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  • June 2008: The Press Vs. The People

    Media ownership in Canada one of world’s most concentrated Lawrence Martin of the Globe and Mail, writing in 2005, noted that the media in Canada have become “concertedly conservative, moving to the right of the people, most strikingly on the question of U.S.-Canada relations (missile defence, Iraq, defence spending, taxation,…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Think tank projects federal deficit in 2015-16

    Alternative Federal Budget advocates for stimulus to boost economic growth CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The 2015 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), demonstrates that the federal government’s continued obsession with austerity and balancing the budget comes at the cost…

  • The Monitor, March 2015

    Download 1.54 MB Click the button above to download this issue of The Monitor or click to read a selection of articles below: Bill C-51: A Legal Primer, by Clayton Ruby and Nader R. Hasan How small towns are driving Canada’s digital future, by Cynthia Khoo and Steve Anderson The misuses…

  • May 2003: West Paupans Oppressed by U.S. Multinational

    An interview with John Rumbiak John Rumbiak is a supervisor for West Papua Institute for Human Rights Study and Advocacy (ELSHAM) based in Jayapura, the capital of West Papua province in Indonesia. He toured Canada in November 2002 to promote awareness of the oppression and exploitation of the Papuan people…

  • Pourquoi attendre? Une étude sur les initiatives novatrices au Canada pour réduire les listes d’attente dans le système public

    CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. Montréal – Médecins canadiens pour le régime public (MCRP) en collaboration avec le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) rendent publique aujourd’hui Pourquoi attendre ? Des solutions publiques aux listes d’attente en chirurgie, la version française de Why Wait ? Public Solutions to Cure…

  • Big oil’s big day

    Stelmach takes it away; Flaherty gives it right back, and more These are pretty exciting times for Canada’s oil patch. Crude oil prices are at record highs, and showing no signs of declining. Most of its current production is either conventional or from the oil sands, both at historic costs…

  • New study reveals the most and least affordable Canadian cities for child care

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the most and least affordable cities for child care in Canada. The study examines, for the first time, median unsubsidized child care fees in Canada’s biggest 22 cities for…

  • Making Women Count

    Gender equality in Canada going nowhere fast: study

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Progress towards gender equality in Canada has stalled, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, a shadow report on Canada’s Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, provides a detailed view of Canada’s progress…

  • Labour Matters

    Work Life: “We asked for workers; we got people instead”

    The above quote, by one of Swiss author Max Frisch’s characters, succinctly captures the inherent conflict between employers and workers. Employers want results; they want productivity, machine-perfect timing and energy for the lowest wage possible. Workers want a living wage, benefits, a pleasant workplace, some say over the work process.…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Infographics: Turning words into action

    Talk is cheap. It’s time for the Liberal government to make good on its promises to reduce income inequality and drive inclusive growth. Canadians deserve a federal budget that takes decisive action on what matters most: creating jobs, reducing income inequality and poverty, closing unfair tax loopholes, and getting the…

  • July 2007: Our Less Than Stellar Foreign Relations

    Canada plays sordid role in suppression of democracy in Haiti Canadians generally have a very positive impression of their country’s role in world affairs, but Canada’s relations with Haiti challenge that perception. It would be wrong to say that Canada has done nothing positive on the world stage, but we…

  • June 2007: Whose Canada?

    Who’ll shape our future? All Canadians or just the élites? The CCPA has been for more than two decades at the forefront of analysis on the threats to Canadian society from deepening integration with the United States–perhaps better described as the gradual Americanization of Canada. This integration, which took shape…