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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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In Focus: Canada’s baby formula shortage is another blow for infant food security
Previously published in The Globe and Mail May 24, 2022 The topic of food insecurity for families with young children has made headlines in…
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CCPA-NS Annual Report 2021
Download 1.34 MB 16 pages In 2021 the CCPA-NS published on a range of important policy issues including child care, labour, housing, poverty, and fiscal…
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Nova Scotia health plan leaves out reproductive health
Having campaigned on a promise to fix Nova Scotia’s health care system, on April 22, 2022, new Premier Tim Houston, released Action for Health: A…
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Homelessness during a pandemic
Learning lessons for disaster preparedness in Nova Scotia Download 958.15 KB20 pages Authored by a team of researchers out of Dalhousie University, University of Toronto…
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Homelessness during a pandemic: Learning lessons for disaster preparedness in Nova Scotia
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax, NS – Today, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released the report, Homelessness during a pandemic:…
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Reflections on public provision and a radical revisioning of responsibility
Governments need to assume responsibility and lead the way
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Nova Scotia Budget Doesn’t Meet Current Challenges
Halifax, NS – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-NS is concerned that even more people will be left behind because of holes in our safety…
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Get to know the CCPA-NS
Get to know Lauren Matheson This interview with Lauren was originally published in the March/April 2022 issue of the Monitor. Office: Nova Scotia Position: Community Development…
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Priorities that should be reflected in the Nova Scotia 2022-23 budget
Nova Scotians deserve a government that learns the lessons of the past to build a better tomorrow
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Shrouded in Secrecy
The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital Redevelopment and the Privatization of Nova Scotia’s Health Care Infrastructure Attachments Shrouded 1.png Shrouded 2.png Shrouded 3.png
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Consumer protection over profit: Will Nova Scotia’s payday loan regulators get it right this time?
It is past time for our governments to design regulations that actually protect vulnerable borrowers from usurious lenders.
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