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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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We need protection now against home heating emergencies – say authors of new reports
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT – Part 1 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT – Part 2 Halifax, N.S. – Our safety…
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Poverty-reduction plan smart economics
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he will have food for a lifetime.”…
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Repaying debt might not be best use of offshore money
As announced on Sunday, July 11, Nova Scotians are finally going to benefit from the good fortune of having fossil fuels not far from our…
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Invisible women, concrete barriers
Refugee women in Nova Scotia Imagine that your child has a broken arm and you have to wait two weeks to seek medical treatment. Imagine…
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La prospérité en Nouvelle-Écosse ne profite pas à tous
CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. HALIFAX – La productivité des travailleurs néo-écossais a augmentée de manière importante dans les dernières décennies, contribuant à un…
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Nova Scotians shut out of prosperity
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX – Nova Scotians are working harder and smarter but the majority have been denied the fruits of…
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Hard Working Province: Is it Enough?
Rising profits and falling labour shares in Nova Scotia Download 345.28 KB28 pages
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Compulsory arbitration no substitute for right to strike in health care: report
HALIFAX, October 28, 2008-Two specialists in industrial relations insist that compulsory arbitration is not a good substitute for the right to use strikes as a…
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Is Compulsory Arbitration a Good Substitute for the Right to Strike in Health Care?
The Persistence of Recruitment and Retention Problems Download 431.2 KB34 pages
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Self-employed workers deserve social benefits
In Canada, about 2.5 million people (approximately 15 per cent of the labour force) are classified as “self-employed.” Nova Scotia has about 31,000 (12 per…
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Fighting poverty
Major attitude shift needed The working group on poverty reduction appointed by the provincial government last December released its draft report recently and immediately invoked…
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