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- [News & Research](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/)
- [Regina’s AI data centre has a democracy deficit](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/reginas-ai-data-centre-has-a-democracy-deficit/) - As AI data centres are facing a growing legitimacy problem the deliberations over a mega-project in Saskatchewan leave much to be desired
- [Ontario is getting ready to hand Uber a massive gift ](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-is-getting-ready-to-hand-uber-a-massive-gift/) - By hitching the "Northlander Rideshare Pilot" to the Northlander train revival, the province is engaged in a major giveaway to the U.S. taxi app
- [How badly does the world need oil? Introducing the Fossil Fuel Dependence Index](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/how-badly-does-the-world-need-oil-introducing-the-fossil-fuel-dependence-index/)
- [Canadians oppose the Middle East war. The federal government doesn’t](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadians-oppose-the-middle-east-war-the-federal-government-doesnt/) - Canada has consistently refused to condemn the illegal and aggressive actions of the United States against the rest of the world.
- [Public funding for B.C.'s private schools is indefensible](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/public-funding-for-b-c-s-private-schools-is-indefensible/) - Public school funding, as a share of GDP, is declining. Why is the provincial government still funding private schools?
- [The Alberta government legislates two-tier health care, again](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-alberta-government-legislates-two-tier-health-care-again/)
- [The oil industry is making billions from the Iran war—it should be taxed](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-oil-industry-is-making-billions-from-the-iran-war-it-should-be-taxed/) - The current windfall could be Canadian oil's final boom—so the proceeds must be reinvested into economic diversification and industrial planning
- [Canada's biggest threats to privacy aren't what you think](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-biggest-threats-to-privacy-arent-what-you-think/) - Effective privacy legislation in Canada needs to prioritize the biggest threats—private and extraterritorial surveillance
- [Achieving the right to housing: Lessons for Manitoba from Finland ](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/achieving-the-right-to-housing-lessons-for-manitoba-from-finland/) - You can’t have Housing First without having Housing First — but you need a whole lot more.
- [Parental rights and the surging demand for censorship in Canadian schools](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/parental-rights-and-the-surging-demand-for-censorship-in-canadian-schools/) - Libraries are the battleground in censorship wars; academic freedom and critical thinking are casualties. What does this mean for students?
- [When violence is the system speaking: What Ontario’s schools are telling us](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/when-violence-is-the-system-speaking-what-ontarios-schools-are-telling-us/) - Violence in classrooms is the result of staffing erosion and the offloading of social crises onto unprepared and underfunded schools
- [Stephen Lewis, a life well lived](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/stephen-lewis-a-life-well-lived/) - Remembering a giant of Canadian social democracy
- [What if we viewed tax time as a harvest festival?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/what-if-we-viewed-tax-time-as-a-harvest-festival/) - Where we collectively gather the resources to support one another
- [The hollowing out of public postsecondary education: What do we have to lose?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-hollowing-out-of-public-postsecondary-education-what-do-we-have-to-lose/) - Is post-secondary education in Canada a pipeline to train students for jobs or a source of critical perspectives essential to a healthy society?
- [2024 Manitoba Living Wage Update ](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2024-manitoba-living-wage-update/) - Download PDF Download PDF Calculation Guide here
- [2025 Living wages for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island: Too many workers struggle to make ends meet](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2025-living-wages-for-newfoundland-and-labrador-nova-scotia-and-prince-edward-island-too-many-workers-struggle-to-make-ends-meet/) - 2025 Living Wages for NL, NS and PEI Too many workers struggle to make ends meetDownload
- [Who Really Benefits from Nova Scotia's Tax Cuts?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/who-really-benefits-from-nova-scotias-tax-cuts/)
- [Lifting the Bottom, Building a Fair Economy for All Workers in Nova Scotia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/lifting-the-bottom-building-a-fair-economy-for-all-workers-in-nova-scotia/)
- [What the 2025 living wage rates reveal](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/what-the-2025-living-wage-rates-reveal/)
- [2025 CCPA Nova Scotia Annual Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2025-ccpa-nova-scotia-annual-report/) - CCPA-NS Annual Report 2025Download
- [What happens to data centres when the AI bubble pops?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/what-happens-to-data-centres-when-the-ai-bubble-pops/) - As multi-million dollar data centres proliferate, what happens if the A.I. bubble bursts?
- [Income splitting is a tax gift to Canada’s rich: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/income-splitting-is-a-tax-gift-to-canada-s-rich-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Eighty-six percent of Canadian families would gain no benefit from the proposed Conservative income splitting plan, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by CCPA Senior Economist David Macdonald, examines the cost and the distributional impact of three income
- [Nova Scotia Risks the Loss of Local Stories and Diverse Voices with Cuts to Publishing Industry](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-risks-the-loss-of-local-stories-and-diverse-voices-with-cuts-to-publishing-industry/)
- [The 2026 Ontario budget neglects core provincial responsibilities](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-2026-ontario-budget-neglects-core-provincial-responsibilities/) - The 2026 budget fails to address the core responsibilities of provincial governments. 
- [Risking the Loss of Critical Ideas and Diverse Voices: Nova Scotia Book Publishers Facing Unprecedented Instability](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/risking-the-loss-of-critical-ideas-and-diverse-voices-nova-scotia-book-publishers-facing-unprecedented-instability/) - What would our world be like if the only books available to readers eager to learn were published by large multinational corporations?
- [PRESS RELEASE: Minimum wage in Atlantic Canada is rising – but it is still not enough / COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE : Le salaire minimum augmente dans les provinces de l’Atlantique, mais il demeure insuffisant](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/press-release-minimum-wage-in-atlantic-canada-is-rising-but-it-is-still-not-enough-communique-de-presse-le-salaire-minimum-augmente-dans-les-provinces-de-latlantique-mais-il-d/)
- [The Monitor - Spring 2026](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-spring-2026/) - No sovereignty without digital sovereignty.
- [Extreme wealth is deactivating our democracy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/extreme-wealth-is-deactivating-our-democracy/) - We must address the root of the problem: the distribution of power and wealth
- [The $1 trillion question: Why we are asking you to tax our inheritance](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-1-trillion-question-why-we-are-asking-you-to-tax-our-inheritance/) - An estimated $1 trillion is moving from the bank accounts and real estate portfolios of the Baby Boomers into the hands of their children.
