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The funding fix Canada Post has been sitting on since 1981
The answer to Canada Post’s financial crisis has been in the law since 1981. The government just has not used it.
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Time to lean in to the foundational values of democracy
President Donald Trump ran on improving standards of living in the U.S., but one of his first acts in office included slashing programs that provide…
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View of democracy from its smallest cog
Since 2007, I’ve been a volunteer on seven election campaigns at the federal, provincial, and municipal level. I have done most tasks that a small…
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Democracy on trial: Resist
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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Hennessy’s Index: Proportional representation
In 2021, Fair Vote Canada marked the 100-year anniversary of politicians promising to move from first-past-the-post voting to proportional representation in Canada. (Dear reader: We…
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Platform Crunch 2: Comparing four parties’ tax cut and cash transfers promises
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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Canadian tech bros are taking a page out of their U.S. brethrens’ playbook
About the authorSimon EnochSimon Enoch is the senior researcher for Saskatchewan issues and policies. He holds a BA in Political Science, a Masters in Labour…
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Trump’s tariff war could compel U.S. companies to flee Canada: that could hurt one in 10 workers
About the authorRyan RomardRyan Romard (he/him) is a researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ National Office. A sociologist and research analyst, he uses…
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Platform Crunch: Tax cuts are alive and well in this federal election, but who benefits? (Hint: Look up, way up)
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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Our political imagination is failing the Trump test
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…
