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Saskatchewan residents love their libraries. Policymakers should too.
Public libraries continue to be a treasured public space and resource for residents of Regina and Saskatoon. Far too often, policymakers who may not actually…
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Poilievre’s economic populism masks the same old failed conservative policies
With the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canadian politics is headed for a shake-up, with observers anticipating a federal election shortly after the Liberals…
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Promise and performance: What Justin Trudeau leaves behind
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he was stepping down as Liberal leader on January 6, following months of speculation and mounting pressure from colleagues and…
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Justin Trudeau prorogued Parliament and resigned. What happens next?
On January 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an announcement that political observers had been expecting for the better part of a year—he is resigning…
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Will a pro-oil president kill the oil sands?
The following is a re-print of the November 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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Saskatchewan picks another fight with teachers over standardized tests
Last year, the Saskatchewan party government made the ill-advised decision to go after teachers. From bad-faith bargaining through billboards to the roundly condemned attacks on…
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Canada’s fall economic statement should be about bold policy—will it be?
The federal government has the capacity to tackle big problems. Here are some big ideas that could make a difference.
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Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social work in Nova Scotia
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released a new report, Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social…
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Canada’s GST tax holiday won’t do much for affordability
The following article is based on speaking notes from a presentation which the author gave to the Senate Committee on National Finance. The video of…
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What’s going on with Quebec’s latest secularism scandal?
Imagine sending your child to school only to find them caught in a political firestorm. That’s the reality for families at Bedford Elementary in Montreal,…
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Mapping Colonial Harms
Social emergencies on Manitoba First Nations are not unforeseen circumstances, predictable events that are rooted in colonial conditions.
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