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2025 was Canada’s year of Mark Carney: What have we learned about his economic policy agenda?
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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The unequal burden of COVID-19 joblessness
Source: February and April 2020 Labour Force Survey PUMF, excludes self employed. The scale of this crisis is now being revealed in stark statistics. However, it’s…
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CCPA-BC signs Joint Statement for a Just Recovery
Today the CCPA-BC added its support to a joint statement led by the Vancouver Just Recovery Coalition calling on the City of Vancouver to prioritize…
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Manitoba’s Debt and Fiscal Outlook
Round Two The province’s May 4 news release reminds us how much the private sector and government finances are being affected by the pandemic, the…
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Working multiple jobs to make ends meet: More common in BC than we might think
The devastating toll of COVID-19 in nursing homes across the country has drawn attention to the fact that many workers in long-term care work at…
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An impossible choice: at least 540,000 low wage workers risk losing CERB if they refuse unsafe work
With provincial economies starting to reopen, we need to take a close look at the workers most at risk. Reopening is sometimes framed as if…
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Canada’s modest drop in air pollution highlights magnitude of decarbonization challenge
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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Working multiple jobs to make ends meet in BC
VANCOUVER – The need to work multiple jobs to make ends meet has contributed to the tragedy in seniors homes during the COVID-19 crisis, but…
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Work Life: COVID 19 Revealing Inequities in Canada’s Labour Market
The strange times we’re living in are bringing many issues into sharp focus for the public at large. This is true with regard to the…
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Ontario’s frontline workers deserve much more than applause
Workers on the front lines of our economy stock our grocery shelves, pack boxes in warehouses, and deliver our food. As COVID-19 rages on, they…
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Work Life: Rowing against the tide of history
Manitoba’s pandemic response could do lasting damage to Manitoba economy Previously published by CBC Manitoba Opinion April 25, 2020 Manitoba’s provincial government is keen to…
