News and Analysis
In support of our campaigns and organizing, we publish insightful research and hard-hitting analysis and keep our members and supporters informed.
Delivering the water drops on National Indigenous Peoples Day
On Friday, June 21st, the Council of Canadians team celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day by bringing messages from students across ...
The Sustainable Jobs Act has become law. Now what?
The Sustainable Jobs Act, a key piece of legislation for workers and the climate, finally received royal assent last week ...
Oil and gas corporations contribute to high grocery prices too
The affordability crisis and the climate crisis are intimately linked – and our decision-makers are still not holding the corporations ...
Council of canadians on cusma review
When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was renegotiated into the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in July 2020, the ...
Welcoming the first Blue Communities on the African continent!
The global network of Blue Communities is growing day by day. Last month, three African organizations became the first on ...
The Pharmacare Act has passed third reading. Here’s what comes next.
We have passed a crucial milestone in the fight for pharmacare. Together, we can make pharmacare a reality and ensure ...
Council of Canadians welcomes progress on pharmacare legislation
Ottawa – The Pharmacare Act (Bill C-64) is expected to pass third reading in the House of Commons later today ...
Corporate lobbyists dominate hearings for Pharmacare Act
Last week, the Standing Committee on Health held two days of hearings on Bill C-64, the Pharmacare Act. The Council ...
Briefing note on Bill C-64 (Pharmacare Act) for the Standing Committee on Health
This is a copy of the briefing note that the Council of Canadians submitted to the parliamentary Standing Committee on ...
What’s up with the Loblaws boycott?
Since May 1, people across the country have been boycotting Loblaws and any affiliated grocery stores as a part of ...
We’ve seen claims of ‘Common Sense’ before and it wasn’t pretty
Originally published in the Toronto Star Memory is a powerful thing. We all have memories of beautiful moments that come ...
Pundits regularly attacked pharmacare without disclosing Big Pharma ties
Dozens of op-eds opposing pharmacare from think tank analysts did not reveal their authors’ conflicts of interest ...
