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December 9, 2023

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  • Alternative Federal Budget
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    Alternative federal budget 2026: First Nations

    What the Canadian government should do on First Nations. Because true independence needs a new economic model.

    October 28, 2025
  • Employment & Labour
    Income & Wealth Inequality

    Ontario Needs a Raise

    Who Benefits From a $15 Minimum Wage? Download 524.75 KB18 pages The Ontario government has committed to raise its minimum wage to $14 on January…

    July 13, 2017
  • Employment & Labour
    Income & Wealth Inequality

    Infographic: Who benefits from Ontario’s $15 minimum wage?

    The Ontario government has committed to raise its minimum wage to $15 on January 1, 2019. But who in the province will benefit most from…

    July 13, 2017
  • Bank of Canada
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    Canada needs a raise, not a higher interest rate

    About the authorDavid MacdonaldDavid joined the CCPA as its Senior Ottawa Economist in 2011, although he has been a long time contributor as a research…

    July 11, 2017
  • Minimum Wage
    News & Commentary

    Outside the echo-chamber of commerce: Why a $15 minimum wage is good for Ontario

    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…

    July 10, 2017
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    Social Impact Bonds and the Financing of Child Welfare

    Download 802.78 KB28 pages Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are a relatively new way of financing social services in Canada. They differ from the normal way…

    July 7, 2017
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    Populism

    Populism ascending

    About the authorScott Sinclair

    July 6, 2017
  • Arts & Culture
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    If you haven’t been to the library recently, you’re missing out

    About the authorErika ShakerErika (she/her) became Director of the National Office in 2020, but began her career at the CCPA in 1997 as director of…

    July 5, 2017
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    TiSA Troubles

    Services, democracy and corporate rule in the Trump era Download 3.6 MB48 pages This study, co-published with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, examines the adverse impacts…

    July 5, 2017
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    Debunking the Fraser Institute’s latest scaremongering on Indigenous rights

    In a particularly repugnant move, the Fraser Institute chose National Aboriginal Day (June 21) to release a report by Tom Flanagan claiming that a sharp…

    July 4, 2017
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    The Monitor, July/August 2017

    Summer Reading Download 5.95 MB This expanded version of the Monitor summer reading guide takes a break from frenetic social media feeds to assess the…

    July 1, 2017
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    Canada 150: Reconciling who we are with who we want to be

    We all want to feel good about what Canada stands for. From progress on LGBTQ rights, to communities coming together to support new immigrants, to…

    June 29, 2017
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    News Release

    Cost to Canada if Trump administration terminates NAFTA would be “modest,” not disastrous: report

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—New research from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reveals that a potential U.S. withdrawal from the North…

    June 29, 2017
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  • Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
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    Public Services & Privatization

    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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    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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