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Pushing back against campus precarity
About the authorsErika ShakerErika (she/her) became Director of the National Office in 2020, but began her career at the CCPA in 1997 as director of…
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Legal Aid Denied: A 20th Anniversary retrospective
Legal Aid Denied: Women and the Cuts to Legal Services in BC was written in 2004 shortly after the election of a neo-conservative Liberal government…
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A new report released today uncovers important gaps in the experiences of men and women across Canada. The CCPA’s annual study of the Best and…
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The KPMG Report
No solution for the low-income housing problem Consulting firm KPMG’s recommendations that Manitoba Housing units be sold and that the private sector play a greater…
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The Good, The Best, and the Imperfect: Measuring the Gender Gap
About the authorKate McInturffKate McInturff was a Senior Researcher at the CCPA’s National Office. The CCPA mourns the loss of Kate, a feminist researcher and…
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The best and worst cities in Canada to be a woman in 2017: Study
OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) uncovers the best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada.…
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The Best and Worst Places to be a Woman in Canada 2017
The Gender Gap in Canada’s 25 Biggest Cities READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—This annual study provides a snapshot of the gaps in men and…
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Last week, I appeared before the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) at their Technical Presentation Session in Vancouver, and gave a brief presentation about my findings…
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Cost of Doing Nothing
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Download 1.27 MB44 pages As the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) continues, a…
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CCPA Submission to BC Budget Consultations 2018
Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services of the Legislative Assembly of BC Download 2.05 MB 25 pages This submission to…
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Fast Facts: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
The cost of doing nothing to prevent tragedy As the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) continues, a new study looks…
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Employment supports and labour market participation: 20th Anniversary retrospective
From 2001 to 2003, BC’s new Liberal government instituted significant policy reforms in the delivery and governance of public services. In 2004, Simon Fraser University…





Kate Bunker

Province of British Columbia

