The End of This World: Climate Justice in So-Called Canada online book launch
by Corporate Mapping Project | January 31, 2023
The End of This World: Climate Justice in So-Called Canada online book launch Register for the event here. The climate crisis is here, and the end of this world—a world built on land theft, resource extraction, and colonial genocide—is on the horizon. The authors of the newly released book The End of This World: Climate …
UCP appointments expand corporate power over post-secondary institutions
by Corporate Mapping Project | May 31, 2022
New report reveals increased corporate governance of higher education in Alberta Edmonton – The UCP government is on a mission to change the landscape of higher education in Alberta. Cutting to the bone the operating budgets of universities and colleges is the most visible strategy used to advance their privatization agenda. But another front in …
Higher Education – Corporate or Public?
by Laurie Adkin, Mike Lang, Mark Shakespear, David Chen and William Carroll | May 31, 2022
How the UCP is restructuring post-secondary education in Alberta Over many years, post-secondary education institutions (PSEIs) around the world have undergone a transformation toward the corporatization of education. Increasingly, these institutions are seen (and funded) less as providers of public goods (higher education and research) and more as “businesses” that should produce commodities and attract …
Webinar: Petro-populism in an age of climate denial and digital disinformation
by Corporate Mapping Project | April 22, 2022
This webinar was put on in May 2022 by the Corporate Mapping Project and hosted by CCPA-BC Director Shannon Daub. Researchers Bob Neubauer and Nick Graham shared highlights from their investigation into the ways industry-linked organizations (such as Oil Respect and Resource Works) and allied groups (like Canada Strong) use social media to create a …
