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Why are B.C. nurses on strike?
As pressures mount on nurses’ workloads, the government is forcing them to begin strike actions. Strategic funding to improve the system would resolve the issue.
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Don’t be fooled by the “productivity” panic in Canada
About the authorsNick SaulNick Saul is the CEO of Right To Food CanadaJasmine Ramze RezaeeJasmine Ramze Rezaee is the director of policy and community action…
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Housing isn’t just shelter
The housing challenges we are experiencing in Canada are not unique, but Canada is falling behind other countries.
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Most provinces are refusing hundreds of millions in federal pharmacare funding
About the authorSteven StaplesSteve Staples is the National Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Canadian Health Coalition, and a member of CCPA’s Members’ Council.
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A sober second thought on direct-to-consumer alcohol sales
About the authorNathaniel DenaroNathaniel Denaro is a second year law student at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently interning with the Canadian Centre for Policy…
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Le prix n’est pas encore le bon : Les frais de garde n’atteignent pas l’objectif de 10 $ par jour
D’ici le début de l’année 2026, les parents canadiens sont censés pouvoir inscrire leurs jeunes enfants à des services de garde pour une moyenne de…
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The price is not right (yet): $10-a-day child care falling short of target
By early 2026 parents in Canada should be able to put their young kids in child care for an average of $10 a day. With…
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The premiers’ new clothes: A critical look at the race to remove interprovincial trade barriers
The costs of interprovincial trade barriers have been vastly overstated, while the rush to remove them risks a race to the bottom in areas like…
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Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster
About the authorBruce CampbellBruce Campbell is former Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Adjunct Professor, York University, Faculty of Environmental and Urban…
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Local news media is declining in Canada—we have to reverse the trend
The state of local news media in Canada is in sharp decline, which has serious implications for local communities and for the larger national dialogue…
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CBC’s road to [ir]relevance runs through cities like Hamilton
As the national public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada has a broad mandate to serve Canadians and to “reflect Canada and its regions to national and regional audiences,…
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CBC/Radio-Canada: a trusted Canadian symbol
Like many of us, I grew up with the CBC as a daily and vital part of my life.
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What is CBC/Radio-Canada’s role in the future of Quebec media?
Ample research has painted a bleak picture: the crisis facing the media world is exacerbating the decline of democracy.
















