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Working toward an economically & socially just Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia office of the CCPA opened its doors in 1999. We raise debate and propose progressive economic & social policy alternatives that will get us closer to achieving a more economically and socially just—as well as environmentally sustainable—province and Atlantic region.
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Next Nova Scotia government must prioritize transition to green economy
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax—With the looming federal government deadline for provinces to institute their own carbon pricing scheme or have it…
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Nova Scotia budget invests in dribs and drabs while economy stagnates
Yesterday, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Finance proudly stood up to table a tiny surplus, and to convince us that a stable economy is good. However,…
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Nova Scotia deserves a budget that invests in the public interest
Next week the Nova Scotia government will table its budget that is forecast to have no deficit. This is no measure of good government when…
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Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2017
Building Green, Inclusive, Thriving Communities Download 1.16 MB56 pages This year’s Nova Scotia Alternative Budget is being released a week in advance of the current…
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We have a better budget for Nova Scotia
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released its annual Nova Scotia Alternative Budget today, a week in…
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Economic Prosperity, Social Justice and Environmental Protection Can Co-Exist: Nova Scotia Alternative Budget is proof
An Open Letter to the Nova Scotia Minister of Finance Today is the deadline for Nova Scotians to submit their ideas for this year’s provincial…
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Study calculates living wage for Halifax and Antigonish
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX/ANTIGONISH, NS—Two working parents with two children need to each earn a minimum of $19.17 an hour to…
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Working for a Living, Not Living for Work
The Halifax and Antigonish Living Wages for 2016 Download 624.82 KB48 pages This study uses the Canadian Living Wage Framework to update the living wage…
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Further investment is needed now to end child poverty
25 years ago, Canada adopted the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child. Among the rights enumerated in that Convention, children have a right:…
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22.5% of N.S. children living in poverty: 2016 Child and Family Poverty Report Card
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX—While there was a slight decrease in child poverty nationally between 2013 and 2014, the child poverty rate in Nova…
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2016 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
Another Year, No Improvement Download 841.61 KB32 pages This year’s Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia finds that while there was…
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