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  • Fast Facts: Economics & the path to women’s & racial equity and equality in Manitoba

    Last Monday the Manitoba Minister responsible for the status of women, Rochelle Squires declared the third week in January “gender equality week”. However the new provincial government needs to carefully consider what steps are needed to achieve true equality for Manitoba women.  The answer lies in starting with equity, targeted…

  • Fast Facts: Pandemic Punctures Childcare Illusion

    First published in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 25, 2020. Who knew that childcare would punch through as a key priority in a global pandemic? The illusion that childcare is a simple and private family matter has just been shattered by swiftly-moving events. For years, Canadian governments could treat childcare…

  • Pipeline Reversal Protesters Muzzled

    NEB limits public input at oil pipeline reversal hearings The final National Energy Board (NEB) public hearings on Enbridge’s controversial Line 9B oil pipeline reversal are scheduled for Montreal (Oct. 8 to 11) and Toronto (Oct. 16-19). (Locations and times can be found on the NEB website under “Hearings and…

  • Budget 2019: Positive investments, but room for more

    VICTORIA—A new, more generous child benefit for children under 18, funding the CleanBC climate plan and capital investments in infrastructure around the province are positive elements of BC Budget 2019, but more ambitious action is still needed for middle and low income British Columbians, says the Canadian Centre for Policy…

  • Fast Facts: Palliser Blaming, Punishing the Poor

    This past week saw a new low with our provincial government singling out and imposing shame and burden on lower income families in Manitoba.  Most significant was the proposed introduction of the new carbon levy and PST cut, aimed at replacing the current federal backstop.  The current federal scheme ensures…

  • Expand climate action initiatives to reflect the urgency of the crisis

    This post is part of our BC Budget 2019 series, which highlights key findings from the CCPA’s research and outlines our recommendations for the 2019 provincial budget. Find more from the series at: policynote.ca/budget2019 The provincial government announced its new CleanBC climate plan in December and BC Budget 2019 provides…

  • Fail Safe

    CEO Compensation in Canada Download 600.37 KB 24 pages Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs made 227 times more than the average worker made in 2018, surpassing all previous records, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). That’s up from 197 times average worker pay…

  • Fast Facts: What is a CETA, and why should we be worried about it?

    The Canadian Government is well down the road, with the European Union, towards negotiating a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).  They tell us that CETA will have everything that NAFTA has, plus more.  They say that like it’s a good thing.  But the more one looks at this Comprehensive…

  • Three decades lost

    Less than 1% reduction in child poverty in Nova Scotia since 1989 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax – In Nova Scotia there are 40,710 children or close to 1 in 4 children (24.2%) who live in poverty based on the most recent data. The 2019 Report Card…

  • Virtual walk-in clinics undermine primary care

    Despite efforts by the BC government to increase access to primary care, new developments risk making it even harder to find a doctor. BC is one of the only provinces that allows doctors to bill government for virtual phone or video visits without restrictions. This may make it more convenient to see…

  • On the Abuse of Language: “Modernizing” Labour Relations

    The government of Saskatchewan is currently undertaking a controversial overhaul of the province’s labour legislation into the mammoth omnibus Bill 85. But those that might be concerned about the rather rash decision to overturn 107 years of labour legislation in the period of a few months need not worry, because…

  • The Latin American Revolution (Part XII)

    Uruguay makes great social gains under left-wing government Uruguay, a small South American nation located between Argentina and Brazil, has been carrying forth the Latin American Revolution for the last eight years, with impressive social gains. Two left-wing governments, both of the Frente Amplio political party (Broad Front—FA), have been…