- [Money stories](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/money-stories/) - The Resource Movement members share stories about how they ended up wealthy—and the responsibility they feel to do good with their situation.
- [Trump’s war on Canadian cultural policy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/trumps-war-on-canadian-cultural-policy/) - Why the Online News Act and Online Streaming Act are in the crosshairs of the CUSMA review
- [Digital divergence splits another WTO ministerial](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/digital-divide-splits-another-wto-ministerial/) - As the international moratorium on taxing digital trade lapses, Canada and others seek to make it permanent through a controversial agreement
- [Exposing the myth of meritocracy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/exposing-the-myth-of-meritocracy/) - Over the past three or four decades, Canada has seen skyrocketing inequality, coupled with a growing ‘stickiness’ in wealth and opportunity.
- [Extreme wealth: Time to change the rules of the game](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/extreme-wealth-time-to-change-the-rules-of-the-game/) - This edition of the Monitor collaborated with the Resource Movement, a community working toward the redistribution of wealth, land, and power.
- [Solidarity philanthropy: Changing how we give to support social change](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/solidarity-philanthropy-changing-how-we-give-to-support-social-change/) - Philanthropic donors need to step up as advocates to change the system that created the need for philanthropy in the first place.
- ["Critical minerals" strategy is going down a cynical road](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/critical-minerals-strategy-is-going-down-a-cynical-road/) - As the U.S. and China compete for control of strategic minerals and technology, Canada should prioritize climate action over geopolitics.
- [Vitals check: Restoring provincial health spending in Manitoba](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/vitals-check-restoring-provincial-health-spending-in-manitoba/) - Health care spending in Manitoba has increased substantially since 2023, but it will take more to recover from years of underfunding
- [Ontario is underfunding public health care—and private health care is the beneficiary](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-is-underfunding-public-health-care-and-private-health-care-is-the-beneficiary/) - $3 billion dollar funding gap drives privatization and downloads costs onto Ontarians
- [Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social work in Nova Scotia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/contradictions-in-care-labour-conditions-conflicting-values-and-crisis-in-child-protection-social-work-in-nova-scotia/) - Contradictions-in-careDownload
- [AI data centres: From boom to backlash](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ai-data-centres-from-boom-to-backlash/) - As the public becomes aware of the downside of AI data centres in their community, the need to tightly regulate the industry is becoming clear.
- [Canada’s EV shift is stuck between a rock and a hard place](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-ev-shift-is-stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/)
- [Manitoba Budget 2026](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/manitoba-budget-2026/) - Focus on budget balance overshadows public service rebuild and support for low-income Manitobans in Budget 2026
- [Do trade deals put public health care up for sale?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/do-trade-deals-put-public-health-care-up-for-sale/) - Alberta’s promised two-tier transition comes with unacknowledged threats from trade and investment agreements.
- [Les élèves de l’Ontario ont besoin de classes plus petites et non pas d’un autre examen de l’OQRE](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-eleves-de-lontario-ont-besoin-de-classes-plus-petites-et-non-pas-dun-autre-examen-de-loqre/) - Les tests ne sont pas le problème. Il est temps de réduire et de plafonner la taille des classes.
- [Saskatchewan budget 2026: Failure to protect](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/saskatchewan-budget-2026-failure-to-protect/) - The province needs to protect people from the rising cost of living and to plan for the future. The budget does neither in any substantive way.
- [Kicking away the ladder: The true cost of changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/kicking-away-the-ladder-the-true-cost-of-changes-to-the-ontario-student-assistance-program/) - Changes to OSAP will drastically reduce access to post-secondary education in Ontario and force more students to take on a lot more debt
- [Creating safe and inclusive schools in Ontario](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/creating-safe-and-inclusive-schools-in-ontario/)
- [In Ontario, it’s a time of plenty for private health care while public hospitals starve](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/in-ontario-its-a-time-of-plenty-for-private-health-care-while-public-hospitals-starve/)
- [Ontario government shows up late and brings little to post-secondary education crisis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-government-shows-up-late-and-brings-little-to-post-secondary-education-crisis/) - Ontario is spending less on education than in 2018, despite "historical" new funding from the provincial government.
- [Ontario students need smaller classes, not another EQAO review](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-students-need-smaller-classes-not-another-eqao-review/) - Instead of chasing explanations for low test scores the government should reduce and cap class sizes in Ontario
- [The Buy Ontario Act is a rebrand with little new to offer](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-buy-ontario-act-is-a-rebrand-with-little-new-to-offer/)
- [Ontario needs a teacher recruitment plan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-needs-a-teacher-recruitment-plan/)
- [L’Ontario a besoin d’un plan pour recruter des enseignantes et des enseignants](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/lontario-a-besoin-dun-plan-pour-recruter-des-enseignantes-et-des-enseignants/)
- [Send Canadian oil to Cuba](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/send-canadian-oil-to-cuba/) - The United States is attempting to deliberately trigger a humanitarian crisis in Cuba. Canada must act in concert with regional allies to defy the blockade.
- [Cruel and unnecessary punishment: Asylum seekers will foot half of department’s cost-cutting blitz](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cruel-and-unnecessary-punishment-asylum-seekers-will-foot-half-of-departments-cost-cutting-blitz/) - The IRCC wants asylum-seekers to pay for half of that department’s spending cuts by cutting dental and prescription coverage.
- [So you’re getting a data centre! Here’s what to know](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/so-youre-getting-a-data-centre-heres-what-to-know/) - What questions to ask when the next new data centre comes to your town. 
