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  • Nova Scotia has the worst provincial child poverty reduction record over 30 years—shows the 2021 Report Card

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax, NS—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the 2021 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Worst Provincial Performance over 30 Years. This report provides the 2021 Child and Family Poverty rates for Nova Scotia, based on…

  • Refugees welcome? Comparing Canadian policy on Palestinian and Ukrainian refugees

    The discrepancy between Canada’s treatment of Ukrainian and Palestinian refugees shows a country without a sense of moral courage

    Canada’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was an incredible show of compassion towards a nation facing an extraordinary threat to its livelihood and safety. Less than a month after the invasion, parliament approved a recommendation by the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration and launched…

  • British Columbians approve of province’s COVID-19 response & want more equitable, sustainable economy post recovery—regardless of party affiliation

    The coronavirus pandemic has put governments and societies around the world to the test as they confront what is both a public health and economic crisis—one that clearly is not going away anytime soon. BC has fared well to date in containing the spread of the virus, and stands out…

  • Fast Facts: Community vision for Portage Place

    The clamour around the future of Portage Place has quieted down to a chirp, for the moment, closer to the timbre of the sparrows that live in the mall than to the bluster of Bay Street billionaires. The stage is now set for a more modest yet in many ways…

  • Open letter on regulating platform work from BC experts in labour law, policy and economics

    The following is an open letter released today led by the CCPA–BC and the Centre for Future Work. It is signed by 61 leading experts in labour law, policy and economics (signatories listed below). The letter urges the BC government to implement strong measures to ensure that ride-share and food…

  • How Harper can avoid turning the Budget Implementation Bill into a Duffy Budget Bill

    On November 25th, I made the following submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance regarding Bill C-4, Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2, on behalf of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.   1.     Introduction and Context Thank you for the invitation to appear before the Committee,…

  • Taylor swift on a screen outside of a stadium, featuring Eras tour

    Biggest attraction in Toronto? Taylor Swift has a quiet competitor, new report shows

    TORONTO—When it comes to attracting fans in Toronto, only one performer comes close to Taylor Swift: the Toronto Public Library.

  • Profile paper silhouettes of people in different skin tones

    Evaluating BC Budget 2024’s commitments to racial equity

    Poverty reduction is a crucial element to advancing racial equity in BC, but the province’s new targets for reducing overall poverty are insufficiently ambitious and lack the urgency needed to effect meaningful change.

  • Zombie neoliberalism, taxes and the common good

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  • Prime Minister Trudeau face closed up and off centered to the left, with half his face showing. Blackandwhite

    The Trudeau Record: Promise v. Performance

    The record of what has been done–and what hasn’t–will surprise even well-informed readers. The book is on shelves now. Readers should check out their local bookshop to find a copy—and ask that the shop order some if they haven’t done so already. They can also order copies at local libraries…

  • Uber No Solution for Winnipeg

    Analysis of taxi and transport Conservative forces in the provincial legislature and at Winnipeg City Hall are combining to enable ride-sharing services such as Uber and allow its introduction into the Winnipeg market. Acting on recommendations of the December 2016 report prepared by accounting firm Myers, Norris, Penny (MNP) on…

  • The Problem with Public-Private Partnerships

    Economic crisis exposes the high costs and risks of P3s If there is one thing that the current financial and economic crisis has shown, it is that the neoconservative economic model of deregulation, privatization, tax cuts, free trade and unequal growth is bankrupt. And yet, incredibly, Canadian governments and corporations…