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PC royalty miscalculation robs Alberta of $13.5 billion
A royalty miscalculation by Alberta’s governing Progressive Conservatives robbed the province of $13.5 billion, according to a University of Alberta study. Alberta introduced new royalty formulas in 2009, expecting to collect an additional $2 billion per year in royalties, but,
Loblaws facing $2 billion class action lawsuit by victims of 2013 Bangladesh Factory Collapse
A Toronto law firm has commenced a $2 billion class action lawsuit against Loblaws Companies Limited, Loblaws Inc, and Joe Fresh Apparel Canada Inc., on behalf of the victims of the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh
Bill C-51: Denying Canadians their legitimate right to privacy
By Rathika Sitsabaiesan, NDP MP, Scarborough—Rouge River, ON [Photo Credit: Pirate Party of Canada] 12 Canadian privacy commissioners have publicly criticized Bill C-51, but not one privacy commissioner was invited to appear before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and
Budget rewards the rich and fails working Canadians – unions
The federal government’s 2015 budget puts millions of seniors at risk of poverty, abandons families in need of affordable child care and quality public health care, and fails to create good jobs and spur economic growth while maintaining unreasonably low
BC First Nation’s woman wins international environmental prize
A British Columbia First Nations woman who lead her community in defeating one of the largest proposed gold and copper open pit mines in Canada has won the world’s largest international prize for grassroots environmental activists, awarded by the Goldman Environmental
Canadian uranium could end up in Indian nukes, experts warn
Canadian uranium could end up in Indian nuclear weapons triggering a new arms race between India and Pakistan, according to about 200 international experts and delegates of the World Uranium Symposium who denounced the Canada-India uranium deal signed on the
Hunters, trappers and anglers drive conservation in North America
By Professor Mark Boyce, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta Hunters and anglers are the primary stimulus for conservation in North America. We support conservation more than any other interest group, and most conservation programs in North America
Vote for Harper and reward contempt for democracy
By Michael Nabert Having the first and only Prime Minister in Canadian history to be found in contempt of Parliament running the country seems a lot like having a daycare run by someone publicly proud of the fact that they
Mexico’s press goes to town after Canadian mining CEO admits ‘good relationship’ with drug cartels
The admission by a CEO of a Canadian mining company to having a “good relationship” with drug cartels in Mexico has received widespread coverage in the Mexican press. “The cartels are active down there…Generally, we’ve had a good relationship with
Foreign crews in domestic shipping recipe for ‘catastrophic’ oil spills
Foreign-flagged vessels employing exploited and overworked foreign crews who have neither vested interest in Canadian waterways nor the experience to navigate them are bound to cause environmental catastrophes like the oil spill in Vancouver this week, Canadian seafarers warn. The