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The CCPA’s National Office was established in 1980. Located in Ottawa, it coordinates the CCPA’s national research agenda.
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“Surveillance pricing” is already here—Canada needs laws to stop it
Driven by big tech and corporate concentration, companies are using surveillance to warp prices and extract from consumers
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The funding fix Canada Post has been sitting on since 1981
The answer to Canada Post’s financial crisis has been in the law since 1981. The government just has not used it.
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Will CanCon die with the Online Streaming Act?
Canada gives in to U.S. pressure and removes the requirement for online streaming services to contribute to the production of Canadian content
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Will banning youth from AI and social media actually help the “anxious generation?”
Manitoba is going to ban youth AI and social media use. Australia has already done so, and soon Canada could do the same. Is it…
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New data shows food insecurity is still a national issue in Canada
Statistics Canada data shows food insecurity is near its worst point since the agency started collecting data
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The quiet subsidy: How bargaining delays transfer money from workers to employers
The hidden cost of employer delays are paid entirely by workers—but policy changes could fix it
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Conçu pour échouer: La crise financière croissante dans le secteur hospitalier de l’Ontario
La crise financière croissante dans le secteur hospitalier de l’Ontario nuit aux patient(e)s et aux collectivités
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Alternative federal budget 2026: Building true Canadian sovereignty
What true Canadian sovereignty and independence might look like when the public good is at the heart of budgetary planning
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Calculating the “rental wage” in every Canadian neighbourhood in 2024
About the authorsMarc LeeMarc Lee is a Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Marc joined the CCPA’s British Columbia office in 1998,…
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Solidarity philanthropy: Changing how we give to support social change
Philanthropic donors need to step up as advocates to change the system that created the need for philanthropy in the first place.















