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2024 was a difficult year for climate action
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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Fast Facts: Manitoba’s Economic Indicators
The facts are more uplifting than the fiction There are those who worry that Manitoba is not performing up to its potential, but they don’t…
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$130 million NAFTA payout sets troubling precedent
Why should a provincial government be punished for doing the right thing? That’s a question the citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador – and all Canadians…
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Colour code keeps workers out of good jobs: Study
TORONTO – Despite an increasingly diverse population, a new report on Canada’s racialized income gap shows a colour code is still at work in Canada’s…
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Canada’s Colour Coded Labour Market
The gap for racialized workers Download 343.59 KB 20 pages This report draws on 2006 Census data to compare work and income trends among racialized…
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Working for a Living Wage 2011
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 1.39 MB8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Living Wage…
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Scott Walker is not welcome in Canada
On March 4, 2011, the Financial Post published an article by Niels Veldhuis and Milagros Palacios titled, “We need Scott Walker here.” Scott Walker is…
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Reading the tea leaves in a Cabinet shuffle
Figuring out what the changes in a Cabinet shuffle mean is a lot like reading tea leaves: you can find just about anything you can…
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Ground fighter jets, make jobs not war: think tank
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) urges Ottawa to address Canadians’ real financial worries rather than sideline…
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Alternative Federal Budget 2011
Rethink, Rebuild, Renew: A Post-Recession Recovery Plan Download 1.82 MB156 pages This release is comprised of three documents: Full report Click above to download the…
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Alternative Budgétaire Pour le Gouvernement Fédéral 2011
Repenser, Reconstruire, Renouveler: Un plan de relance post-récession Download 2.28 MB178 pages Attachments Budget en bref About the authorCCPA
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Shale gas industry given water rights without public or First Nations consultation
On February 15 of this year, Calgary-based Canbriam Energy Inc. quietly applied to the BC government for the rights to pull billions of litres of…
