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  • Hennessy‘s Index: May 2014

    Middle Class Angst Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other months, visit: http://policyalternatives.ca/index 47 Percentage of Canadians who self-identify as middle class. That’s down from almost 70 per cent in 2002. [Source] $1,600…

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    Secret trade negotiations undermine public services: study

    READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A proposed new trade agreement could undermine public services by locking in privatization, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study examines the little-known Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) quietly being negotiated in Geneva by a group of…

  • Making Women Count

    New study reveals best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada. According to the study, Québec City is the best city to be a woman and Edmonton is the…

  • Making Women Count

    Une nouvelle étude révèle la meilleure et la pire des villes où vivre pour les femmes au Canada

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Une nouvelle étude publiée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives  (CCPA) révèle les noms des meilleures et des pires villes où vivre pour les femmes au Canada. Selon cette étude, Québec est la meilleure et Edmonton la pire ville…

  • Hennessy’s Index: April 2014

    Ontario Equal Pay Day Facts Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other months, visit: http://policyalternatives.ca/index 31.5 Percentage pay gap between men and women in Ontario in 2011, the most recent year of data…

  • Hennessy‘s Index: April 2014

    The Skills Gap Trope Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other months, visit: http://policyalternatives.ca/index #1 Canada has more workers with post-secondary training than any other industrialized country. More than half of Canadians aged…

  • Fast Facts: Grain Shipping is for the Bears

    Oil by rail to Churchill not worth the risk For visitors from around the world, the opportunity to see polar bears and beluga whales in the subarctic splendor of Churchill is a major attraction. This window to the tundra world is a source of pride for Manitobans. It also might…

  • The rise and fall (and rise?) of Blackberry – the story that just won’t quit

    This is an experiment. I’m writing an essay based on my latest Metro Morning column. Each of these columns take hours of prep, so I thought I’d convert it into prose to see if it’s worth it. Would love your feedback.   The rise and fall (and rise?) of Blackberry is a…

  • Hennessy’s Index: March 2014

    Tax Cuts 101 Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other months, visit: http://policyalternatives.ca/index 70 years The last time Canadian federal tax revenues have been this low (as a share of the economy). [Source]…

  • Nova Scotia Alternative Budget

    Economic prosperity, social justice and environment protection can co-exist

    Nova Scotia Alternative Provincial Budget 2016 is proof CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX – Nova Scotians know the government has very serious decisions to make when it comes to the provincial budget. More Nova Scotians want to provide meaningful input into how tax dollars are collected and…

  • Child and Family Poverty Still on Rise in Nova Scotia

    HALIFAX— Child and family poverty in Nova Scotia has increased. The most recent data reveal that 37,650 children, more than 1 in 5, were living in poverty in 2013. According to the 2015 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia, 22.5% of Nova Scotian children were living…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    L’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral sortirait 855 000 personnes de la pauvreté au Canada

    Un institut de recherche réclame du fédéral qu’il réduise les inégalités de revenus plutôt que de les aggraver CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT OTTAWA— Le Centre canadien pour les politiques alternatives (CCPA) met en garde: un budget fédéralsoi-disant neutre risque plutôt d’aggraver le ralentissement de l’économie canadienne. L’Alternative budgétaire…