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Mortality and health care privatization: A comparison between countries
Privatization is deadly. Canada needs to learn from other countries and focus on public health care instead.
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The roots of our housing crisis: Austerity, debt and extreme speculation
We’re now 10 years on from the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. Or, as our national mythology puts it, 10 years since Canada…
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Pharmacare costing: How to make universal, single-payer pharmacare work for households and employers
About the authorsDavid 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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As the world heats up, Canada’s governments are backing down on climate action
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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Heating Up, Backing Down
Evaluating recent climate policy progress in Canada Download 1.11 MB48 pages This report assesses the climate policy progress of Canadian governments over the past two…
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Canada has an uneasy history when it comes to fossil fuels and climate change. Our leaders have been great at setting far-off targets for reducing…
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Canada backsliding on climate policy in face of rising climate threats: report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—As Canadians from coast to coast to coast grapple with record-breaking wildfires, floods and other extreme weather events, a new…
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Technology for good? 5 things to know about e-learning in Ontario
About the authorBeyhan FarhadiBeyhan Farhadi is a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Education at York University, currently studying the relationship between education policy, online…
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Fast Facts: Time to move forward with respect
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 5, 2019 For the last 100 days Camp Morningstar has nurtured a sacred fire on Hollow Water…
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Public health offers potent climate solutions
About the authorsAlex PatersonCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Highway Robbery
Public Private Partnerships and Nova Scotia Highways Download 514.62 KB51 pages This report examines the Highway 104 Western Alignment highway, known as the Cobequid Pass Toll…
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Report Finds P3 Highways Have Higher Costs, Less Accountability
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX—A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia office examines the Highway 104 Western Alignment highway, known…
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Resettling Refugees’ Social Housing Stories
Download 684.19 KB16 pages This paper is a companion piece to the report, Making Social Housing Friendly for Resettling Refugees. The intention with the present…
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