A project of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives that pools expertise from NGOs, unions and academics studying trade treaties and globalization. Posts by CCPA Researcher Stuart Trew.
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Israel's occupation of territory in Lebanon and Syria will continue, PM Netanyahu said, despite US deal with Iran.
Autopen alert.
Israel's occupation of territory in Lebanon and Syria will continue, PM Netanyahu said, despite US deal with Iran.
My first post on Bill C-36 and the seismic shift in Canadian privacy. The bill marks the end of the Privacy Commissioner's role in private-sector privacy law and the arrival of a super-regulator with astonishing powers to regulate online speech and privacy.
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On the elimination of Canada's ombudsman for responsible enterprise. The position failed b/c the CDN gov is allergic to actually holding capital accountable for human rights/labour crimes. The best solution—make CORE stronger—did not compute in the PMO/PCO.
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Trump single-handedly kills off U.S. solar panel installation market by axing domestic subsidy; Bloomberg estimates it will take at least a decade to return to 2023 levels. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Easy DOGE it. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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New from TIRP Director Stuart Trew of @policyalternatives.ca : Fortress North America "is a risky gamble that contradicts hopes of lessening our dependence on America and forging a more independent Canada." #cdnpoli #USMCA #CUSMA
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www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... ‘Fortress North America does not create leverage. It’s a self-serving offering to Trump that exploits public fears in Ontario about the trade war to further contested aspects of Premier Ford’s agenda.’ @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social
Deeply troubling: Hundreds of deer & elk are reportedly being removed from Marineland’s property & some may be sent to SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
Many of the animals appear to be suffering from untreated wounds & injuries.
In the last act of an incredibly intense digital policy stretch, the government today tabled new private sector privacy legislation in the form of Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data A...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is eliminating a watchdog position responsible for investigating allegations of human rights violations committed by Canadian companies operating abroad.
OTTAWA – Canada’s unions support stronger measures to keep goods produced with forced labour out of Canada, but reject attempts to use workers’ rights as a pretext for a trade war. “Forced labour is a...
According to information provided to Animal Justice by a Marineland employee, the now-for-sale park has begun removing deer and elk from the property—and may be sending some of them to slaughterhouses...
June 12, 2026 — The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) strongly denounces the Government of Canada’s recent decision to eliminate the Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsib...
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While most of the country is experiencing a decline, two states are bucking the trend: California and Florida.
