Erika Shaker
@ershaker.bsky.social
Director, CCPA National Office
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Here's the Carney-Smith pipeline MOU: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/back...
Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding
PREFACE At this pivotal global moment, Canada and Alberta, working closely with Indigenous Peoples and industry, must work together cooperatively, and within their respective jurisdictions, to foster ...
www.pm.gc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Here's the Carney-Smith pipeline MOU: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/back...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘a true climate competitiveness strategy needs to include results & objectives, investment & prohibition. Delivering 1/2 a strategy—especially one w/out a guiding vision & w/out the regulatory tools to enforce it—is no strategy at all’ @policyalternatives.ca
Is Carney’s climate credibility crumbling? - CCPA
The following is a re-print of the October 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 Sto...
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘a true climate competitiveness strategy needs to include results & objectives, investment & prohibition. Delivering 1/2 a strategy—especially one w/out a guiding vision & w/out the regulatory tools to enforce it—is no strategy at all’ @policyalternatives.ca
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Today, the PCs bragged about “record” post-secondary funding during Question Period at Queen's Park.
Reality check: Ontario ranks dead last in Canada!
No spin can hide it. Ontario STILL needs to reinvest in colleges and universities: bit.ly/4pmNhal
Reality check: Ontario ranks dead last in Canada!
No spin can hide it. Ontario STILL needs to reinvest in colleges and universities: bit.ly/4pmNhal
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Today, the PCs bragged about “record” post-secondary funding during Question Period at Queen's Park.
Reality check: Ontario ranks dead last in Canada!
No spin can hide it. Ontario STILL needs to reinvest in colleges and universities: bit.ly/4pmNhal
Reality check: Ontario ranks dead last in Canada!
No spin can hide it. Ontario STILL needs to reinvest in colleges and universities: bit.ly/4pmNhal
Reposted by Erika Shaker
“Generations of Ontario politicians understood the crucial role public education plays in economic development; even Conservatives like John Robarts. But this government appears to have skipped that class.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #topoli #onpoli #onted
Ontario needs a teacher recruitment plan - CCPA
In this year’s fall economic statement, the Ontario government repeatedly stated its intention to protect the province’s economy and people “for decades to come.” Talk is cheap. The document didn’t in...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“Generations of Ontario politicians understood the crucial role public education plays in economic development; even Conservatives like John Robarts. But this government appears to have skipped that class.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #topoli #onpoli #onted
'we need a recruitment plan. It is not necessary to understand the “why” to act on it. Improving working conditions, properly funding schools, & refraining from attacking workers’ rights would go a long way to make teaching a desirable career choice again.' @policyalternatives.ca
Ontario urgently needs a teacher recruitment plan: the workforce is aging quickly, and younger workers appear uninterested in the profession. #onpoli #onted
@ccpa-on.bsky.social full analysis and revealing charts:
policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
@ccpa-on.bsky.social full analysis and revealing charts:
policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
'we need a recruitment plan. It is not necessary to understand the “why” to act on it. Improving working conditions, properly funding schools, & refraining from attacking workers’ rights would go a long way to make teaching a desirable career choice again.' @policyalternatives.ca
For my fellow Whovians and policy nerds out there (it's an interesting Venn diagram, FWIW), as the holidays approach if you're looking for the perfect gift, don't blink. Just click: www.policyalternatives.ca/GiftTheMonitor
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
For my fellow Whovians and policy nerds out there (it's an interesting Venn diagram, FWIW), as the holidays approach if you're looking for the perfect gift, don't blink. Just click: www.policyalternatives.ca/GiftTheMonitor
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Calling all Ottawa organizations: Ontario’s Pre-Budget Meeting takes place in Ottawa Jan 14, 2026.
This is your opportunity to have a say in Ontario's finances and where investments should be made. The deadline to request to appear is Jan 5 at 12PM (EST).
Sign up here: www.ola.org/en/apply-com...
This is your opportunity to have a say in Ontario's finances and where investments should be made. The deadline to request to appear is Jan 5 at 12PM (EST).
Sign up here: www.ola.org/en/apply-com...
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Calling all Ottawa organizations: Ontario’s Pre-Budget Meeting takes place in Ottawa Jan 14, 2026.
This is your opportunity to have a say in Ontario's finances and where investments should be made. The deadline to request to appear is Jan 5 at 12PM (EST).
Sign up here: www.ola.org/en/apply-com...
This is your opportunity to have a say in Ontario's finances and where investments should be made. The deadline to request to appear is Jan 5 at 12PM (EST).
Sign up here: www.ola.org/en/apply-com...
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ICYMI: @ricardotranjan.bsky.social at @policyalternatives.ca talks about #Ontario's Bill 60 and why tenants are up in arms about it #onpoli www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
What makes Bill 60 so controversial? - Mid-Morning 9am-12pm | iHeart
<p>Ricardo Tranjan at Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives talks about the bill and why tenants are up in arms about it</p>
www.iheart.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
ICYMI: @ricardotranjan.bsky.social at @policyalternatives.ca talks about #Ontario's Bill 60 and why tenants are up in arms about it #onpoli www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
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“It seems like we’ve just put climate in the drawer and forgotten about it,” said @marclee.bsky.social, a senior economist for @policyalternatives.ca #bcpoli #climatecrisis thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Will BC Electrify Its Economy? BC Hydro Doubts It | The Tyee
The Crown corporation’s new long-term plan for BC’s energy future is a missed opportunity to commit to electrification, experts say.
thetyee.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“It seems like we’ve just put climate in the drawer and forgotten about it,” said @marclee.bsky.social, a senior economist for @policyalternatives.ca #bcpoli #climatecrisis thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Happening right now!
