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Ontario

Austerity & Cuts
Education
News & Commentary
Ontario
Our Schools / Our Selves

Fighting back, pushing forward: Ontario students are saying no to education cuts
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April 4, 2019
BC

Gender Equality
Income & Wages
Indigenous Rights
Policy Note
Race & Anti-Racism

Elevating Indigenous women’s voices is critical to addressing gendered colonial violence
[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] “No one deserves the violence and pain we go through.” “Nothing changes because our lives are not…
April 3, 2019
BC

Income & Wages
Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
Policy Note
Public Services & Privatization

Can Metro Vancouver afford more equitable access to transit for youth and low-income households?
In Metro Vancouver the #AllOnBoard campaign is making the case for equitable access to transit for youth and low-income households. The campaign is calling for:…
April 2, 2019
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BC

Democracy & Electoral Rights
Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note
Transparency & Accountability

Deferred prosecution agreements or avoid jail and pay a fine
Deferred prosecution agreements—or DPAs—are much in the news these days thanks to now former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould’s momentous resignation from the federal cabinet. DPAs…
April 1, 2019
BC

Employment & Labour
Reports

CCPA–BC submission on modernizing the Employment Standards Act
Response to the BC Ministry of Labour consultation paper Download 1.46 MB 22 pages This submission shares our recommendations for modernizing the Employment Standards Act…
March 30, 2019
Ontario

Government Policy & Budgets
Health & Well-being
News & Commentary
Public Services & Privatization
Social Determinants of Health

Ontario turns its back on evidence-based alcohol policy
Ontarians like to drink—a lot. The latest numbers show that the average person over 19 in this province spends $741 a year on booze.
March 29, 2019
Manitoba

Housing & Homelessness
Reports

Winnipeg and Manitoba Housing Data 2018
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March 29, 2019
BC

Climate Change
Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note

A burning issue: As greenhouse gas emissions from forest fires grow, Ottawa has role to play in restoration
As one of the largest and the most extensively forested countries in the world, Canada faces unique challenges in tackling climate change. Wildfires are burning…
March 27, 2019
BC

Policy Note
Provincial Budgets
Tax Policy
The Economy

Reality check: Only BC’s very richest paying higher tax rate
Under personal tax changes announced by the BC government over the past year and a half—including elimination of Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums—the vast majority…
March 25, 2019

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