Paul Wells explains why CETA seems so unlikely
Tag Archives: Council of Canadians
‘Wanton or officious intermeddling’
Under attack from the Conservative party, the Council of Canadians maintains its perspective.
A study in voter suppression
As part of its challenge to the election results in seven ridings, the Council of Canadians asked Ekos to study the experiences of individuals in those ridings. Ekos surveyed respondents in the seven ridings and then compared those responses to a survey of Canadians residing elsewhere. The full report from Ekos is here.
What happened in Thunder Bay?
As part of its challenge to the election results in seven ridings, the Council of Canadians has obtained (and now released) an affidavit from Annette Desgagne, a call centre worker with Responsive Marketing Group in Thunder Bay.
Redo the election
The Council of Canadians is challenging the election result in seven ridings.
Canada’s cities (well, some of them) against Europe trade deal
If a deal goes ahead, provincial governments and municipalities will have to open bidding on contracts to European firms
Easier said than done
The enduring riddle of opinion polling and the relationship between what people say they want and what people actually want is perhaps best captured by this bit from a new Environics poll commissioned by the Council of Canadians.
Canada-EU trade: And suddenly it was Christmas for policy geeks
A coalition of the usual suspects groups dedicated to defending the rights of workers and the downtrodden have this morning released very nearly the entire draft negotiating text of a proposed Canada-EU trade and investment agreement.
The crossroads of international trade
I’m sorry, but this is huge. Huger than huge. Hugeastic. Hugeriffic.