Agriculture Sector’s Reliance on Temporary Foreign Workers to Fill Labour Shortages is Growing
Press Release Ottawa, December 1, 2016—Canada’s agriculture sector faces a persistent lack of sufficient workers with the right skills and in the right places. Labour shortages have doubled over the last…
Federal Kinder Morgan decision short-sighted – CCPA
Press Release Fossil fuel interests put before those of public, First Nations November 29, 2016 Vancouver – Today’s federal government decision to approve the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline expansion while…
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples – Policy Options
Press Release November 29, 2016 The reconciliation agenda has made progress since the 1970s, but there’s still much work to be done. A legacy of loss and dispossession has left…
New Opportunities Knock for Trade Deals – C.D. Howe Institute
Press Release “There are many global players willing to engage Canada and we should start responding now.” November 29, 2016 – Despite trade deals facing opposition, Canada still has key…
Canada sixth freest country in the world, United States drops to 23rd – Fraser Institute
Press Release November 29, 2016 TORONTO—Canada ranks sixth overall while the United States continues to decline—this year dropping to 23rd—in the Human Freedom Index, released today by the Fraser Institute…
Building Resilience: New report says more needs to be done to improve the quality of education and life for First Nations students in Northern Ontario
Press Release November 24, 2016 – A new commentary published by Northern Policy Institute, After the Healing: Safeguarding Northern Nishnawbe First Nations High School Education proposes immediate action be taken…
Seven Habits Of Highly Effective First Nations
Press Release This paper examines 21 First Nations in Canada who scored highly on the 2011 Community Well-being Index (CWB), which is computed by researchers at the Department of Indian…
22.5% of NS children living in poverty: 2016 Child and Family Poverty Report Card – CCPA
Press Release November 24, 2016 HALIFAX—While there was a slight decrease in child poverty nationally between 2013 and 2014, the child poverty rate in Nova Scotia remains stubbornly high, says…
Injecting more choice for Canadians on health care: MLI paper by Mark Ronayne and Richard Audas
Press Release OTTAWA, Nov. 22, 2016 – A little competition can be a good thing, particularly when it comes to Canadian health care. A new paper from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute…
Selling Toronto Hydro could create consumer headaches: report – CCPA
Press Release November 18, 2016 TORONTO – A proposal to partially sell off a long held public asset, Toronto Hydro, could turn the private sector’s gain into Toronto consumers’ pain,…
