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Three big ideas for Canada’s federal fiscal update
Parental leave and health care should be a priority, while implementing a windfall tax on oil profiteers of the war on Iran
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The Cost of Poverty in Manitoba
Health costs $347 million Crime $197 million Opportunity Costs $1.6 billion Intergenerational $324 million Total cost of poverty in Manitoba $2.5 billion Cost per Manitoban $1,952 Poverty cost as a percent of Manitoba’s GDP…
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What’s at stake in Canada’s trade negotiations with Ecuador?
Canada and Ecuador are currently engaged in Free Trade Agreement negotiations slated for completion by 2025, with a clear emphasis on safeguarding Canadian mining investments…
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Time for a new public transit investment plan
Imagine being able to get from almost anywhere in BC to anywhere else on public transit, as one might in Europe or Asia. Or visitors…
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A return to cuts would be disastrous for BC and its economy
Under-investment in public services and infrastructure not only hurts BC families, it also hurts our economy. With the BC government projecting deficits in the latest…
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New Report—Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia
Halifax/Kjipuktuk – Today, with the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes Partnership, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the new report Falling Short: Troubles…
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How badly do we need roads?
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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Budget fails to fund enough supports for newcomers to BC
New immigrants, temporary foreign workers and international students are bearing the brunt of the blame for the housing crisis and strain on public services where…
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A modest proposal
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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Submission to the 2024 BC Labour Relations Code Review
About the authorsIglika IvanovaIglika Ivanova was a Senior Economist and the Public Interest Researcher at the CCPA-BC.Véronique SioufiVéronique Sioufi is a researcher and policy analyst…
