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Fast Facts: “Mean Streets” society coming
The election this month of a majority Conservative government will change Canada’s political landscape in ways that will be detrimental to most Canadians. Cuts to…
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Have we completely bought the idea that “There Is No Alternative”?
Once again, over the last few weeks Canadians have had energy costs on our minds. Prices at the pump rocketed up to nearly $1.50, while…
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Fast Facts: An alternative approach to dealing with the infrastructure deficit
In the Friday April 8th Winnipeg Free Press, Jim Carr, President and CEO of the Business Council of Manitoba, proposed a new plan for dealing…
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Memo to the new premier: here’s what putting families first should look like
Dear Premier Clark, Congratulations on your new job. It’s wonderful that your new government will be “putting families first.” And we were heartened to hear…
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On the Forest Fire Front Line: One Ecologist’s Take on What it Will Take to Safeguard Communities
With one of the colder springs on record, many British Columbians quite naturally yearn for a good stretch of warm, dry weather. But for many…
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Oil companies crying all the way to the bank
The oil industry in Canada is second to none, at least when it comes to spin. It makes the most creative of Canada’s political leaders…
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Personal Choice, Public Consequence: Accounting for Ballot Box Decisions
About the authorErika ShakerErika (she/her) became Director of the National Office in 2020, but began her career at the CCPA in 1997 as director of…
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Nova Scotians paying more than their fair share for post-secondary education: Report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released a new report today which shows that…
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Fairness, Funding and Our Collective Future
A way forward for post-secondary education in Nova Scotia Download 593.57 KB 38 pages About the authorsKaley KennedyChristine SaulnierChristine Saulnier (she/her) is Director of the…
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Five economic tests for the majority government
As Parliament resumes after Canada’s historic 41st election, all eyes are on Prime Minister Stephen Harper and how he delivers on his campaign promises of…
