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Budget as border: How public systems quietly decide who gets left out
The system begins to fails a student as soon as a budget determines how much or little care, space, and attention the system can afford
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Struggling To Get Ahead
About the authorsCallum Goulet-KilgourNiall HarneyNiall (he/him) joined CCPA-Manitoba in February 2022 as the Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues. His research focuses on labour markets,…
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C’est pourquoi on dit non! : des femmes autochtones équatoriennes et défenseures des droits adressent un message d’inquiétude au Canada dans le cadre des négociations commerciales à fort enjeu
About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Por qué decimos no: Mujeres indígenas y defensoras ecuatorianas traen un mensaje de preocupación a Canadá en medio de negociaciones comerciales de alto riesgo
About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Who should build our electric cars?
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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Manitoba families struggling to get ahead: Study
WINNIPEG – Manitoba families are working harder but the vast majority is struggling to get ahead, says a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy…
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Out-of-control rents
CMHC, “Rental Market Survey Data Tables,” 2023. For a notable exception, see John Rapley, “Canada’s approach to housing is bad for the economy,” The Globe…
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The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was an expensive mistake
About the authorMarc LeeMarc Lee is a Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Marc joined the CCPA’s British Columbia office in 1998,…
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Minimum wage workers across Canada face out-of-control rents that far exceed their income
Province Minimum wage (Oct. 2023) Rental wage for 1 bedroom Rental wage for 2 bedroom B.C. $16.75 $29.96 $35.90 Ontario $16.55 $28.50 $32.63 Alberta $15.00…
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A Decade of Migrant Care Worker Programs
About the authorsCenen BagonRincy Dominic CalambaKassandra CorderoAlicia MassieAlicia Massie is a Joseph Armand Bombardier Doctoral Scholar and PhD Candidate at the School of Communication at…
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Canada’s Broken Promises to Migrant Care Workers—More Pilot Programs Not a Solution—
VANCOUVER — The federal government must ensure that just-announced pilot programs for migrant care workers are not the latest in a series of failed such programs,…
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What is the “rental wage” in my neighborhood?
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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Gazan’s basic income bill could be a game-changer in fight against poverty in Canada
About the authorskendal-davidKendal David is a PhD student at Carleton University. She studies and writes about poverty and disability justice. Read more about Kendal here:…
