The study makes the economic case for divestment from fossil fuels, due to risk factors such as aggressive new climate policies. It is aimed at informing pension fund trustees about the risks associated with fossil fuel investments, and for interested workers who want to better understand what their pension money is up to, and how to ask the right questions.

This study finds that young homeowners would be hardest hit by a correction in Canada’s housing market. CCPA Senior Economist David Macdonald assesses the impact of a housing market correction on the net worth of Canadian families and finds a 20% decline in real estate prices would leave 169,000 families under 40 underwater, with more debts than assets. Canadian families are taking on disconcerting levels of debt to finance their real estate dreams.

The CCPA is pleased to introduce our 2016 Calendar: An Agenda for Social Change. This is about more than keeping you organized – each month identifies and describes key dates in Canada’s social justice history. Each day readers have an opportunity to explore how debates about equality, gender, environment, First Nations, labour, trade, and social programs shape our development and identity.

How much more could Canada's richest 1% be paying in income tax? This study concludes that there is more than enough scope for the federal government to raise the top marginal income tax rate on those earning $200,000 or more to 33%. In fact, during Canada’s high growth years between 1940 and 1980, the top marginal income tax rate was well over 70%.

Privatization in Saskatchewan has often been described as a “political third rail” – an issue so potentially volatile that is can be handled only with the utmost care. Certainly, there is little doubt, given the political baggage that privatization carries, that politicians in Saskatchewan exercise extra caution when raising the issue. As Leader-Post columnist Murray Mandryk colourfully puts it, “Welcome to Saskatchewan where, if you are talking privatization, you best check out all the exits.”