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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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Making a living in Saskatchewan
This year the CCPA Saskatchewan office released our living wage calculations, hot on the heels of the provincial government’s decision to raise what is currently…
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A Living Wage for Regina is $16.23/hour, Saskatoon is $16.89 per hour: Report
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calculates that a family of four would require a living wage of $16.23…
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Making a Living
The 2021 Living Wage for Regina and Saskatoon. Download 1.88 MB 12 pages Using cost-of-living data unique to both cities, such as rental prices, childcare…
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Back on Track or Falling Backwards? 2022-23 Saskatchewan provincial budget analysis
The budget attempts to turn the page from COVID-19, but the pandemic is still raging and there’s little vision for a future economy that deals…
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The Big Reset: Setting up Newfoundland and Labrador for failure
Privatization of liquor. Asset sales. Public service cuts. Saskatchewan went down this road out of deficit fears. It didn’t work. Other provinces should heed this…
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Seven reasons why privatization of public services is the wrong answer
Is the public really getting more bang for its buck?
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Big Oil in City Hall
Climate and Energy Politics in the Queen City Download 2.46 MB32 pages Big Oil in City Hall: Climate and Energy Politics in the Queen City…
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New report reveals the pervasive influence of big foreign oil in Canadian politics
Ottawa – A new report by the Council of Canadians and the BC and Saskatchewan offices of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives exposes the far-reaching power of…
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How Big Foreign Oil Captures Energy and Climate Policy (Part 1)
This is the first instalment in a series of excerpts from Gordon Laxer’s new report, “Posing as Canadian: How Big Foreign Oil captures energy and climate policy” — co-published…
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Is There Value in Value for Money Assessments? Testing the VfM Test in Western Canada
Download 1.07 MB15 pages For governments that seek to defend the public-private partnership (P3) model and their continued use of it, the “value for money”…
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Do P3 value-for-money tests have any value? Supposed impartial test approves P3 model 98 percent of the time.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT REGINA – For governments that seek to defend the public-private partnership (P3) model and their continued use of…
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Saskatchewan budget: Could be worse, but is it enough?
The Saskatchewan government appears to have no appetite to enact and defend the types of cuts it made in 2017. Maybe those tropes are dead?…
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