- [The benefits of adult education outweigh the costs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-benefits-of-this-program-outweigh-the-costs/)
- [Adult basic education keeps youth out of crime](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/adult-basic-education-keeps-youth-out-of-crime/)
- [Budget cuts are about to wreck Canada’s immigration system](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/budget-cuts-are-about-to-wreck-canadas-immigration-system/) - Crunching the numbers on the announced cuts at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada shows a bloodbath in the making
- [U.S. Supreme Court complicates—but does not end—Trump’s trade war](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/u-s-supreme-court-complicates-but-does-not-end-trumps-trade-war/) - Impacts on Canada, Mexico and the CUSMA review
- [Provincial budget does little to address Alberta health care chaos](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/provincial-budget-does-little-to-address-alberta-health-care-chaos/) - Following decade of hospital cuts and privatization, Alberta is blaming the system’s failures on immigrants
- [The case for a wealth tax is stronger than ever in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-case-for-a-wealth-tax-is-stronger-than-ever-in-canada/) - An excerpt from “Cancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us: The Urgent Case for a Wealth Tax” by Linda McQuaig & Neil Brooks
- [World Trade Organization strikes down climate industrial strategy again](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/world-trade-organization-strikes-down-climate-industrial-strategy-again/) - Long-standing conflict between trade disciplines and economic support measures plague global green new deals 
- [Is the U.S. coming for Canada’s dairy supply management?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/is-the-u-s-coming-for-canadas-dairy-supply-management/) - Trade reforms pushed by U.S. producers and large retailers in the CUSMA review could further compromise domestic industry
- [Unpacking Alberta’s anti-immigrant and anti-constitutional referendums ](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/unpacking-albertas-anti-immigrant-and-anti-constitutional-referendums/) - Alberta is aiming to use anti-migrant xenophobia to promote an agenda of deregulation and privatization
- [Deaths following paid-plasma donations demand inquiry](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/deaths-following-paid-plasma-donations-demand-inquiry/) - Two Winnipeg deaths following paid-plasma donations at for-profit centres give urgency to provincial and federal responses
- [Mexico’s CUSMA consultations show alignments with Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/mexicos-cusma-consultations-show-alignments-with-canada/) - Business overwhelmingly backs the trade pact but with tensions related to tariffs, dispute panels, labour enforcement and Asian imports
- [Low-income senior renters can't age in place in Winnipeg](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/low-income-senior-renters-cant-age-in-place-in-winnipeg/) - Structural barriers exist that prevent low-income seniors from aging in place.
- [Arts and Culture: Nova Scotia’s Undervalued Public Good](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/arts-and-culture-nova-scotias-undervalued-public-good/)
- [Patients or profits first?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/patients-or-profits-first/) - Saskatchewan’s Patient First health plan still leaves the door open to for-profit services
- [Canada must strengthen its China EV deal to protect autoworkers](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-must-strengthen-its-china-ev-deal-to-protect-autoworkers/) - Canada can’t import its way to net-zero, or to a better trading model. It needs to build here at home.
- [There’s a long way to go to closing the gender pay gap in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/theres-a-long-way-to-go-to-closing-the-gender-pay-gap-in-canada/) - On International Women's Day, a reminder of the work that remains to be done
- [Will Canada govern AI for the public good?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/will-canada-govern-ai-for-the-public-good/) - Beyond the AI race, Canada must take real steps to create a sovereign and democratic AI—and do so in coordination with other middle powers
- [NS Budget 2026-2027 Misses the Mark: Austerity and Resource Extraction Not The Road to Prosperity for the Many](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ns-budget-2026-2027-misses-the-mark/) - Defending Nova Scotia from what?
- [The widening gap: Gender segregation and job polarization in the post-pandemic labour market](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-widening-gap-gender-segregation-and-job-polarization-in-the-post-pandemic-labour-market/) - The post-pandemic recovery opened the door to better jobs for some female workers but the wages and working conditions of low-waged workers remain unchanged
- [It was the best of times: Tracing the roots of the “parental rights” movement](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/it-was-the-best-of-times-tracing-the-roots-of-the-parental-rights-movement/)
- [Language matters: Framing of family, vilifying gender, and reshaping public education](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/language-matters-framing-of-family-vilifying-gender-and-reshaping-public-education/)
- [Manosphere in the classroom](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/manosphere-in-the-classroom/)
- [Difficult knowledge: Understanding “parental rights” and anti-SOGI mobilization among Sinophone Canadian parents in Metro Vancouver](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/difficult-knowledge-understanding-parental-rights-and-anti-sogi-mobilization-among-sinophone-canadian-parents-in-metro-vancouver/)
- [Parental rights and school boards as contested spaces in Manitoba](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/parental-rights-and-school-boards-as-contested-spaces-in-manitoba/)
- [Discrimination through deception: The parental rights movement’s school board strategy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/discrimination-through-deception-the-parental-rights-movements-school-board-strategy/)
- [Parental rights as privatization](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/parental-rights-as-privatization/)
- [Gender shocks, public education, and the crisis of democratic care](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/gender-shocks-public-education-and-the-crisis-of-democratic-care/)
- [Wrong, again: The political evolution of “parental rights”](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/wrong-again-the-political-evolution-of-parental-rights/)
- [The emotional discourses of parental rights: Florida’s <em>Parental Rights in Education Act</em>](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-emotional-discourses-of-parental-rights-floridas-emparental-rights-in-education-act-em/)
- [I am become woke, destroyer of schools](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/i-am-become-woke-destroyer-of-schools/)
- [Health Canada’s drug approval process is not actually broken](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/health-canadas-drug-approval-process-is-not-actually-broken/) - Looking at actual rates of new drug approvals shows the Canadian regulator does better than critics claim, although there is still room for improvement
- [Masters in our own house: Foreign ownership and investment trends in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/masters-in-our-own-house-foreign-ownership-and-investment-trends-in-canada/) - How much does foreign capital own in the Canadian economy—and how much Canadian capital do we export abroad?
- [B.C. budget’s hidden austerity and tax increases put fiscal burden on low-income households](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bcbudget2026/) - BC's Finance Minister says "this is not an austerity budget." Let's look at the numbers and see for ourselves.
