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The CCPA’s National Office was established in 1980. Located in Ottawa, it coordinates the CCPA’s national research agenda.
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The fateful summer of 1962
Foes of Medicare turn Douglas’s dream into a nightmare As a witness to the birth of Medicare in Canada, and as someone who played a…
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Minimum wage increase is good public policy
The BC government has asked for input on whether or not to increase the minimum wage, and business groups have responded with a three-pronged attack.…
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Ontario’s Bill 74
Clawing back democracy Bill 74 is the most recent step in the Ministry’s goal of centralizing control and decentralizing responsibility in education–so long as the…
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Falling Behind
The State of Working Canada, 2000 Download 126.18 KB202 pages Major Findings Long-Term Trends Real GDP per person in Canada – which is divided between…
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A Report Card on Women and Poverty
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Ottawa–Poverty is still a women’s issue – even though people no longer seem to be talking about it. Almost 19%…
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Canadian women among poorest of the poor
We used to hear a lot about the feminization of poverty. It hasn’t been in the news much lately. Yet women remain among the poorest…
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Debunking the myth that free trade benefits the world’s poor
Shortly after external protests and internal conflicts hit the Seattle WTO Ministerial and stalled a new negotiating round, The Economist magazine ran a picture of…
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