Updates from the CCPA

The Supreme Court ruled, in a five to two majority decision, that the right to collective bargaining, including the right to strike, is a constitutional right for all workers in Canada, regardless of...
February 10, 2015 |
SaskPower opened its $1.5 billion Boundary Dam Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Facility to much fanfare, with Premier Brad Wall hailing the project as "another Saskatchewan first." However, a new...
February 10, 2015 | Saskatchewan Office
Controversy has been swirling around the Toronto District School Board and the province has been putting pressure on the board to cut spending. But what's at the heart of the problem? CCPA Research...
February 9, 2015 | Ontario Office
Lynne Fernandez walks us through the reasons why a Living Wage makes way more sense over the minimum wage as an employment standard.  
February 4, 2015 | Manitoba Office
One hundred and fourty five people filled a local North End Winnipeg recreation centre to here the communities collective vision on how to reduce poverty in Manitoba.  Kirsten Bernas worked with...
January 30, 2015 | Manitoba Office
This Toronto Star report explains the Supreme Court's decisions regarding Bill 5. It confirms unionized workers' constitional right to strike. 
January 30, 2015 |
"Just transition" is an approach to economic and environmental policy-making that says workers in affected industries should not pay the price for doing the right thing for the environment, and...
January 28, 2015 | BC Office
The work and family lives of Canadians have evolved over the past three decades. It's time our family policies grew up, too.  Time to Grow Up: Family Policies for the Way We Live Now, by Kate...
January 26, 2015 | National Office
A new CCPA Saskatchewan report by University of Winnipeg economists Hugh Grant, Manish Pandey and James Townsend, Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain: The Privatization of Hospital Laundry Services in...
January 20, 2015 | Saskatchewan Office
The City of Toronto is about to begin its city budget consultation process, which will surely trigger the annual "we can't afford the services we need" debate. But Toronto doesn't have a spending...
January 16, 2015 | Ontario Office
Want to learn about taxes, inequality and what it means to have a “good economy” in BC? Then check out our new Good Economy Project landing page at: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/good-...
January 9, 2015 |
Dear friends, On behalf of everyone at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, I wish you all a joyful holiday season with your family and friends. I also want to express my deep gratitude to...
December 19, 2014 | National Office
Maclean's recently asked dozens of economists, analysts and investors what they consider to be the most important charts for Canada as we head into 2015. CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan...
December 18, 2014 | National Office
The province of Ontario is beginning consultations on its proposal to implement a made-in-Ontario public pension plan. CCPA Senior Economist Sheila Block and CCPA Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie...
December 18, 2014 | Ontario Office
Winnipeg celebrates CCPA-MB's 10th annual report on the issues most relevant to inner city neighbourhoods.  This year was a retrospective on the last ten years by Shauna MacKinnon and it also...
December 17, 2014 | Manitoba Office