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Justice Murray Sinclair’s legacy must live on
About the authorsKatherine ScottKatherine serves as the director for the CCPA’s gender equality and public policy work. She has worked in the community sector as…
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Stay the Course, Raise the Minimum Wage
CCPA-NS’ Response to the Minimum Wage Review Committee’s Report Download 134.37 KB About the authorChristine SaulnierChristine Saulnier (she/her) is Director of the Canadian Centre for…
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Shortchanged
https://vimeo.com/3842584 A short video featuring CCPA resource policy analyst Ben Parfitt discussing findings showing that startling numbers of usable logs are being left to rot…
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Maher Arar
Fragile Rights: The erosion of our human rights and civil liberties in the name of national security On February 12, 2009, Maher Arar spoke at…
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Minimum Wage: Staying the course right decision
The Minimum Wage Review Committee, with representatives from labour and business organizations at the table, is an example of how public policy should be made…
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Fast Facts: Tax cuts not the answer for Manitoba women
Download 492.83 KB 2 pages About the authorJennifer deGroot
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History lessons for Carole Taylor
Former Finance Minister Carole Taylor was in court last week testifying in a lawsuit arising from damage to Cambie Street merchants from the Canada Line.…
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Contracting Out: Enough to make you sick
There is now an accumulation of evidence, both international and domestic, that contracting out is good — but only if you happen to own shares…
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Statscan spins the recession
Here is the upbeat take on retail sales from Statistics Canada’s Daily: Retail sales rose 1.9% in January after decreasing 5.2% in December. Sales rose…
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They Deserve Better
The long-term care experience in Canada and Scandanavia “They Deserve Better.” These words of one worker capture the essential message we heard in researching this…
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Food as a right of citizenship
I came across an interesting piece in YES! Magazine about a city in Brazil that took an innovative approach to poverty reduction and practically ended…
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Voicing Housing Experiences in Inner City Winnipeg
Download 187.16 KB4 pages About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Well, now that Alberta is doing it …
You could say that BC is more than a little sweet on Alberta. We love their individualistic, tax-cutting, tar-sanding grit. Can’t get enough of it.…
