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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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    Budget fédéral alternatif 2026 : Fiscalité

    Ce que le gouvernement canadien devrait faire en matière de fiscalité. Une véritable indépendance exige un nouveau modèle économique.

    October 28, 2025
  • Health Care
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    Policy Note

    Challenges persist: Community-based mental health in BC

    In 2006, I wrote the report, “Community Based Mental Health in BC: Changes to Income, Employment and Housing Supports” to explain policy changes that had…

    November 17, 2017
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    Policy Note
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    Tackle inequality through tax fairness: BC Budget 2018

    Over the past decade and a half, BC’s tax system has become remarkably unfair. CCPA analysis shows that personal tax changes between 2000 and 2016—including…

    November 16, 2017
  • International

    CCPA comments on the Omnitrax NAFTA lawsuit

    Senior Trade Fellow Scott Sinclair, who directs the CCPA’s Trade and Investment Research Project, spoke to CBC Manitoba’s Ismaila Alfa on November 14 about Omnitrax’s…

    November 16, 2017
  • Government Finance

    KPMG: Reasons to be skeptical of the advice they offer

    It is curious that the Pallister government would have hired consulting firm KPMG to provide advice on how to manage the Province’s affairs. KPMG’s actions…

    November 16, 2017
  • Health Care
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets

    BC’s health care system can only get stronger with the right investments: Budget 2018

    Provincial health spending as a share of our economy has been relatively steady in recent years, and is projected to fall from 7.8 per cent…

    November 14, 2017
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    Post-Secondary Education

    Long overdue: Taking a closer look at university library funding

    As we continue to dig into university and college finances in Ontario, what becomes apparent is not only the change in revenue sources these institutions…

    November 14, 2017
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    Justice Starts Here

    A one-stop shop approach for achieving greater justice in Manitoba Download 1.71 MB120 pages Understanding unique access to justice chal­lenges faced by specific groups highlights…

    November 14, 2017
  • BC's Environmental Assessment Office has ordered Progress Energy to drain almost all of the water from this unauthorized dam. Photo: Ben Parfitt
    Climate Change
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    Drain it: Petronas subsidiary ordered to take action at two controversial fracking dams

    The provincial government has ordered Progress Energy to drain virtually all of the water trapped behind two massive dams that the company built in violation…

    November 10, 2017
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    News & Commentary

    Research for Communities: Justice Starts Here

    A one-stop shop approach for achieving greater justice in Manitoba In the report Justice Starts Here: A one-stop shop approach for achieving greater justice in…

    November 9, 2017
  • Education
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets

    Let’s strengthen public education in BC: Budget 2018

    The BC government’s September budget update included significant new funding for K-12 education as expected in light of last year’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling.…

    November 8, 2017
  • Income & Wealth Inequality
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    Income Security to End Poverty in Manitoba

    Download 785.91 KB32 pages According to the Low-Income Cut Off-After Tax (LICO-AT) measure, there were 105,000 Manitobans (approximately 8.9%) living in poverty in 2011. As…

    November 8, 2017
  • Housing & Homelessness
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets

    BC Budget 2018 should use progressive tax options to deliver on affordable housing promises

    BC’s real estate boom has created winners and losers and has led to a growing housing affordability crisis with tremendous social and economic consequences. Metro…

    November 7, 2017
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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 8, 2026
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    July 8, 2026

    Is it time to renationalize the CN rail network in Canada?

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    July 8, 2026

    The Value and Benefits of Public Spending for Households in Newfoundland and Labrador

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    Newfoundland and Labrador Public Opinion Survey: Key findings and data tables

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    July 7, 2026

    Workers need a stronger yellow-card system in CUSMA

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