- [Put fairness at centre of Manitoba Budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/put-fairness-at-centre-of-manitoba-budget/)
- [Cooking, cleaning, and caring](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cooking-cleaning-and-caring-2/) - cooking-cleaning-and-caringDownload
- [Submission to the Industrial Inquiry Commission on the dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/submission-to-the-industrial-inquiry-commission-on-the-dispute-between-canada-post-and-the-canadian-union-of-postal-workers-from-the-canadian-centre-for-policy-alternatives-nova-scotia/) - CCPANS Submission to IIC 2025Download
- [Beyond the count: Homelessness in Western Nova Scotia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/beyond-the-count-homelessness-in-western-nova-scotia/)
- [2024 Living wage rates for Newfoundland and Labrador: Understanding costs in Labrador](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2024-living-wage-rates-for-newfoundland-and-labrador-understanding-costs-in-labrador/) - Labrador Cost of Living CCPANSDownload
- [Nova Scotia minimum wage increase: Still not enough](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-minimum-wage-increase-still-not-enough/)
- [The fight over data centres is just getting started](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-fight-over-data-centres-is-just-getting-started/) - Shift Storm newsletter—January 2026 edition
- [2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on Prince Edward Island](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2025-report-card-on-child-and-family-poverty-on-prince-edward-island/) - 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on PEIDownload
- [Big rent hikes — a made-in-Manitoba problem](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/big-rent-hikes-a-made-in-manitoba-problem/) - Rent hikes in Manitoba. Each year thousands of tenants continue to face huge rent hikes — some well over 100 per cent.
- [Realizing potential: Reflections on policy responses to displaced persons in Manitoba](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/realizing-potential-reflections-on-policy-responses-to-displaced-persons-in-manitoba/) - Supports available to newcomers under the special cohort-based initiatives for displaced Syrians, Afghans, and Ukrainians model what's possible for Manitoba, and Canada.
- [Where is the Mexican right wing?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/where-is-the-mexican-right-wing/) - Book Review: The Right Doesn’t exist (But there it is) by Alex González Ormerod
- [Canada cuts AIDS funding while keeping support for cinnamon supply](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-cuts-aids-funding-while-keeping-support-for-cinnamon-supply/) - Canada’s new approach to international development has a bizarre set of priorities
- [Corporate capture of Canada’s regulatory state is worse than ever](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/corporate-capture-of-canadas-regulatory-state-is-worse-than-ever/) - The threat to public safety outlined in "Corporate Rules" continues to grow
- [Webinar: U.S. health care comes to Canada: What to know and how to fight it](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/webinar-u-s-health-care-comes-to-canada-what-to-know-and-how-to-fight-it/) - Join us for an important webinar: U.S. health care comes to Canada—let’s fight it!
- [The numbers don’t lie: The housing crisis is not caused by a supply shortage](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-numbers-dont-lie-the-housing-crisis-is-not-caused-by-a-supply-shortage/) - Financialization, not demographics, caused the cost of housing to explode
- [Canada’s new UAE trade and investment deal is bad news](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-new-uae-trade-and-investment-deal-is-bad-news/) - Canada is acting as a middleman, not a middle power—serving as a conduit for profits from human rights abuses and fossil fuels
- [Time for a wartime industrial strategy in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/time-for-a-wartime-industrial-strategy-in-canada/) - A national industrial policy could unite Canada in the face of growing external threats from the Unites States
- [Growing and Deepening Child Poverty in Saskatchewan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/growing-and-deepening-child-poverty-in-saskatchewan/) - The Saskatchewan government’s long record of neglect has left it with some of the worst economic outcomes for children in the country.
- [2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2025-report-card-on-child-and-family-poverty-in-nova-scotia/) - 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova ScotiaDownload
- [Nova Scotia should license landlords](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-should-license-landlords/)
- [Where does the climate movement go from here?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/where-does-the-climate-movement-go-from-here/)
- [Canada still has no meaningful AI regulation](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-still-has-no-meaningful-ai-regulation/) - As the industry grows and the federal government goes “all-in,” it’s increasingly important to adopt a policy framework that will protect Canadians
- [BC Hydro’s draft Integrated Resources Plan and the future of energy policy in BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-hydros-draft-integrated-resources-plan-and-the-future-of-energy-policy-in-bc/) - The utility’s plan fails to address large new sources of demand and broader climate goals
- [After Venezuela and Greenland, is Canada on the U.S. target list?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/after-venezuela-and-greenland-is-canada-on-the-u-s-target-list/) - Beginning with their kidnapping of Venezuela's president, the United States has spent 2026 so far rampaging across the world.
- [Fact check: Alberta’s new two-tier system is not “European” health care](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/fact-check-albertas-new-two-tier-system-is-not-european-health-care/) - The Alberta government is engaged in the most significant challenge to single-payer health care in Canada since the creation of public medicare
- [Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” is anything but](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/donald-trumps-board-of-peace-is-anything-but/) - Canada should stay far, far away from Trump's latest attempt to upend the world order
- [Seniors’ care needs a boost in the BC budget ](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/seniors-care-needs-a-boost-in-the-bc-budget/) - Private-pay long-term care in BC is growing faster than public care—and it's costing seniors and their families
- [BC residents have shrinking access to family doctors, despite more doctors](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-residents-have-shrinking-access-to-family-doctors-despite-more-doctors/) - Primary care access is declining in BC. With a new provincial budget on the way, how has spending on doctors affected it?
- [Fighting for the right to a public university](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/fighting-for-the-right-to-a-public-university/)
- [Nova Scotia fiscal update raises serious concerns about fiscal priorities](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-fiscal-update-raises-serious-concerns-about-fiscal-priorities/)
- [Lettre ouverte à l’honorable Mélanie Joly, ministre responsable de Statistique Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/lettre-ouverte-a-lhonorable-melanie-joly-ministre-responsable-de-statistique-canada/) - Statistique Canada est un organisme de renommée mondiale et son travail est au cœur d’une démocratie éclairée. Les compressions budgétaires imposées à l’agence doivent être annulées.
- [Bill C-15 would allow corporations to be exempt from most Canadian laws](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bill-c-15-would-allow-corporations-to-be-exempt-from-most-canadian-laws/)
- [Open letter to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, minister responsible for Statistics Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/open-letter-to-the-honourable-melanie-joly-minister-responsible-for-statistics-canada/) - Statistics Canada is a world leader and its work is at the heart of an informed democracy. Cuts to the agency must be reversed.
- [The Monitor - Winter 2024](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-winter-2024/) - A well-being economy in Alberta.
