delivery model must be regulated out of existence if we care about not just the postal service, but ensuring delivery workers have good, union jobs they can depend on.
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Amazon eyes expanding delivery network after talks with USPS stall
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its long-standing partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/04/usps-amazon-delivery/
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Re: the mention for
@policyalternatives.ca
in
@salon.com
. Here is Laura Pinto's original piece!
@ontariotechu.bsky.social
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Who’s the boss? “The Elf on the Shelf” and the normalization of surveillance - CCPA
Are we using play to prepare children to accept increasingly intrusive surveillance?
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/whos-the-boss/
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“This must be a lesson that we never forget: when governments sign agreements to support industry, they must ensure transparent commitments to job security and job growth.”
@uswmetallos.bsky.social
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Ford government slammed for loaning Algoma $100M as steel firm cuts 1,000 jobs
Opposition parties said the aid should have come with provisions to protect jobs.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/ford-government-slammed-for-loaning-algoma-100m-as-steel-firm-cuts-1-000-jobs/article_29843f35-2041-4e95-8170-3ca34a1d0644.html
about 1 month ago
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Nora Loreto
about 1 month ago
My latest -- the bigger story about the Canadian-built armoured vehicle purchase by ICE is actually how the war abroad and the war at home are, primarily, economic wars.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-b...
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Canadian-built machines of war
“As we move from fighting the war to fighting the peace, I think we really have to see this as an opportunity for an economic renaissance" - Chrystia Freeland
https://noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-built-machines-of-war
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www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fea...
‘Meanwhile, the Carney government has not disputed the latest report’s conclusion that Canadian-made military goods — including weapons that could be used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza — are ending up in Israel via the U.S.’
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Liberals Fear Closing Arms Export Loophole Would Anger U.S.
A leaked briefing document gives the full picture behind the government’s talking points.
https://www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fear-closing-arms-export-loophole-would-anger-u-s/
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'Pinto’s argument was premised on a vision of Santa Claus...already so widely accepted it didn’t need to be literalized w/ fake cameras or radar displays. To believe in Santa is to acknowledge a world in which spying & informing are a common mode of communication'
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https://www.salon.com/2025/12/04/the-elf-on-the-shelf-made-spying-a-holiday-pastime/'Pinto’s
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'Cda is facing a multiprong threat to its ability to ensure that prescription drugs are available to the population at affordable prices...many more people will be forced to choose between keeping themselves healthy & being able to pay for food & housing'
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Prescription drug prices are very likely to increase in Canada - CCPA
Canada has a drug price problem, and it risks getting a lot worse in the near future. Canadian prices for patented drugs are already the 4th highest amongst 31 countries in the Organization for Econom...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/prescription-drug-prices-are-very-likely-to-increase-in-canada/
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'either Deloitte doesn’t understand how LLM’s work and used it to create a govt commissioned report without fact-checking, or it knew full well that there was the possibility that the LLM might fabricate parts of the report and it did not care to check'
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Consulting firms’ latest hustle: Using AI to write government reports - CCPA
The Government of Newfoundland paid private consulting firm Deloitte $1.6 million for a Health and Human resources plan that contains fabricated sources—reminiscent of the hallucinations of Artificial...
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/consulting-firms-latest-hustle-using-ai-to-write-government-reports/
about 1 month ago
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