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Loop – 4 Col Blog Index w/Feature Alt

December 9, 2023

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  • Alternative Federal Budget
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    Alternative federal budget 2026: Post-secondary education

    What the Canadian government should do on post-secondary education. Because true independence needs a new economic model.

    October 28, 2025
  • Income & Wealth Inequality
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    The Saint John Living Wage 2018

    Download 10.71 MB17 pages The Saint John Living Wage for 2018 is $18.18 per hour. This is the hourly wage needed for a family of…

    June 20, 2018
  • Alternative Federal Budget
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    Fast Facts: Imagine a Winnipeg…

    Winnipeg cannot control broader macro pressures such as climate change or a stagnant global economy, but it can prepare for the changes that are coming.…

    June 19, 2018
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    Imagine a Winnipeg…

    Alternative Municipal Budget 2018 Download 11.37 MB100 pages Imagine a Winnipeg… Alternative Municipal Budget, Winnipeg 2018 is a  community effort that dares to imagine a…

    June 19, 2018
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    What should Nova Scotians expect from the Federal Poverty Reduction Strategy?

    Next week marks the end of the school year and for some families the end of supports that are only available to their children in…

    June 18, 2018
  • Human Rights

    Fast Facts: Our City’s Undocumented

    A Case for Access Without Fear Reports about refugees walking across the Canada-US border beginning in the spring of 2017 renewed concerns about immigration policy…

    June 15, 2018
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    Democracy & Electoral Rights
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    Electoral reform is simple, actually

    Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This is the first post of a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from…

    June 14, 2018
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    Fast Facts: Social Enterprise improves food security in Garden Hill First Nation

    Food insecurity is a pressing problem for thousands of Indigenous people living in remote reserves in the North of Manitoba. The new CCPA Manitoba report…

    June 13, 2018
  • Agriculture & Farming
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    Harnessing the Potential of Social Enterprise in Garden Hill First Nation

    Download 1.2 MB56 pages This paper explores the economy, the health status, and particularly the issue of food sovereignty of Garden Hill First Nation (GHFN),…

    June 13, 2018
  • Climate Change
    Policy Note
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    Gas gouging in Metro Vancouver: Blame Big Oil, not taxes

    Everyone is talking about the high price of gas in Metro Vancouver, which hit a new record in May, topping $1.60 per litre. The story…

    June 11, 2018
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    The Next Four Years: An Ontario election post-mortem

    Take a deep breath, Ontario: we have reached the conclusion of this bizarre and dramatic election period. We wade now into unchartered territory. Sure, there…

    June 8, 2018
  • Housing & Homelessness
    News & Commentary

    Ten things to know about Carey Doberstein’s book on homelessness governance

    Carey Doberstein, a professor at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus, has written a book about homelessness governance in Canada. The book’s focus is…

    June 6, 2018
  • Income & Wealth Inequality
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    Manitoba Inequality Update

    Low Income Families Left Behind Download 1.72 MB 23 pages There is growing recognition that income inequality has been increasing to undesirable levels in many…

    June 6, 2018
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    Is it time to renationalize the CN rail network in Canada?

    It has been 30 years since Canadian National was privatized, and Wall Street continues to profit at Canada’s expense

    July 8, 2026
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    Newfoundland and Labrador Public Opinion Survey: Key findings and data tables

    These findings are from a survey conducted by Angus Reid for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia.

    July 7, 2026
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