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Manitoba Fiscal Update: investing in the long-term should be prioritized over a short-term budget balance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2025 WINNIPEG (TREATY ONE) – Manitoba’s second quarter fiscal update, released this afternoon, provides a snapshot of the difficult fiscal…
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We Have to Grow our Own
Economic development in Manitoba’s north requires increased investment in adult basic education.
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Creating safe and inclusive schools in Ontario
The education system in Canada is a multi-faceted institution consisting of public, private, religious and independent forms of schooling. Each province adheres to their own…
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COP30: Unilateral Climate Measures and a Multilateral Just Transition
As discord and uncertainty continue to characterize the global order, the renewal of multilateral cooperation on climate change proved an uphill battle at COP30 in…
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Prescription drug prices are very likely to increase in Canada
Canada has a drug price problem, and it risks getting a lot worse in the near future. Canadian prices for patented drugs are already the…
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Updating Canadian law to address online hate and gender-based violence
Social media and online platforms are fueling a surge in hate speech, hate crimes, and technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV, in technical jargon) both in Canada…
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Lifting the Bottom, Building a Fair Economy for All Workers in Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia government has announced that employers will have to pay minimum wage workers 50 cents more per hour in 2026, with a 25-cent…
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L’Ontario a besoin d’un plan pour recruter des enseignantes et des enseignants
Dans son énoncé économique de l’automne cette année, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a répété sans cesse son intention de protéger l’économie et la population de…
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How James K. Galbraith understands North America’s place in the global economy
On November 26, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives hosted a lecture by celebrated economist James K. Galbraith. The event was broadcast live to CCPA…
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Is Carney’s climate credibility crumbling?
The following is a re-print of the October 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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Tenants are suffering: An urgent call to strengthen Nova Scotia’s rent subsidy program
Since 2021, I have been collecting research data on rent supplements (the Canada Housing Benefit) in Nova Scotia. This includes in-depth interviews with tenants who…
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Ontario needs a teacher recruitment plan
In this year’s fall economic statement, the Ontario government repeatedly stated its intention to protect the province’s economy and people “for decades to come.” Talk…
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Adult Basic Education Keeps Youth out of Crime
A recent study by Marni Brownell and colleagues at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, titled “Crossover Kids in Manitoba: The Intersection of the Child…
