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A solution to Toronto's $2.5 billion public transit expansion
A new report by CCPA-Ontario economist Hugh Mackenzie lays out a range of revenue generating options that could readily fund plans to expand public transit in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton...
May 22, 2013 | Ontario Office
Four more years of austerity
Ontario's provincial budget has been tabled and the conclusion is: Ontarians can expect four more years of austerity budgets. Read the tea leaves in this instant budget analysis by Hugh Mackenzie...
May 3, 2013 | Ontario Office
The 28 cent difference
Working women in Ontario are doing all they can to get by: they're working hard, they're driving enrolments in bachelor and master's degree programs at our universitites. But when it comes to pay...
April 8, 2013 | Ontario Office
Austerity is holding Ontario's economy back
Hugh Mackenzie and Trish Hennessy talk about the conversation Ontarians should be having about austerity measures. They indicate that there are plenty of revenue options for the province to...
March 20, 2013 | Ontario Office
More Harm Than Good: Austerity's Impact in Ontario
A new report from CCPA-Ontario shows that Ontario hasn't returned to pre-recession economic health, and ...
March 17, 2013 | Ontario Office
Repeat after me: Ontario is not Greece
It's an apples to oranges comparison, of course, but the Fraser Institute's attempt to frame Ontario as the next Greece because of debt level is flawed for other reasons too. CCPA Director Trish...
January 31, 2013 | Ontario Office
It's time for an 'Equality Premier'
Trish Hennessy suggests in this blog that...
January 30, 2013 | Ontario Office
Countering austerity: new CCPA-Ontario resources
The CCPA-Ontario office hosted a full-day session at Ryerson University in Toronto on January 9, 2013. The session focused on countering the austerity agenda in this province and beginning the...
January 24, 2013 | Ontario Office
Ontario 2013: Toward a Post-Austerity Vision
On January 9th, the CCPA's Ontario Office will be hosting an update on the province’s economy and a strategy session focusing on how to move toward a post-austerity vision....
December 12, 2012 | Ontario Office
The Case for A Living Wage
In a new CCPA-Ontario report, Jordan Brennan looks at the history of the minimum wage and living wage in Ontario and makes the case for a living wage as an essential tool to help reduce income...
October 11, 2012 | Ontario Office
More equitable compensation needed for vulnerable workers
In Canada, many workers do not earn a living wage—that is, sufficient income to afford the basics of life—because of discrimination. Women workers and those who are racialized, immigrant,...
October 5, 2012 | Ontario Office
Ontario could be hard hit by new trade deal
A trade deal between Canada and the EU that's being negotiated in Ottawa this week could have devastating effects on Ontario. The CCPA's new report, ...
September 19, 2012 | Ontario Office
Time for Ontario to go public with child care
The Ontario government is in a ...
September 17, 2012 | Ontario Office
How affordable is a university education in your province?
A new report from the CCPA’s Education Project tracks the affordability of university education across Canadian provinces. The study looks at trends in tuition and compulsory fees in...
September 11, 2012 | National Office, Ontario Office
Australian economist Steve Keen's CCPA lecture: Video
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Ontario team was pleased to host a lecture, as well as a wine and cheese social in downtown Toronto on June 28th, featuring globally recognized...
July 3, 2012 | Ontario Office
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The CCPA-Ontario office specializes in provincial and municipal issues. We deliver original, independent, peer-reviewed, non-partisan research that equips progressives with the arguments they need to press for social change. 

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"We relentlessly promote progressive ideas that reflect our highest aspirations - ideas that will make Ontario a better place to live." Trish Hennessy, director, CCPA-Ontario.

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