- [The end of Canadian medicare? Alberta legislation opens the door to U.S. health care](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-end-of-canadian-medicare-alberta-legislation-opens-the-door-to-u-s-health-care/) - Alberta’s two-tier health care legislation ends single-payer public health care and puts Canadian medicare at risk
- [The Monitor - Winter 2026](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-winter-2026/) - No sovereignty without digital sovereignty.
- [The Monitor - Fall 2025](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-fall-2025/) - A prickly period of separatist sentiments in Alberta’s Wild Rose Country.
- [The Monitor - Summer 2025](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-summer-2025/) - Canada’s shrinking media environment.
- [The Monitor - Spring 2025](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-spring-2025/) - Democracy on trial.
- [The Monitor - Winter 2025](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-winter-2025/) - The future of food.
- [The Monitor - Fall 2024](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-fall-2024/) - Transnational activism in North America.
- [The Monitor - Summer 2024](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-summer-2024/) - Beyond Recovery: The pandemic’s heavy toll on women in Canada.
- [The Monitor - Spring 2024](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-spring-2024/) - We can shape the future of urban life.
- [The Monitor, November/December 2023](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-november-december-2023/) - The social solution to Canada’s health care problem.
- [The Monitor, September/October 2023](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-september-october-2023/) - The world is on fire and we have to put it out.
- [The Monitor, July/August 2023](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-monitor-july-august-2023/) - Neoliberalism is like a zombie that won’t die.
- [GST rebate: why aren’t provinces matching federal measures? ](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/gst-rebate-why-arent-provinces-matching-federal-measures/) - Affordability is not just a federal responsibility—it's also a provincial one.
- [What’s missing from the Davos agenda: taxing the rich](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/whats-missing-from-the-davos-agenda-taxing-the-rich/)
- [Government, limited: The corporate takeover of the public sector in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/government-limited-the-corporate-takeover-of-the-public-sector-in-canada/) - Government Limited, published in 1984, challenged the view that big government was responsible for Canada’s economic crisis of the time.
- [Barely hanging on](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/barely-hanging-on/) - More than a million workers in Ontario do not earn a living wage where they live—especially women and racialized workers. We calculated this estimate using the 10 hourly living wage rates released by the Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) and applied them as a threshold across the province.
- [The rationale for Ontario's Bill 60 does not hold up](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-rationale-for-ontarios-bill-60-does-not-hold-up/)
- [Ontario Fall Economic Statement: No help on the way](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-fall-economic-statement-no-help-on-the-way/)
- [Still building: Child care availability in Toronto since 2022](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/still-building-child-care-availability-in-toronto-since-2022/) - Child care availability in Toronto has improved since 2022. But provincial funding is needed to expand access—especially in the non-profit sector.
- [How public grocery stores could work in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/how-public-grocery-stores-could-work-in-canada/) - Public options already exist elsewhere—the secret is building them at scale
- [Health Care Privatization by Stealth ](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/health-care-privatization-by-stealth/)
- [Carney in Davos: Neoliberalism in a nicer suit](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/carney-in-davos-neoliberalism-in-a-nicer-suit/)
- [Resist: It’s the only response to authoritarianism and murder in Minneapolis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/resist-its-the-only-response-to-authoritarianism-and-murder-in-minneapolis/) - Minnesotans put their lives on the line to defend their neighbours and their democracy. They have set the standard for what it means to resist.
- [Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2026: For the Many](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-alternative-budget-2026-for-the-many/) - There are solutions to end the housing crisis and make life more affordable for the majority of people, what’s needed is action.
- [Provinces need to own their responsibility for expanding low-fee child care](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/provinces-need-to-own-their-responsibility-for-expanding-cheaper-child-care/)
- [Tackling Today's Polycrisis:  Beyond a Balanced Budget in Manitoba](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tackling-todays-polycrisis-beyond-a-balanced-budget-in-manitoba/)
- [Anatomy of a housing downturn: What’s happening in BC and what’s next?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/anatomy-of-a-housing-downturn-whats-happening-in-bc-and-whats-next/)
- [The last mile: Provincial child care expansion at the five-year deadline](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-last-mile-provincial-child-care-expansion-at-the-five-year-deadline/) - Child care has become more accessible over the past five years but finding affordable spaces is still a frustrating experience for many parents
- [Sounding the Alarm](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/sounding-the-alarm/) - COVID-19’s impact on Canada’s precarious child care sector Download 718.73 KB45 pages Every year since 2014, the CCPA has surveyed child care fees in order to assess which Canadian cities are the most and least affordable for parents. This year’s survey does that and more: a special set of questions was added to understand some
- [Canada’s child care sector struggling under weight of COVID-19](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-child-care-sector-struggling-under-weight-of-covid-19/) - Preschool-age fees rise in 27 of 37 large Canadian cities while many sites face existential crisis READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Full-time licensed child care in most Canadian cities is struggling under the financial burden of COVID-19—registering a dramatic drop in enrolment while revenue-generating parent fees remain unaffordably high, according to a new study by
- [Why is the CRA still targeting pandemic aid recipients?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/why-is-the-cra-still-targeting-pandemic-aid-recipients/)
- [The Foundations of Decent Work: An Evaluation of Nova Scotia Labour Standards](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-foundations-of-decent-work-an-evaluation-of-nova-scotia-labour-standards/) - Foundations of Decent Work_ An evaluation of Nova Scotia Labour StandardsDownload
- [Canada resets relations with China](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-resets-relations-with-china/)
- [Manitoba Living Wage Update 2025](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/manitoba-living-wage-update-2025/) - Winnipeg's living wage rises by $1.02 per hour, Brandon and Thompson essentially hold steady
- [Nova Scotia Budget Leaves Many Nova Scotians Behind](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-budget-leaves-many-nova-scotians-behind/) - This budget could have been so much more than it is. Let's break down how.
