Blogs

Stay informed and up-to-date! The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has three blogs that deliver timely, progressive commentary on issues that affect Canadians. Our blogs address a range of public policy matters, including the economy, poverty, inequality, climate change, budgets, taxes, public services, employment and much more.

Find out more about each of our blogs below:

The Monitor Online (National Office, Ontario Office, Nova Scotia Office, and Saskatchewan Office)

Our site MonitorMag.ca features the best in progressive analysis. Our Monitor magazine digs deep on the biggest issues facing Canada, while Behind the Numbers offers quantitative analysis that readers can't find anywhere else. 

Policy Note (BC Office)

Policy Note examines and analyzes current and emerging policy debates, and offers solutions that are both practical and hopeful. One blog post at a time, Policy Note offers a vision of a new, vibrant British Columbia where all citizens benefit from our province’s bounty. Contributors include staff and research associates from the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Policy Fix (Manitoba Office)

Policy Fix delivers progressive analysis and commentary relevant to the issues of importance to Manitobans, with a particular emphasis on poverty and labour. Contributors include staff and research associates from the Manitoba Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Please note that the views expressed on these blogs are those of the individual contributors, and do not necessarily represent the views of the CCPA.

Behind the Numbers
Policy Note
Policy Fix
  • Latest posts from behindthenumbers.ca

    A cure for deficit and tax phobia

    by Alex Himelfarb on February 26, 2021 The upcoming federal budget is likely to set the terms of the next federal election. The deficit hawks who had been quiet during much of the early pandemic spending are back in...

    Rethinking pink day

    by Amanda Gebhard on February 24, 2021 Throughout February and March, organizations across Canada participated in Pink Shirt Day, a nationwide “anti-bullying” movement. Pink t-shirts emblazoned with slogans like “Be a...

    U.S. farm groups and unions ask Biden to end CUSMA attack on Canada’s supply management system

    by Cathy Holtslander on February 15, 2021 On February 1, American farm, labour and civil society organizations formally asked the Biden-Harris administration to withdraw the attack on Canada’s dairy sector initiated by...

    Tripping over TRIPS

    by Katie Raso on February 11, 2021 The new year brought with it a spate of new COVID-19 lockdowns across much of the world alongside worries of new and more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus. For Canada...

    Rents keep going up, pandemic or not 

    by CCPA on February 9, 2021 News stories of rents for vacant apartments going down, coupled with anecdotes about landlords offering incentives to attract tenants, have fuelled the notion that renters have...
  • Latest posts from policynote.ca

    Leaked data reveals new threat to BC’s old growth forests

    by Ben Parfitt on March 7, 2024 BREAKING: officials in the Ministry of Forests have been working on a map that radically departs from the recommendations of a panel appointed by the provincial government to...

    BC Budget: Big Challenges—Small Steps

    by CCPA on February 22, 2024 The provincial budget stands up to austerity pressures but falls short on meeting urgent challenges facing the people of BC. With economic storm clouds on the horizon, BC Budget...

    Vancouver’s go-slow multiplex policy could blow a hole in provincial housing projections

    by Alex Hemingway on February 21, 2024 Vancouver’s go-slow multiplex policy could blow a hole in provincial housing projections. If the city doesn't fix the policy, it will reduce the estimated benefits from BC's...

    Connecting BC: A 10-year vision for public transit throughout BC

    by Marc Lee on February 16, 2024 Let’s not keep BC riders waiting. It’s time to invest in the transit British Columbians deserve.... View Article

    Getting to Net-Zero in Canada: Summary

    by J David Hughes on February 8, 2024 Scale of the problem, government projections and daunting challenges The urgency of mitigating climate change through significant emission reductions is globally recognized—most...
  • Latest posts from the Manitoba Office blog:

    Manitoba tax cuts will intensify the gender pay gap – new analysis 

    by policyfix on March 8, 2024 March 8, 2024  For Immediate Release (Winnipeg Treaty One). On International Women’s Day and with a new Manitoba budget set to be released on April 2, 2024, the...

    Tax cuts benefit men more than women 

    by policyfix on March 8, 2024 By Jess Klassen Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 8, 2024 Have you heard of the elusive Winnipeg superhero Femme Fiscale? Almost 20 years ago...

    Revenue is needed to pay for Manitoba’s pressing problems

    by policyfix on March 6, 2024 Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 6, 2024 The first budget of the new Manitoba government needs to shore up tax revenue to pay for essential public...

    Manitoba Budget 2024/25 Submission

    by policyfix on February 29, 2024 Honourable Minister of Finance, government officials, delegates and participants, I am pleased to present the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba budget...

    Basic research key to future progress

    by policyfix on February 27, 2024 Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press February 27, 2024 DECADES before most of us had ever heard the phrase “novel coronavirus,” researchers at...