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A step toward the Employment Insurance program Canada once had
Proposed changes will help to restore the social security role that used to be an intrinsic part of EI but has been sidelined over the…
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Vancouver’s Secured Rental Policy and the battle over density
In North American cities with growing populations and economies, a similar political story on housing affordability is playing out. Calls to permit more dense housing…
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1.8 million Canadians better off with a higher EI and CRB floor
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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Urgent action required to realize promise of the Speech from the Throne
“We must not let the legacy of the pandemic be one of rolling back the clock on women’s participation in the workforce, nor one of…
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If not now, when? The throne speech and long term care
Wednesday’s throne speech offered hints of promising changes to long term care policies—something COVID-19 has exposed as urgently needed. Specifically, the federal government promises…
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After the throne speech: a test of our resolve
About the authorTrish HennessyTrish is the Director of the Think Upstream project and a senior communications strategist with the CCPA National Office. She is focused…
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A parable of two roads: Why the COVID crisis is exactly the right time to push for a low-carbon economy
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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What will the throne speech say about poverty?
Anti-poverty advocates and social policy wonks will be watching today’s throne speech for signs of how the government plans on addressing poverty in this complicated…
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Now is not the time to panic over the federal debt
Public policy in Canada remains haunted by large deficits that prevailed in the 1980s and early 1990s. With COVID-19 economic response pushing the federal deficit…
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Now is not the time to get hysterical about the federal debt
About the authorMarc 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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One step forward for low-waged workers in Halifax?
Today the Halifax Regional Municipal Council will consider a staff report that recommends that Council approve the adoption of a Supplier Code of Conduct (including Living Wage…
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Why inequality must be linked to climate emergency action
Among the book’s key wartime lessons is that “inequality is toxic to social solidarity and mass mobilization.” It requires policies that fulfill a promise that…
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