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Envisioning the Future of Medicare: A Citizens' Conference
On June 15th, the Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is proud to present a unique Citizen's Conference on the Future of Medicare. "Envisioning the Future of...
May 10, 2012 | Saskatchewan Office
Study reveals secret Canadian bank bailout
Throughout the 2008-2010 financial crisis, Canadian banks were touted by the federal government—and the banks themselves—as being much more stable than other countries’ big banks. Canadians we...
April 30, 2012 | National Office
Living Wage for Metro Vancouver rises to $19.14
For families with young children, the costs of basic necessities like food, rent and child care quickly add up. Even with full-time work year round, both parents in a family of four must earn at...
April 26, 2012 | BC Office
What’s at stake for working seniors?
It is argued by some that eligibility for Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) at age 65 discourages older Canadians from remaining in the workforce, and that we need...
April 16, 2012 | National Office
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New Reports & Studies

Brief Presented to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
May 10, 2012 | National Office
The Big Banks' Big Secret
Estimating government support for Canadian banks during the financial crisis
April 30, 2012 | National Office
Working for a Living Wage 2012
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver
April 26, 2012 | BC Office
Working After Age 65
What is at Stake?
April 16, 2012 | National Office
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Our Schools/Our Selves: Spring 2012
Power of Youth: Youth and community-led activism in Canada
by Brigette DePape
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Commentary & Fact Sheets

The Challenges Facing Labour
May 15, 2012 | Manitoba Office
Time to Expand the Manitoba Advantage.
May 8, 2012
Climate change will shape BC in 2035, one way or another
May 2, 2012 | BC Office
Taxing Times
Hennessy's Index: A number is never just a number
May 1, 2012 | National Office
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Monitor Articles

Let's Give the Labour Movement Its Due
Unions are society’s builders, not strike-happy wreckers
by Ed Finn
Crucial Power Analysis Missing from Courts and the Media in Shafia Murder Case
by Helen Forsey
The Latin American Revolution (Part XII)
Uruguay makes great social gains under left-wing government
by Asad Ismi
Academic Freedom Endangered in Ontario
Drummond Report threatens universities’ academic excellence
by Jeff Noonan
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