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To fund a just recovery, we can learn from our fiscal past
As several provinces have begun to loosen lockdown measures, thoughts turn to what Canada’s recovery will look like. WilI the massive disruptions we are experiencing…
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Dr. Jim Silver recipient of 2020 IPAC Manitoba LG Award
The Manitoba office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives congratulates Dr. Jim Silver as the recipient of the 2020 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public…
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Time to push back against short-term rentals to help balance Vancouver’s rental market
COVID-19 has decimated tourism and business travel, posing huge costs onto workers in those industries, but a fascinating side effect has been a more balanced…
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BC Budget Consultation Presentation June 2020
The BC government is holding its annual public consultation on Budget 2021 this June, inviting British Columbians to share their priorities for government investment next…
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The Common Sense Revolution at 25: History has lessons for Ford
Twenty-five years ago today, on June 8, 1995, the people of Ontario elected one Michael Deane Harris as premier. Harris’s program, the “Common Sense Revolution,”…
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Canada’s job losses reach Great Depression levels. Here’s how we move forward.
Labour Force Survey key facts: In May, 2.7 million people lost their jobs and another 2.2 million had most of their hours cut compared to…
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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
June 2020 Download 1.53 MB12 pages In this issue: Excess profits tax needed to prevent profiteering amid COVID-19 Income assistance relief measures Blockades aren’t the…
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Statement from the CCPA on systemic state violence and anti-Black racism
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is angered and outraged by ongoing police violence and brutality against Black citizens and protestors across the continent. And…
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