What is a CETA, and why should we be worried about it?

by Larry Brown PDF version The Canadian Government is well down the road, with the European Union, towards negotiating a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). They tell us that CETA will have everything that NAFTA has, plus …

McFadyen’s Bloated Numbers Make For Murky Bi Pole III Debate

by John Ryan PDF version As recorded in Hansard, since the beginning of the Legislative session on April 12, there have been ongoing relentless attacks, on Hydro, the West route for Bipole 3, and the government. The attacks, …

Fast Facts: Canada Post locks out postal workers; Harper locks out collective bargaining

by Jan Chaboyer PDF version Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) initiated job action on June 2 in response to Canada Post’s refusal to continue the collective bargaining process for the purpose of achieving a …

Red Tent Day- April 2011

Manitoba Office- On April 19, 2011, Winnipeg’s Right to Housing coalition held a March for Housing to coincide with the Red Tent Day of Action across Canada. The march drew attention to the urgent need for affordable housing …

Fast Facts: Silently Speaking Truth to Power

by Shauna MacKinnon Most Canadians will now have seen the striking image of Brigette DePape. The determined solitary young woman, surrounded by the highest ranking public officials in the land, stood in silence holding her crumpled ‘Stop Harper’ …