- [Nova Scotia Budget: Building faster to what?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-budget-building-faster-to-what/)
- [CCPA-NS Provincial Budget Submission](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-ns-provincial-budget-submission/)
- [The Nova Scotia Budget 2025-26: Time to raise our expectations and unlock potential for everyone](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-nova-scotia-budget-2025-26-time-to-raise-our-expectations-and-unlock-potential-for-everyone/)
- [Real estate downturn could be devastating for young homeowners: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/real-estate-downturn-could-be-devastating-for-young-homeowners-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Young homeowners would be hardest hit by a correction in Canada’s housing market, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by CCPA Senior Economist David Macdonald, assesses the impact of a housing market correction on the net worth of Canadian families and
- [Elbows Up Economic Summit](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/elbows-up-economic-summit/) - Donald Trump's trade war and other attacks on Canadian sovereignty have exposed the vulnerabilities of Canada's economy, 35 years after our first free trade deal with the U.S. The Elbows Up Economic Summit in Ottawa on September 2025 convened a discussion with 40 progressive economists and policy experts on how Canada must respond.
- [A new pipeline is the wrong response to the U.S. takeover of Venezuela ](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-new-pipeline-is-the-wrong-response-to-the-u-s-takeover-of-venezuela/)
- [Countdown to the CUSMA review](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/countdown-to-the-cusma-review/)
- [Why private investment doesn’t solve housing issues](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/why-private-investment-doesnt-solve-housing-issues/)
- [Canada's new gilded age](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-new-gilded-age/) - Download PDF
- [Company men](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/company-men/) - Download PDF
- [No sovereignty without digital sovereignty](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/no-sovereignty-without-digital-sovereignty/) - The digital sphere is one of the most key components of sovereignty in the 21st century.
- [Une banque postale au Canada en chiffres](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/une-banque-postale-au-canada-en-chiffres/)
- [The trade war goes digital](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-trade-war-goes-digital/) - Notes on how trade agreements prevent Canada from exercising digital sovereignty.
- [Whose (artificial) intelligence?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/whose-artificial-intelligence/) - The many contradictions of the AI moment
- [2025 was Canada’s year of Mark Carney: What have we learned about his economic policy agenda?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2025-was-canadas-year-of-mark-carney-what-have-we-learned-about-his-economic-policy-agenda/) - Two liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in BC Five mining projects across the country A major new transmission line in northern BC (to support LNG and mining) Nuclear power in Ontario Hydro power in Nunavut Port expansion in Montreal
- [A digital infrastructure plan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-digital-infrastructure-plan/) - Asserting digital sovereignty means mapping out the real world of digital infrastructure and understanding which parts are for public intervention
- [Reviving Ned Ludd](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/reviving-ned-ludd/) - Towards a worker sovereignty over technological development.
- [Every data centre is a U.S. military base](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/every-data-centre-is-a-u-s-military-base/) - Understanding how the United States uses its tech companies to serve empire
- [The backup plan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-backup-plan/) - As we reimagine the boundaries of platform responsibility, the tools we forge become the architecture of a more resilient online world.
- [Delusion factories](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/delusion-factories/) - Canada’s policy response to the spread of disinformation remains limited. It's time to take this issue seriously.
- [On airwaves and algorithms](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/on-airwaves-and-algorithms/) - Canada asserted cultural sovereignty with strong broadcasting policy. What does that mean in the digital age?
- [Living the high life: A record-breaking year for CEO pay in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/living-the-high-life-a-record-breaking-year-for-ceo-pay-in-canada/) - By 9:23 a.m. on January 2, 2025 Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had made what the average worker will make all year
- [Buy Canadian Policy: The good, the bad and the ugly](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/buy-canadian-policy-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/)
- [How’s the BC economy holding up in the face of the Trump trade war?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/hows-the-bc-economy-holding-up-in-the-face-of-the-trump-trade-war/)
- [Canada is doing way worse on climate than you think](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-is-doing-way-worse-on-climate-than-you-think/)
- [The Alberta-Canada MOU is an early Christmas present for the oil and gas industry](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-alberta-canada-mou-is-an-early-christmas-present-for-the-oil-and-gas-industry/)
- [Canada Post is already one of the world’s most cost-effective postal systems](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-post-is-already-one-of-the-worlds-most-cost-effective-postal-systems/)
- [Crunching the numbers on postal banking in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/crunching-the-numbers-on-postal-banking-in-canada/)
- [Manitoba Fiscal Update: investing in the long-term should be prioritized over a short-term budget balance](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/manitoba-fiscal-update-investing-in-the-long-term-should-be-prioritized-over-a-short-term-budget-balance/)
- [As Manitoba Hydro moves on energy strategy, staffing must remain in focus ](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/as-manitoba-hydro-moves-on-energy-strategy-staffing-must-remain-in-focus/)
- [Algoma Steel layoffs signal it’s time for Canada to up its game on trade and industrial policy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/algoma-steel-layoffs-signal-its-time-for-canada-to-up-its-game-on-trade-and-industrial-policy/)
- [The Roadmap is Clear, Detours are Risky: Nova Scotia’s Child Care System at a Crossroads](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-roadmap-is-clear-detours-are-risky-nova-scotias-child-care-system-at-a-crossroads/) - Child care report 2025Download
- [The “Combatting Hate Act” is part of a wave of anti-protest legislation in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-combatting-hate-act-is-part-of-a-wave-of-anti-protest-legislation-in-canada/)
- [The fiscal benefits of adult basic education in Manitoba](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-fiscal-benefits-of-adult-basic-education-in-manitoba/) - Adult basic education produces important fiscal benefits in Manitoba
- [David Macdonald speaks to Senate about Bill C-15](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/david-macdonald-speaks-to-senate-about-bill-c-15/)
- [Transforming Canada Post—for the better](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/transforming-canada-post-for-the-better/)
- [We Have to Grow our Own](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/we-have-to-grow-our-own-adult-basic-education-and-a-made-in-the-north-educational-strategy-in-manitoba/) - Economic development in Manitoba’s north requires increased investment in adult basic education.
- [Who’s the boss? "The Elf on the Shelf" and the normalization of surveillance](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/whos-the-boss/) - Are we using play to prepare children to accept increasingly intrusive surveillance?
