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Beyond the count: Homelessness in Western Nova Scotia
About the authorMary SweatmanCCPA-NS Research Associate and Associate Professor, Department of Community Development, Acadia University
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OnPolicy: The long shadow of Mike Harris
Spring 2015 Download 6.63 MB50 pages Twenty years ago, the Mike Harris “Common Sense Revolution” stormed Ontario, waging a fight with the poor, with unions,…
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Wealth advantage for Canada’s affluent starts at young age: study
OTTAWA—The wealth advantage for Canada’s affluent starts at a young age, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
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The Wealth Advantage
The Growing Wealth Gap Between Canada’s Affluent and the Middle Class Download 932.53 KB39 pages This report draws on Statistics Canada’s Survey of Financial Security…
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Infographic: Headstart
Affluent Canadian Families Have a Running Start The wealth advantage for Canada’s affluent starts at young age. Did you know that the wealthiest Canadian families in…
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Fast Facts: Rent Assist Increase
Community work in action Thanks to community advocacy, low-income Manitobans will have more money to help pay their rent. Three years ago Make Poverty History…
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Economics for Everyone, Second Edition
A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism Jim Stanford’s Economics for Everyone has quickly become a standard reference for economics literacy and popular education.…
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SaskNotes: Following Failure
Saskatchewan government seems doomed to repeat the P3 mistakes of other provinces Download 2.37 MB5 pages As the Saskatchewan government embarks on a major public-private-partnership…
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Women’s Poverty in Canada
Keynote Speech by Kate McInturff Kate McInturff, senior policy researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, gave a speech about women’s poverty in Canada…
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Hennessy’s Index: June 2015
Ontario’s Precariat Hennessy’s Index is a listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other…
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Fast Facts: A welcoming home for refugees – removing the stigma and increasing the support
Refugees across Canada are facing a structural housing crisis. Stagnant shelter allowances for the Government Assisted Refugees eligible to receive them, a federal retreat from…
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Rejecting the Report Card ‘Bait and Switch’
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…
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Manitoba Conservatives open door to privatization
Social service schemes announced this week by the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives to encourage private childcare and introduce Social Impact Bonds soften the ground towards privatization.…
