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Study reveals the most and least expensive cities for child care in 2016
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) updates the most and least…
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Une préoccupation croissante
Les frais de garde d’enfants dans les grandes villes canadiennes Download 901.51 KB34 pages Cette étude, la troisième d’une série commençant en 2014, révèle les…
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State of the Inner City Report 2016
Reconciliation Lives Here Download 752.12 KB57 pages Reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada is arguably the most important issue Canada faces today. While…
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A growing concern: 2016 child care fees in Canada’s big cities
About the authorsDavid 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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Infographic: 2016 Child Care Fees
A Growing Concern Canada’s child care systems can vary dramatically from province to province and city to city. But no matter where you live, one…
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Fast Facts: Don’t Cut Neighourhoods Alive!
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Dec 12, 2016 The provincial government has halted funding for Neighbourhoods Alive! This is a serious mistake. Neighbourhoods…
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How closing tax loopholes could pay for a green economy
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…
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Kinder Morgan’s pipeline sales pitch: Too good to be true?
After the federal approval of Kinder-Morgan’s controversial Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX), Alberta Premier Rachel Notley came to BC to sell the pipeline’s economic benefits.…
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BC is on track to have a massive budget surplus this year according to the November update on provincial finances. At the end of the…
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Recap of our 2016 Rosenbluth Lecture with Pierre Fortin
This year, CCPA-BC’s annual Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture featured economist Pierre Fortin, who shared lessons from Quebec’s experience with low-fee, publicly funded child care. Professor…




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