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Alberta separation: a legal issue for First Nations—it’s political too
First Nations in Alberta have strongly voiced opposition to Bill 54, also known as the Election Statutes Amendment Act. The bill has been widely interpreted…
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“Commercial” hosts raking in big share of Toronto Airbnb revenue
TORONTO – It’s supposed to be a “home sharing” platform, but a small percentage of hosts account for just under half of all Toronto Airbnb…
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Canada-EU trade deal undermines public interest regulation, workers: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Ottawa and Berlin—A new transatlantic study finds that the proposed Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), far from…
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Making Sense of CETA (2016)
Download 3.38 MB 80 pages This follow-up to the 2014 report, Making Sense of CETA, assesses the final text of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and…
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Balancing Convenience with Social Responsibility
Liquor regulation in Manitoba Download 1.44 MB44 pages New research by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) Manitoba office concludes that Manitoba’s liquor sales…
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Nobody’s Business
Airbnb in Toronto Download 986.34 KB24 pages “Sharing economy” giants such as Airbnb — a multinational online short-term rental “home sharing” platform — have grown…
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Nobody’s Business: Airbnb in Toronto
It’s supposed to be a “home sharing” platform, but a small percentage of hosts account for just under half of all Toronto Airbnb revenue, according…
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Fast Facts: Balancing Convenience with Social Responsibility
Liquor regulation in Manitoba A new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives MB report: Balancing Convenience with Social Responsibility: Liquor regulation in Manitoba examines the way…
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Previewing Canada’s climate action plan
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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It should be enough to know that it is the right thing to do. We should support foster youth in their transition to adulthood—youth for…
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An increase so small it keeps minimum wage workers in poverty
Today, BC’s lowest paid workers get a 40-cent raise. The latest increase of the provincial minimum wage—now $10.85 per hour for most workers isn’t much…
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Rising housing prices fuel the growing gap
Vancouver is now a “city of millionaires”, according to Environics’ 2016 Wealthscapes report: In B.C., the red-hot real estate market fueled a rise in average net worth,…
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