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Working toward a socially and economically just Saskatchewan
The CCPA Saskatchewan office was established in 2002 to help the province address pressing social and economic issues affecting our province.
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Will the feds’ climate climb down placate petro-province premiers?
Perhaps lost in yesterday’s federal budget news dominated by job cuts and military spending is the extent to which the federal government is also abandoning…
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Saskatchewan has the second-lowest minimum wage in Canada
This October 1, Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will increase by 35 cents—from $15 per hour to $15.35. This very modest increase will move us ahead of…
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Affordable childcare without access is a false promise for Saskatchewan
In 2023, the Saskatchewan government was quick to claim credit as one of the earliest provinces to introduce $10 per day childcare fees as part…
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With out-of-control rents, why is the Saskatchewan government allergic to rent controls?
The current affordability crisis in Saskatchewan is proving particularly acute for renters. Over the past five years, the cost of rent in purpose-built apartments in…
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Federal government cuts are a gift to Canada’s authoritarian populists.
For cuts this is deep, it would require across-the-board job losses and major service reductions. In other words, if it proceeded it would represent a…
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Before the far right threatened democracy, neoliberalism stripped it down
Fears of the erosion of democracy pervade the headlines. The rise of authoritarian populists around the world, with Donald Trump being the most emblematic, has…
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Saskatchewan government speaks in riddles when it comes to treaty rights
The Saskatchewan government loves to celebrate treaties.
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Do you trust AI to deliver your EI?
This week Prime Minister Mark Carney announced MP Evan Solomon as Canada’s first “minister for artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation.” There is no doubt…
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In memory of John F. Conway: “As proud of his enemies as his friends.”
There will no doubt be many tributes to John F. Conway’s immeasurable impact on Saskatchewan politics, as well as his teaching and mentorship of generations…
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Can the Saskatchewan Party live without the Liberals?
Despite all the venom Saskatchewan’s governing party spits at the federal Liberals and all the praise they heap on the federal Conservatives, you must think…
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Canadian tech bros are taking a page out of their U.S. brethrens’ playbook
Looking down south at the state of American politics, you wouldn’t think there is much Canadians would want to emulate. Yet an increasingly vocal faction…
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Join the CCPA SK for a conversation with Nora Loreto and Jeet Heer
Join the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives—CCPA Saskatchewan—for a lively and feisty evening of cocktails and conversation with two of Canada’s brightest thinkers.
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