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  • A poverty of ambition: Saskatchewan’s climate resilience report

    First, the good news. The release of the government’s first climate resilience report finally gives the Saskatchewan public a series of goals and targets that can allow us to measure and assess the government’s progress towards climate adaptation and mitigation. Moreover, the release of the report further demonstrates that the government is…

  • Fast Facts: New Progressive Conservative Manitoba government – four areas to watch

    The recently elected Progressive Conservative (PC) party in Manitoba ran on a call for change. But change for the sake for the sake of change can cause more harm than good, especially for Manitoba’s most marginalized. While there are many policy areas to monitor, here are four to watch as…

  • Infographic: BC is the only province without a poverty reduction plan

    BC’s poverty rate is virtually unchanged from where it was a decade ago – yet the province remains the only one in Canada without a poverty reduction plan. Learn more about the state of poverty in BC and find recommendations at: policyalternatives.ca/overdue Read the news release here.

  • Why increasing government spending makes economic sense

    Author’s note: The latest BC government throne speech promised “to help solve big challenges – like inequality and climate change – with growth that is inclusive and sustainable.” CCPA-BC will closely analyze the upcoming BC Budget to determine whether the government’s intention is backed by the increased levels of public…

  • Manitoba Research Alliance

    Work Life: A Roadmap for Adult Education in Manitoba

    Manitoba is awash with problems. Many have been allowed to grow for decades. There is no quick fix. However, one part of a longer-term solution—and governments really must begin to think longer term—is an enhanced adult basic education system. Luckily, adult educators in Manitoba have contributed to a detailed “roadmap,”…

  • Poverty Reduction: Even Alberta joins the fold. When will BC?

    With Alison Redford’s big re-election as Alberta premier last week, Alberta will now join the ranks of provinces with a comprehensive poverty reduction plan. This will leave BC and Saskatchewan as the only jurisdictions in Canada without a provincial or territorial plan. The Alberta plan may prove to be the…

  • National Household Survey provides blurred look at housing

    This piece first appeared in the Globe and Mail’s online business feature, Economy Lab, here. Two findings stand out in the National Household Survey (NHS) data released Wednesday, both critical in this post-recession era of uncertainty: 1) A quarter of Canadian households spent 30 per cent or more of their pre-tax income…

  • End Poverty. It’s Not a Game.

    That’s the catchy slogan for the Poverty Olympics, which took place in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Sunday. The event mixed fun and games with a serious message about our province’s failure to adequately tackle poverty and homelessness while we spend spend spend getting ready for the 2010 Olympics (more in…

  • How to destroy a good poverty line

    More than a decade ago, the federal and provincial governments started work on a new poverty line – the Market Basket Measure (MBM). After decades of distracting and divisive debates about poverty lines, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada crafted a methodology for the MBM that passed the test of…

  • Alleviation of poverty must become a priority

    According to recent news reports, government financial supports for welfare recipients are decreasing. At the same time, governments are posting surpluses, doling out tax cuts to the wealthy and providing grants to profitable corporations. A recent report finds that, between 1989 and 2005, when inflation is taken into account welfare…

  • Growing Gap

    Canada’s Poverty Hole

    New income data suggests troubling poverty trends are unfolding in Canada Every recession ushers in a rising tide of poverty.  As jobless and underemployed people struggle to make ends meet, the nouveau poor swell the ranks of the déjà poor. The most recent statistical update on incomes in Canada was…

  • June 2007: The Economic Costs of Poverty

    Ending child poverty has economic as well as moral benefits The main arguments raised for reducing the appallingly high rate of childhood poverty in Canada have mostly focused on its social costs–on the misery and deprivation inflicted on our youngest and most vulnerable citizens. This is indeed the most compelling…