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Unpacking Quebec’s major healthcare reform
In December 2023, Quebec’s national assembly passed a law enacting a major reform of the health care system in the province. The law created Santé…
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How a small border community in Quebec built a support network for asylum seekers
In the Fall of 2017, a small group of activists in Hemmingford, Quebec, began standing in solidarity with asylum seekers crossing into Quebec from the…
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Legislate fair rents for tenants NOW
Renters in Manitoba are experiencing astronomical rent hikes above the provincial allowable rent increase guidelines – and it’s completely legal. In 2022, the average rent…
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Manitoba Budget 2025 – Must build resilience from the bottom up
Manitoba’s budget must take bold action to insulate our province from emerging risks
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BC budget boosts deficit and capital spending in response to Trump tariffs—and that’s a good thing
British Columbia’s 2025 provincial budget arrived just over four months after the October 2024 BC election but in the interim the world has changed. The…
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Unpacking Quebec’s major healthcare reform
In December 2023, Quebec’s national assembly passed a law enacting a major reform of the health care system in the province. The…
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A message from Nora Loreto, CCPA Board Chair, and Jason MacLean, Secretary-Treasurer, on the closure of the B.C. office of CCPA
The past year has been challenging for the CCPA, culminating in the closure of the B.C. office in February 2025. This letter…
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Canada’s proposed high speed rail shouldn’t be a public private partnership
The federal government’s announcement on February 19 that it will pursue an electrified high speed rail (HSR) project from Toronto to Quebec…
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Legislate fair rents for tenants NOW
Renters in Manitoba are experiencing astronomical rent hikes above the provincial allowable rent increase guidelines – and it’s completely legal. In 2022,…
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Whoever wins the election, Ontario must reinvest in post-secondary education
Ontario’s universities and colleges are in a state of financial crisis. Across the province, post-secondary institutions, citing a lack of revenue needed…
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The Nova Scotia Budget 2025-26: Time to raise our expectations and unlock potential for everyone
With its new budget, the Nova Scotia Government wants you to think it is making historic investments, for “unlocking our potential.” It…
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