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The arsonists: The politicians stoking the fires of Western separatism
The same federal government who alienated our oil and gas industry is now putting global food security at risk by attacking the hard working agriculture…
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It’s time for a meaningful increase to BC’s minimum wage
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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Canada-EU trade deal will result in job losses, lower wages, and worse inequality
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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Household debt is far too high, why it’s going to go higher still
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…
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New child benefit is good, not great
2013 2014 2017 pre-CCB 2017 post-CCB Actual 11.2% 8.5% Modelled by SPSD/M 8.6% 8.7% 7.6% 6.0% Modelled by ESDC unknown unknown Unknown…
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The fifth annual Welfare Food Challenge is coming up
The 2016 Welfare Food Challenge—in which participants spend one week eating only what can be purchased with the money a welfare recipient receives—is coming up on October 16th.…
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Summary Evaluation of The Madison Congregate Housing
Download 1.58 MB12 pages This study evaluated The Madison, an 85 unit congregate housing apartment located in Winnipeg Manitoba, using qualitative methods and a cost-comparison…
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Work Life: City of Winnipeg should study benefits of in-house waste collection
This fall Winnipeg City Council will determine the future of waste and recycling collection in our city. Current contracts with Emterra Environmental and Progressive Waste…
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It’s Time to Give Back to Manitoba’s North
Download 1.14 MB12 pages A new Errol Black Chair report released today examines how events areunfolding in Churchill and The Pas. It puts these events…
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Denham goes to Britain – and takes some BC freedom of information issues with her
Elizabeth Denham—British Columbia’s former Information and Privacy Commissioner, who aggressively pushed freedom of information and privacy issues here—is now doing a similar job in the United…
