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The CCPA is a non-partisan research institute producing research and analysis to help policy-makers, activists, and Canadians make informed decisions.
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Canada Free Trade Agreement amendments: A race to the bottom
One of the most egregious components of the Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) is the restriction that governments should demonstrate that any new regulations they…
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Letter from the Chair: Welcome Peggy Nash
On behalf of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Board of Directors, I’m happy to announce that Peggy Nash will be the CCPA’s new executive…
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Charting a path in uncertain times
We live in increasingly unsettling times. Two world orders are chafing against each other: the rules-based international order, however imperfect, and the emerging strong man,…
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Interprovincial trade “solutions” would restrict public oversight of the market
Inflated claims about major benefits of enhancing the Canada Free Trade Act (CFTA) as part of Canada’s frenzied interprovincial trade barrier campaign have an ulterior…
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Canada Free Trade Agreement amendments: A race to the bottom
One of the most egregious components of the Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) is the restriction that governments should demonstrate that any…
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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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UNION the documentary
A film by Stephen Maign and Brett Story Through intimate cinema vérité, UNION chronicles the extraordinary efforts of an unlikely group of…
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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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