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The backup plan
As we reimagine the boundaries of platform responsibility, the tools we forge become the architecture of a more resilient online world.
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More than 1 in 5 Canadian professionals in precarious jobs: report
About the authorTrish HennessyTrish is the Director of the Think Upstream project and a senior communications strategist with the CCPA National Office. She is focused…
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To fund a just recovery, we can learn from our fiscal past
As several provinces have begun to loosen lockdown measures, thoughts turn to what Canada’s recovery will look like. WilI the massive disruptions we are experiencing…
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Needed now: A feminist recovery plan
About the authorKatherine ScottKatherine serves as the director for the CCPA’s gender equality and public policy work. She has worked in the community sector as…
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Dr. Jim Silver recipient of 2020 IPAC Manitoba LG Award
The Manitoba office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives congratulates Dr. Jim Silver as the recipient of the 2020 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public…
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Time to push back against short-term rentals to help balance Vancouver’s rental market
COVID-19 has decimated tourism and business travel, posing huge costs onto workers in those industries, but a fascinating side effect has been a more balanced…
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BC Budget Consultation Presentation June 2020
The BC government is holding its annual public consultation on Budget 2021 this June, inviting British Columbians to share their priorities for government investment next…
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The Common Sense Revolution at 25: History has lessons for Ford
Twenty-five years ago today, on June 8, 1995, the people of Ontario elected one Michael Deane Harris as premier. Harris’s program, the “Common Sense Revolution,”…
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Canada’s job losses reach Great Depression levels. Here’s how we move forward.
Labour Force Survey key facts: In May, 2.7 million people lost their jobs and another 2.2 million had most of their hours cut compared to…
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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
June 2020 Download 1.53 MB12 pages In this issue: Excess profits tax needed to prevent profiteering amid COVID-19 Income assistance relief measures Blockades aren’t the…
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Statement from the CCPA on systemic state violence and anti-Black racism
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is angered and outraged by ongoing police violence and brutality against Black citizens and protestors across the continent. And…
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Ten Ways the COVID-19 Pandemic Must Change Work… For Good
Download 1.4 MB54 pages This paper identifies and considers ten ways in which work after the pandemic must change “for good” in the wake of…
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Work standards must change as economy re-opens in wake of COVID-19: New report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VANCOUVER – Governments, employers and unions must all work urgently to address several critical weaknesses in Canada’s employment…
