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News Release

The Best and Worst Places to be a Woman in Canada 2017
The Gender Gap in Canada’s 25 Biggest Cities READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—This annual study provides a snapshot of the gaps in men and…
October 17, 2017
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BC

Climate Change
Environment & Sustainability
Fracking & LNG
Policy Note

Eight reasons the Site C dam is not needed: My testimony to BC Utilities Commission
Last week, I appeared before the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) at their Technical Presentation Session in Vancouver, and gave a brief presentation about my findings…
October 16, 2017
Manitoba

Gender Equality
Income & Wealth Inequality
Indigenous Rights
Race & Anti-Racism
Reports

Cost of Doing Nothing
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Download 1.27 MB44 pages As the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) continues, a…
October 16, 2017
BC

Alternative Federal Budget
Economic Indicators
Government Finance
Reports
Tax Policy

CCPA Submission to BC Budget Consultations 2018
Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services of the Legislative Assembly of BC Download 2.05 MB 25 pages This submission to…
October 16, 2017
Manitoba

Child Care
Children & Youth
Gender Equality
Human Rights
Income & Wealth Inequality
Indigenous Rights
News Release
Race & Anti-Racism

Fast Facts: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
The cost of doing nothing to prevent tragedy As the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) continues, a new study looks…
October 16, 2017
BC

Employment & Labour
Policy Note
The Economy

Employment supports and labour market participation: 20th Anniversary retrospective
From 2001 to 2003, BC’s new Liberal government instituted significant policy reforms in the delivery and governance of public services. In 2004, Simon Fraser University…
October 13, 2017
BC

Climate Change
Environment & Sustainability
Fracking & LNG
Indigenous Rights
Policy Note
The Economy

BC First Nations are poised to lead the renewable energy transition
These are exciting times in British Columbia for those interested in building sustainable, just and climate-friendly energy systems. The recent change in government could mean…
October 12, 2017
Manitoba

Income & Wealth Inequality
Reports

Community Development in a North End Winnipeg Neighbourhood 2005 – 2017
Download 651.79 KB24 pages Community Development in a North End Winnipeg Neighbourhood, 2005-2017 examines community development in the Dufferin neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s North End over…
October 12, 2017
Manitoba

Income & Wealth Inequality
Indigenous Rights
News & Commentary

Prove Yourself!
Barriers to accessing ID for low-income Manitobans Government-issued identification (ID) is essential to gain access to a wide range of government entitlements, commercial services and…
October 10, 2017

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