Skip to main content

Skip to main navigation

Updates from the CCPA

Saskatchewan Labour wins Essential Services Challenge: Court Rules Bill 5 "Unconstitutional."
Saskatchewan's labour movement won a significant victory yesterday as Justice Dennis Ball ruled that Bill 5, The Public Service Essential Services Act (PSES) violated the...
February 7, 2012 | Saskatchewan Office
Lessons from London, Ontario: The crackdown on middle class jobs
Electro-Motive/Caterpillar's decision to lock out its London, Ontario workers on January 1st, demanding workers accept a 50% pay cut or lose the plant altogether, brings into focus a theme that is...
February 6, 2012 | National Office, Ontario Office
Resources on pension reform and Old Age Security
Last week Prime Minister Harper signaled possible cuts to Canada's pension programs, namely Old Age Security benefits for middle- and lower-income seniors. The Canadian Centre for Policy...
February 6, 2012 | National Office
Every Tool Shapes the Task
The common story of why we need to integrate information and communication technology into education has changed. A dozen years ago it was about changing and preparing students. Now it's about...
February 6, 2012 | National Office
CAW/CEP Merger Discussions
The CAW and CEP, two organizations with extensive experience with union mergers, have embarked on a...
February 5, 2012
Caterpillar and the Investment Canada Act
Caterpillar's February 3rd announcement that it will close the Electro-Motive Diesel facility in London has renewed calls to overhaul the Investment Canada Act.  The...
February 5, 2012 | National Office
Education is a public good
Hundreds of students across the province came together on February 1st for the Canadian Federation of Students' Day of Action to protest Nova Scotia’s continuing erosion of funding...
February 2, 2012 | Nova Scotia Office
Did you know poverty costs PEI $315 million per year?
The direct cost of poverty for the PEI government is an estimated 100 million dollars per year — 7.6% of the 2009/10 PEI government budget.  ...
January 26, 2012 | Nova Scotia Office
What economic recovery?
We've all heard political leaders boast that the Canadian economy has fully recovered from the recession and that the recession was not as severe in Canada as in other countries. It turns out that...
January 26, 2012 | National Office
Infographic visualizes rising income inequality in Canada
Income inequality has been getting worse in Canada, rising at a faster pace than it has been in the U.S. The inequality is being driven by what’s happening at the very top of the income spectrum:...
January 25, 2012 | National Office

Newsroom

Find Publications

View Shopping Cart

Support Our Work

CCPA not only does first-rate research; it also connects with the real world by putting powerful information in the hands of advocacy groups and by presenting intelligent, progressive ideas in the media. It is a BC jewel and I urge everyone to support it.

— Kathleen Ruff, founder, RightOn Canada

Join or Donate

Email Newswire

Stay up to date on new research:
About our newswire service
CCPA National Office | Suite 500, 251 Bank Street, Ottawa ON, K2P 1X3 | Tel: 613-563-1341 | Fax: 613-233-1458 | E-mail: ccpa@policyalternatives.ca
Home | CCPA Offices | Search | Site Map | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
© 2013 Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | research • analysis • solutions | Want to use something on this site? View our terms of re(use)
Website Design & Development by Raised Eyebrow Web Studio