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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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Social Policy Framework for Nova Scotia, A Workbook
There are 10 Guiding Principles in the Social Policy Framework that can be used for transforming social policy in our province. Each of these principles…
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Are you with us?
COVID-19 confirms the need to transform Nova Scotia’s social safety net Download 194.59 KB 16 pages The pandemic has proven just how fragile our current…
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COVID-19 confirms need to transform Nova Scotia’s social safety net
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax—In a new report released today, Are you with us? Covid-19 confirms the need to transform Nova Scotia’s social…
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Caregiving Beyond the Crisis
I am a child care advocate. And in this COVID-19 pandemic, I am torn. On the one hand, this public health emergency demonstrates what advocates…
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COVID-19 exposes huge cracks in Nova Scotia’s labour protections
COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the lack of paid sick leave for workers in our province, indeed our country. Whether employees have access to…
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Urgent action needed on income inequality in Nova Scotia: New report raises alarm, provides practical tool to tackle it
Halifax—In partnership with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released a new report today that lays…
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Creating the future we all deserve
A social policy framework for Nova Scotia Download 1.91 MB 74 pages This report lays out what is required for a transformative social policy agenda…
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Nova Scotians made to wait for the trickle-down that will never come
The big-ticket item in the Nova Scotia budget is the two percent corporate tax cut (from 16%) at $70.5 million, plus a decrease in the…
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No-one is happy with the property tax: Principles and taxes in Nova Scotia
“No one is happy with the property tax. It is expensive to administer. The property tax is regressive – it puts a heavier burden on…
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Three decades lost: not even a 1% reduction in child poverty in Nova Scotia since 1989
It has been 30 years since the all-party resolution in the House of Commons to eliminate poverty among Canadian children by the year 2000. It…
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Three decades lost
Less than 1% reduction in child poverty in Nova Scotia since 1989 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax – In Nova Scotia there…
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