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Alberta’s ER deaths spotlight systemic hospital underfunding
90 per cent of ER patients waited 37 hours for hospital admission in 2024-25
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Housing isn’t just shelter
The housing challenges we are experiencing in Canada are not unique, but Canada is falling behind other countries.
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Most provinces are refusing hundreds of millions in federal pharmacare funding
About the authorSteven StaplesSteve Staples is the National Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Canadian Health Coalition, and a member of CCPA’s Members’ Council.
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Where will the federal government cut to pay for military spending and tax cuts?
Supports to First Nations, veterans, new Canadians, and international aid could be on the chopping block—just for starters
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Climate policy at B.C.’s carbon crossroads: 10 steps for CleanBC renewal
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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A sober second thought on direct-to-consumer alcohol sales
About the authorNathaniel DenaroNathaniel Denaro is a second year law student at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently interning with the Canadian Centre for Policy…
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Canadian workers deserve better work-life balance
About the authorNathaniel DenaroNathaniel Denaro is a second year law student at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently interning with the Canadian Centre for Policy…
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Le prix n’est pas encore le bon : Les frais de garde n’atteignent pas l’objectif de 10 $ par jour
D’ici le début de l’année 2026, les parents canadiens sont censés pouvoir inscrire leurs jeunes enfants à des services de garde pour une moyenne de…
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The price is not right (yet): $10-a-day child care falling short of target
By early 2026 parents in Canada should be able to put their young kids in child care for an average of $10 a day. With…
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Canada should build public cloud infrastructure rather than relying on U.S. tech giants
About the authorParis MarxParis Marx is a tech critic, author, podcaster, and international speaker. He hosts Tech Won’t Save Us and System Crash, writes Disconnect,…
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The premiers’ new clothes: A critical look at the race to remove interprovincial trade barriers
The costs of interprovincial trade barriers have been vastly overstated, while the rush to remove them risks a race to the bottom in areas like…
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Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster
About the authorBruce CampbellBruce Campbell is former Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Adjunct Professor, York University, Faculty of Environmental and Urban…
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Local news media is declining in Canada—we have to reverse the trend
The state of local news media in Canada is in sharp decline, which has serious implications for local communities and for the larger national dialogue…