Happening tomorrow! Free to sign up! 3pm EST / 6 pm PST us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
North America in the World Economy: Now—and After You-Know-Who. Free to all, register today!
James K. Galbraith holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and a professorship in Government at The University of Texas ...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Happening right now!
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Prime Minister Carney continues to focus on narrowly defined economic priorities—particularly focused on resource extraction—with climate taking a backseat despite the fact they are interdependent.' @policyalternatives.ca
COP30: Canada continues to be a global laggard on climate action - CCPA
The COP30 Global Climate Summit in Belém, Brazil marked the 10th anniversary of the landmark Paris Accord, where countries agreed to limit global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels by 2050....
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November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Prime Minister Carney continues to focus on narrowly defined economic priorities—particularly focused on resource extraction—with climate taking a backseat despite the fact they are interdependent.' @policyalternatives.ca
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from government by consultant to government by consultants using generative AI.
decades of degrading government capacity to actually govern has left it open to further degradation through ai hype and perceptions it enables further cost cutting.
decades of degrading government capacity to actually govern has left it open to further degradation through ai hype and perceptions it enables further cost cutting.
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
from government by consultant to government by consultants using generative AI.
decades of degrading government capacity to actually govern has left it open to further degradation through ai hype and perceptions it enables further cost cutting.
decades of degrading government capacity to actually govern has left it open to further degradation through ai hype and perceptions it enables further cost cutting.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... ‘In his mandate letters to his post-election cabinet ministers this year, he did not make any reference to feminism or gender equality. He has not named a successor to Canada’s first ambassador on women, peace and security…’
No more feminist foreign policy, Carney says
Prime Minister, who made the comments at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, has placed less emphasis on feminist policies than the Trudeau government
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... ‘In his mandate letters to his post-election cabinet ministers this year, he did not make any reference to feminism or gender equality. He has not named a successor to Canada’s first ambassador on women, peace and security…’
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/22/o... “We went to Shopify and said, 'Can you help us redesign this process?' Somewhat embarrassingly, they came back in 48 hours and said, 'Do this.' We looked at it for three months and then we did what they said," he said to laughter in the room.
Ottawa is 'rebooting' its relationship with the tech industry,…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/22/o... “We went to Shopify and said, 'Can you help us redesign this process?' Somewhat embarrassingly, they came back in 48 hours and said, 'Do this.' We looked at it for three months and then we did what they said," he said to laughter in the room.
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art... ‘As Canada seeks more trade, including with governments that don’t prioritize gender equality, Carney says it’s part of Canada’s policy to try making progress by discussing strategies and approaches toward equality.’ FFS
Carney says Canada upholding values but drops talk of ‘feminist foreign policy’
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada no longer has a feminist foreign policy, but still wants to uphold values on the world stage that include LGBTQ+ rights and combatting violence against women.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art... ‘As Canada seeks more trade, including with governments that don’t prioritize gender equality, Carney says it’s part of Canada’s policy to try making progress by discussing strategies and approaches toward equality.’ FFS
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Want a job on Ford's gravy train?
Donate $6,208 to the Conservative party, get appointed to the Council overseeing College of Early Childhood Educators.
No need to know what an ECE is.
My colleague Alexa Gilmour questions the appointee in the Legislative committee.
#ONpoli #OntEd
Donate $6,208 to the Conservative party, get appointed to the Council overseeing College of Early Childhood Educators.
No need to know what an ECE is.
My colleague Alexa Gilmour questions the appointee in the Legislative committee.
#ONpoli #OntEd
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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A French ICC judge sanctioned by the US over the Netanyau arrest warrant says all his accounts with US companies have been closed, making it “like being sent back to the 1990s.”
“Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law,” he says.
“Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law,” he says.
![What can governments do?
In the face of US sanctions, European authorities can implement the "blocking statute" [a mechanism used in the past that protects EU citizens and companies from the effects of sanctions imposed by third countries]. Europe needs greater sovereignty, especially in digital and banking matters. That is the only way to reduce the impact of sanctions and, indirectly, protect the victims of international crimes. Today, there is no room for naivety. Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law. Some European lawmakers have become aware of these issues. Still, this awareness must grow among national governments and the European Commission, because behind the sanctions against the ICC lies the entire question of the rule of law.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5rxcpjus3ple6jpbuafvm4og/bafkreiflzi2b3svul3iq3omdpk3yl4kydla7cisw7ireldm7zne2majeoq@jpeg)
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A French ICC judge sanctioned by the US over the Netanyau arrest warrant says all his accounts with US companies have been closed, making it “like being sent back to the 1990s.”
“Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law,” he says.
“Without sovereignty – military, health, financial and digital – we can no longer guarantee the rule of law,” he says.
www.parklandinstitute.ca/poisoning_la... ‘Normally, workers subjected to this kind of interference could file a charter challenge to have imposed provisions struck down, as teachers in BC did in 2018.’
Poisoning Labour Relations: The Consequences of Alberta’s Teachers’ Back-to-Work Legislation
With teachers back in the classroom and schools operating as usual, it is important to see the Back to School Act, and its reliance on the notwithstanding clause, in its broader context and talk about...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
www.parklandinstitute.ca/poisoning_la... ‘Normally, workers subjected to this kind of interference could file a charter challenge to have imposed provisions struck down, as teachers in BC did in 2018.’
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The BC government’s new “Look West” economic plan doubles down on resource extraction—while ignoring sectors of the economy that could have a larger impact on well-being. By @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #bcecon
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Not a good look: BC’s new environmentally destructive economic plan - CCPA
Look West is the Government of British Columbia‘s newly minted economic strategy. Premier David Eby is calling it a plan to attract $20 billion of investment from the federal government and private se...
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The BC government’s new “Look West” economic plan doubles down on resource extraction—while ignoring sectors of the economy that could have a larger impact on well-being. By @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #bcecon
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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As Regina's City Council considers across-the-board austerity, important to note that the Police Operating Budget has increased every year - from $71.6 million 10 years ago to $116.1 this year - a 62% increase. Why is the RPS immune to the calls for cuts that other city services are subject to?
Holy shit you guys. The city has released the list of cuts to services that would be required to hit Clr Dan Rashovich's proposed 5% mill rate reduction, and I am having difficulty comprehending the scale of damage Dan is making us imagine. It is like a bomb going off in the city's finances. #yqrcc
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
As Regina's City Council considers across-the-board austerity, important to note that the Police Operating Budget has increased every year - from $71.6 million 10 years ago to $116.1 this year - a 62% increase. Why is the RPS immune to the calls for cuts that other city services are subject to?
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art... ‘The study by @iris-recherche.bsky.social and @policyalternatives.ca …analyzed the health-care systems of 25 member countries of the OECD….countries that allow greater private sector involvement in healthcare achieve poorer results on 7 mortality indicators’
More private health care linked to higher mortality, Quebec study warns
Experts are concerned about the direction Quebec is taking by increasingly turning to the private sector to provide care to the population (care that is often publicly funded).
www.ctvnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art... ‘The study by @iris-recherche.bsky.social and @policyalternatives.ca …analyzed the health-care systems of 25 member countries of the OECD….countries that allow greater private sector involvement in healthcare achieve poorer results on 7 mortality indicators’
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'when governments choose to increase private financing and private delivery of health care services, they run the risk of making health care worse for the public, not better.' @policyalternatives.ca @iris-recherche.bsky.social
Mortality and health care privatization: A comparison between countries - CCPA
Privatization is deadly. Canada needs to learn from other countries and focus on public health care instead.
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'when governments choose to increase private financing and private delivery of health care services, they run the risk of making health care worse for the public, not better.' @policyalternatives.ca @iris-recherche.bsky.social
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Buying local is no replacement for an internal capacity to deliver public services. While buying Ontarian is good, employing Ontarians w/in the public service is often more efficient, transparent & affordable' @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social
The Buy Ontario Act is a rebrand with little new to offer - CCPA
On November 20, the government of Ontario announced the Buy Ontario Act. This is a follow up to a 2022 policy—the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act—that favoured Ontarian suppliers within pu...
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Buying local is no replacement for an internal capacity to deliver public services. While buying Ontarian is good, employing Ontarians w/in the public service is often more efficient, transparent & affordable' @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'this economic plan...does not appear to have been the result of any kind of broader public engagement process, & largely serves as a PR exercise for resource extraction projects & that double down on fossil fuels at a time when we need to ditch them.'
Not a good look: BC’s new environmentally destructive economic plan - CCPA
Look West is the Government of British Columbia‘s newly minted economic strategy. Premier David Eby is calling it a plan to attract $20 billion of investment from the federal government and private se...
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'this economic plan...does not appear to have been the result of any kind of broader public engagement process, & largely serves as a PR exercise for resource extraction projects & that double down on fossil fuels at a time when we need to ditch them.'
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Today is a shameful day for the Ford govt who passed Bill 33 despite public opposition and how much it hurts students, parents, and educators.
Ford and Calandra grabbed power for themselves and took away our democratic rights. Democracy is non-negotiable. Today, they treated it like nothing.
#onted
Ford and Calandra grabbed power for themselves and took away our democratic rights. Democracy is non-negotiable. Today, they treated it like nothing.
#onted
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Today is a shameful day for the Ford govt who passed Bill 33 despite public opposition and how much it hurts students, parents, and educators.
Ford and Calandra grabbed power for themselves and took away our democratic rights. Democracy is non-negotiable. Today, they treated it like nothing.
#onted
Ford and Calandra grabbed power for themselves and took away our democratic rights. Democracy is non-negotiable. Today, they treated it like nothing.
#onted