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Writing from our researchers this year
Housing—in particular a lack of affordable housing throughout BC—was a major concern for British Columbians this year and no doubt will continue in 2025. Our…
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Will a pro-oil president kill the oil sands?
About the authorHadrian Mertins-KirkwoodHadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (he/him) is a senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His work focuses on federal…
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Saskatchewan picks another fight with teachers over standardized tests
About the authorSimon EnochSimon Enoch is the senior researcher for Saskatchewan issues and policies. He holds a BA in Political Science, a Masters in Labour…
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Canada’s fall economic statement should be about bold policy—will it be?
The federal government has the capacity to tackle big problems. Here are some big ideas that could make a difference.
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2024 Manitoba Living Wage Update
About the authorsNiall HarneyNiall (he/him) joined CCPA-Manitoba in February 2022 as the Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues. His research focuses on labour markets, income…
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Tony Clarke’s life was an inspiration to all who seek to build a better world
Tony Clarke was an intellectual, a policy wonk, and most of all, a formidable activist for social, economic, and environmental justice for people in Canada…
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Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social work in Nova Scotia
About the authorsCatherine BryanCatherine Bryan is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Dalhousie University and the chair of the Canadian Centre…
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Public sector workers are leading a big uptick in strikes in Canada
. About the authorRyan RomardRyan Romard (He/Him) is a sociologist, research analyst, and data science enthusiast. Ryan has several years of experience conducting survey research…
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Canada’s GST tax holiday won’t do much for affordability
About the authorDavid MacdonaldDavid joined the CCPA as its Senior Ottawa Economist in 2011, although he has been a long time contributor as a research…
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BC Child Poverty Rate Climbs as Income Inequality Grows
Thirty-five years after Canada’s parliament promised to end child poverty it still hasn’t happened. In 1989, a unanimous all-party House of Commons resolution was passed…
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Mapping Colonial Harms
Social emergencies on Manitoba First Nations are not unforeseen circumstances, predictable events that are rooted in colonial conditions.
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