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NS Auditor General’s P3 Report: More Questions than Answers
By Chris Parsons and Christine SaulnierNova Scotia’s Auditor General Michael Pickup calls the government’s decision to use a P3 model (public-private partnership) for the $2…
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“Canada hasn’t seen this type of civic mobilization since the Second World War. These are the biggest economic measures in our lifetimes, to defeat a…
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Widespread Testing for COVID-19 in Public Interest
Download 149.24 KB10 pages Mass testing for COVID-19 would allow communities and societies to reduce uncertainty, permitting appropriate, targeted, flexible policy across institutions and circumstances,…
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Exporting BC LNG to Asia will not reduce global climate emissions as industry claims
About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Resetting Normal Report
Women, Decent Work and Canada’s Fractured Care Economy Download 3.43 MB42 pages An historic downturn in women’s employment, compounded by uncertainty over the capacity of…
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BC’s Carbon Conundrum
Why LNG exports doom emissions-reduction targets and compromise Canada’s long-term energy security Download 8.41 MB60 pages This report assesses the emissions implications of the Canada…
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Corporate power in global trade: Will corporations sue states for measures taken to combat COVID-19?
About the authorJesse WhattamJesse Whattam is the coordinator of the Trade Justice Network. Jesse is a contributing researcher to the CCPA’s Trade and Investment Research…
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A Climate Plan That Actually Meets the Crisis: Halifax Leads the Way
On June 23, 2020, Halifax Regional Council unanimously passed their new climate action plan, ‘HalifACT 2050: Acting on Climate Together’. The plan is focused on…
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Households are on the flipside of the federal deficit
OTTAWA––Today’s federal economic and fiscal snapshot revealed a $343 billion deficit funded at record low interest rates. According to analysis from the Canadian Centre for…
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A safe and healthy post-secondary education sector in a COVID-19 world
As universities and colleges begin to re-open and develop plans for the fall semester, we need to think carefully about what health and safety looks…
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The federal deficit will become whose surplus?
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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Four cornerstones of an inclusive economy
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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