- [Consulting firms’ latest hustle: Using AI to write government reports](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/consulting-firms-latest-hustle-using-ai-to-write-government-reports/)
- [Video: Dream Weavers](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/dream-weavers/)
- [Manitoba Alternative Budgets](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/manitoba-alternative-budgets/) - These days, there are many reminders to hold on to this one precious thing: our democracy. Not just ticking a box at election time, but working in between elections to protect the systems in place to safeguard our democracy.
- [Adult Education Key to Northern Economic Development](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/adult-education-key-to-northern-economic-development/)
- [COP30: Unilateral Climate Measures and a Multilateral Just Transition ](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cop-30-unilateral-climate-measures-and-a-multilateral-just-transition/)
- [Prescription drug prices are very likely to increase in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/prescription-drug-prices-are-very-likely-to-increase-in-canada/)
- [Updating Canadian law to address online hate and gender-based violence](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/updating-canadian-law-to-address-online-hate-and-gender-based-violence/)
- [When it comes to housing, Ontarians have clear choices in this election](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/when-it-comes-to-housing-ontarians-have-clear-choices-in-this-election/)
- [Ontario lost nearly 1,300 residential construction jobs last year—the worst in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-lost-nearly-1300-residential-construction-jobs-last-year-the-worst-in-canada/)
- [How James K. Galbraith understands North America's place in the global economy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/how-james-k-galbraith-understands-north-americas-place-in-the-global-economy/)
- [The Economic Case for Universal Pharmacare](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-economic-case-for-universal-pharmacare/) - Download 2.23 MB 86 pages
- [On the Forest Fire Front Line: One Ecologist's Take on What it Will Take to Safeguard Communities](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/on-the-forest-fire-front-line-one-ecologists-take-on-what-it-will-take-to-safeguard-communities/) - With one of the colder springs on record, many British Columbians quite naturally yearn for a good stretch of warm, dry weather. But for many people in the province, prolonged periods of hotter and drier weather are often far from welcome. That’s because when things get hot and dry they burn. And in many regions
- [The case for pro-union public policy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-case-for-pro-union-public-policy-unionization-and-well-being-in-canadian-provinces/) - Higher unionization rates don't just benefit workers, evidence suggests they also offer broad social benefits like a cleaner environment and better health.
- [From repairs to rent hikes](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/from-repairs-to-rent-hikes/) - Tenant experiences show that loopholes in rent-control system require tighter legislation from Province of Manitoba
- [Tenants are suffering: An urgent call to strengthen Nova Scotia’s rent subsidy program](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tenants-are-suffering-an-urgent-call-to-strengthen-nova-scotias-rent-subsidy-program/)
- [Is Carney’s climate credibility crumbling?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/is-carneys-climate-credibility-crumbling/)
- [COP30: Canada continues to be a global laggard on climate action](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cop30-canada-continues-to-be-a-global-laggard-on-climate-action/)
- [Canada's gender pandemic response: Did it measure up?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-gender-pandemic-response/) - Download PDF
- [Revitalizing the conditions of care in Manitoba: Supporting long-term care and home care workers in the recovery from COVID-19](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/revitalizing-the-conditions-of-care-in-manitoba/) - Download PDF
- [Still in recovery: Assessing the pandemic’s impact on women](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/still-in-recovery-2/) - If we're going to close the gender gap, we need government action
- [Cooking, cleaning, and caring](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cooking-cleaning-and-caring/) - Download PDF At three months [once her work permit had been secured], I convinced myself that I was an adolescent, even if I was 50 years old, I was an adolescent finding my first job because I didn’t speak English. I spoke to my [English] teacher and she said, here is one, it’s for a
- [Work in progress](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/work-in-progress-2/)
- [A paradox in COVID-19 pandemic recovery](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-paradox-in-covid-19-pandemic-recovery/) - “So, in March, during 2020, March 2020, on the 15th of March our schedule changed. And they told us that we don’t have any schedule because of the pandemic. At the time, it’s not really like it’s pandemic. It’s just a lot of events that are already booked at the hotel were all withdrawn because
- [Reversing cuts to Rent Assist to support housing affordability in Manitoba](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/reversing-cuts-to-rent-assist-to-support-housing-affordability-in-manitoba/) - Reversing the cuts to Rent Assist would be a way for the Manitoba government to meaningfully support Manitobans struggling with the high cost of living.
- [Not a good look: BC’s new environmentally destructive economic plan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/not-a-good-look-bcs-new-environmentally-destructive-economic-plan/) - After factoring key infrastructure challenges, inflation and the potential for delays and cost overruns, it becomes highly unlikely that the project can be delivered within the budget estimates initially put forward by its proponents. Further compounding these challenges are broader industry headwinds: an impending global LNG supply glut, potential domestic gas price volatility and inflationary
- [Alternative federal budget 2026: Building true Canadian sovereignty](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-federal-budget-2026-building-true-canadian-sovereignty/) - What true Canadian sovereignty and independence might look like when the public good is at the heart of budgetary planning
- [Mortality and health care privatization: A comparison between countries](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/mortality-and-health-care-privatization-a-comparison-between-countries/) - Privatization is deadly. Canada needs to learn from other countries and focus on public health care instead.
- [Elbows up: A practical program for Canadian sovereignty](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/elbows-up-a-practical-program-for-canadian-sovereignty/) - A playbook for economic self-sufficiency. Because Canada can’t become a sovereign country by doing the same old things.
- ["Getting tough": A social history of street gangs in Winnipeg](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/getting-tough-a-social-history-of-street-gangs-in-winnipeg/) - A look at the historical and social context in which Winnipeg street gangs emerged and why "get tough" approaches only work to make the problem worse.
