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  • When Politics is Personal

    Lately I wonder if there hasn’t been a modification to the feminist adage “the personal is political”. In the aftermath of the recent federal election — a decision that left so many of us cringing in anticipation of the onslaught we know will follow — it became clear that for…

  • An Apple a Day

    We need real health care, not an illness-treatment system A few years ago, one of the Wizard of Oz comic strips showed a doctor standing outside his office glaring across the street at a vendor with a cart full of apples. “Beat it!” yells the doctor. “I’m trying to make…

  • Fast Facts: Bill C-393

    Life-saving bill killed in the senate On March 25th when the Conservative government fell on a non-confidence motion, a number of bills died on the Order Paper. Bill C-393 was poised to save lives, and its untimely death was entirely preventable. This private member’s bill was designed to cut through…

  • A Challenge to Canada’s Wealthiest 0.1%

    This election presents an opportunity for you wealthy Canadians, especially the very richest 0.1% among you—the 25,000 Canadians with an average annual income of $1.5 million—to do the right thing and put the broader public good ahead of your own interests.  I know that this is asking a lot. Recent psychological…

  • Study finds BC’s welfare system denying assistance to people in need, ‘diverting’ many to homelessness and hardship

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A major study released today finds that BC’s welfare system is systematically discouraging, delaying and denying assistance to many of the people most in need of help, with harmful consequences for some of the province’s most vulnerable residents. “Denied Assistance: Closing the…

  • Public Interest Research Project (BC)

    Success and challenges for post-secondary education in BC

    For the second year running, BC takes first place in the CCPA’s alternative guide to post-secondary education (PSE) in Canada. Unlike rankings that misleadingly pit institution against institution, “Missing Pieces” evaluates Canadian provinces’ based on their commitment to maintaining quality, equity, accessibility and accountability in their universities and colleges. The…

  • 2011 Predictions

    As we round out another decade, thoughts turn to the future. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Hugh Mackenzie, Shauna Mackinnon, Bruce Campbell, Trish Hennessy, Jim Stanford and Armine Yalnizyan weigh in on the issues facing Canada in the years ahead. They flag the economy, social unrest, drift, democracy, dirty…

  • October 2005: Here’s a Book that Fills the Vacuum About Labour in the Media

    Book Review Work and Labour in Canada: Critical Issues By Andrew Jackson Canadian Scholars Press, 2005 The world of labour has virtually disappeared from the mass media. Twenty-five years ago, the two newspapers I read (the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star) each had a full-time labour reporter. So,…

  • Honouring Dr Kerry Preibisch

    I am writing to honour the legacy of Dr Kerry Preibisch, a much loved University of Guelph professor who passed away on January 28th after a very courageous journey with cancer. Kerry was a mentor to me and many other students and colleagues. Throughout her impressive career, she became an internationally…

  • The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives turns 25

    OTTAWA—Tomorrow, May 27, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a day-long conference and gala evening at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The CCPA began in 1980 with a dream by a handful of academics and activists to create a think-tank that could…

  • Communities taking action against fringe financial services

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT In October 2003,  Dr. Jerry Buckland from Menno Simons College and a group of researchers examined the critical issue of fringe banking in North End Winnipeg. The original 229 page report was titled “The Rise of Fringe Financial Services in Winnipeg’s North End”.…

  • Alien Invasion

    Toxic Asian carp invasion threatens the Great Lakes There’s something “fishy” going on in an environmental battle that has pitted the state of Illinois and its favourite son, former Senator Barack Obama, against the rest of the Great Lakes region, including the province of Ontario. The White House’s “Asian Carp…