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Childcare deserts in Canada: find where your community fits in 2025
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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Should there be a wealth tax on the very rich?
In 2019, Canada is richer than ever before. Our total economic activity per person — what economists call “real GDP per capita” — is at…
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Response to Uber and Lyft’s applications to the BC Passenger Transportation Board
Download 415.13 KB10 pages In 2018 the BC government introduced legislation expected to bring ride-hailing to the province, but many questions remain about what that…
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Our health should be an election issue
About the authorsTrevor HancockCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Platform crunch: Removing restrictions on mortgage insurance
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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Yep, it’s gouging: What we learned from the BCUC gas prices inquiry and what’s next
The BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) inquiry into gas prices delivered its bombshell final report on August 30. Among its key findings: at least 13 cents…
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Canada’s lackluster performance under CETA should be a lesson
About the authorsScott SinclairStuart TrewStuart serves as director of the CCPA’s Trade and Investment Research Project (TIRP), which pools the expertise of academic, labour and…
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10 reasons we’re supporting the climate strike
About the authorsAlex PatersonTrish HennessyTrish is the Director of the Think Upstream project and a senior communications strategist with the CCPA National Office. She is…
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Platform crunch: Analyzing the impact of a super-wealth tax
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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Fast Facts: The sky will not fall with a higher minimum wage
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 23, 2019 September 10th’s election results were disappointing for progressive Manitobans who were looking for a decisive…
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Aging in suburbia
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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Fast Facts: Canadian Premium Sand Frac Sand Mining Project About to Hit a Financial Wall
There are important new developments regarding the proposed frac sand operation adjacent to Hollow Water First Nation on the east side of Lake Winnipeg that…