- [Where will the federal government cut to pay for military spending and tax cuts?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/where-will-the-federal-government-cut-to-pay-for-military-spending-and-tax-cuts/) - Supports to First Nations, veterans, new Canadians, and international aid could be on the chopping block—just for starters
- [In Alberta, “parental rights” and privatization go hand in hand](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/in-alberta-parental-rights-and-privatization-go-hand-in-hand/)
- [CCPA Nova Scotia Annual Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-nova-scotia-annual-report/) - CCPA-Nova Scotia 2024 Annual ReportDownload
- [Canada’s richest 100 CEOs make 210 times more than average worker](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-richest-100-ceos-make-210-times-more-than-average-worker/)
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- [Atlantic Canadians need a raise: One-third of Workers Earn Less than $20 an hour](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/atlantic-canadians-need-a-raise-one-third-of-workers-earn-less-than-20-an-hour/)
- [Expensive housing eroding BC’s economy — new report offers solutions agenda](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/expensive-housing-eroding-bcs-economy-new-report-offers-solutions-agenda/)
- [Building equity: lessons for affordable housing in BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/building-equity-2/) - [perfectpullquote align="full" bordertop="false" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]BC faces a severe shortage of non-market housing and overall housing supply.[/perfectpullquote]
- [Minimum wage workers across Canada face out-of-control rents that far exceed their income](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/minimum-wage-workers-across-canada-face-out-of-control-rents-that-far-exceed-their-income/)
- [Out-of-control rents](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/out-of-control-rents/) - OUT-OF-CONTROL RENTS PDFDownload CMHC, “Rental Market Survey Data Tables,” 2023. For a notable exception, see John Rapley, “Canada’s approach to housing is bad for the economy,” The Globe and Mail, July 14, 2023. David Macdonald, “Unaccommodating: Rental Housing Wage in Canada” (Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2018), policyalternatives.ca/unaccommodating. David Macdonald and Ricardo Tranjan, “Can’t
- [Woodworking unions and environmentalists propose bold new plan to protect forests and jobs while fighting climate change](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/woodworking-unions-and-environmentalists-propose-bold-new-plan-to-protect-forests-and-jobs-while-fighting-climate-change/)
- [Pressure Cooker](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/pressure-cooker/) - Download PDF
- [Workers’ wages haven’t kept up with rising inflation: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/workers-wages-haven-t-kept-up-with-rising-inflation-report/)
- [Working multiple jobs to make ends meet in BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/working-multiple-jobs-to-make-ends-meet-in-bc/)
- [Working multiple jobs to make ends meet: More common in BC than we might think](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/multiple-jobs-bc/) - [perfectpullquote align="full" bordertop="false" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]One of the most striking findings of our survey is how common it is for workers—in all regions of BC— to hold multiple jobs. [/perfectpullquote] [perfectpullquote align="full" bordertop="false" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]Workers who reported lower household incomes were more likely to work multiple jobs than those with
- [Report & resources: Working Poverty in Metro Vancouver](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/infographics-working-poverty-in-metro-vancouver/) - CCPA_Working_poverty_fullDownload
- [Working poverty on the rise in most Metro Vancouver municipalities](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/working-poverty-on-the-rise-in-most-metro-vancouver-municipalities/)
- [Building Inclusive Communities: A Policy Agenda for Nova Scotia Municipalities that Leaves No One Behind](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/building-inclusive-communities-a-policy-agenda-for-nova-scotia-municipalities-that-leaves-no-one-behind/)
- [Leaving no one behind – CCPA-NS releases municipal report in advance of Fall elections](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/leaving-no-one-behind-ccpa-ns-releases-municipal-report-in-advance-of-fall-elections/) - Press Release Municipal report PDFDownload
- [Bang for our buck](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bang-for-our-buck/) - Public broadcast funding in Canada is good value for Canadians
- [Public broadcast funding in Canada gives Canadians the best bang for their buck](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/public-broadcast-funding-in-canada-gives-canadians-the-best-bang-for-their-buck/)
- [Higher-density development solution for housing affordability and climate change, new report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/higher-density-development-solution-for-housing-affordability-and-climate-change-new-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver needs more housing—specifically “missing middle” housing between the extremes of detached homes and large condo towers—to address twin crises of housing affordability and climate change, says a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office. The report, Upzoning Metro Vancouver’s
- [COVID-19 era provincial deficits on track to disappear faster than anticipated](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/covid-19-era-provincial-deficits-on-track-to-disappear-faster-than-anticipated/) - Some provinces are prolonging deficits by handing out tax cuts: report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Provincial deficits are on track to disappear much faster than initially predicted despite unprecedented spending to fight COVID-19, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, Disappearing Act: The state
- [Canada completes the 1st round of negotiations with Indonesia, the largest palm oil producer](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-completes-the-1st-round-of-negotiations-with-indonesia-the-largest-palm-oil-producer/) - This week, Canada and Indonesia, the largest palm oil producer and exporter in the world, are completing the first round of negotiations on a proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Only last year, research published in Nature Ecology and Evolution described how wealthy countries contribute to deforestation in poorer nations through international trade deals. According to the CEPA negotiating objectives tabled
- [Rapport sur la hausse du salaire minimum de l'Ontario : augmentation des revenus et croissance de l'emploi](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/rapport-sur-la-hausse-du-salaire-minimum-de-l-ontario-augmentation-des-revenus-et-croissance-de-l-emploi/) - Les revenus des travailleurs racialisés, en particulier des femmes, se sont améliorés CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. TORONTO— La décision de l'Ontario en 2018 d'augmenter le salaire minimum a permis de réduire l'écart salarial racialisé, en particulier pour les femmes, parallèlement à une croissance de l'emploi, selon une nouvelle étude du Centre canadien de
- [Raising Ontario's minimum wage boosted incomes while employment rose: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/raising-ontario-s-minimum-wage-boosted-incomes-while-employment-rose-report/) - Racialized workers, especially women, saw gains READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Ontario’s move in 2018 to raise the minimum wage reduced the racialized wage gap, particularly for women, amid rising employment, according to a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). When the $14-per-hour minimum wage was implemented in 2018, business lobbyists
- [Nova Scotia Budget Doesn’t Meet Current Challenges](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-budget-doesn-t-meet-current-challenges/) - Halifax, NS – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-NS is concerned that even more people will be left behind because of holes in our safety net that the Nova Scotia budget 2022-23 does not fix. As Christine Saulnier, Director of the CCPA-Nova Scotia says, “The government has the fiscal capacity to make the needed investments
- [Homelessness during a pandemic: Learning lessons for disaster preparedness in Nova Scotia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/homelessness-during-a-pandemic-learning-lessons-for-disaster-preparedness-in-nova-scotia/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax, NS – Today, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released the report, Homelessness during a pandemic: Learning lessons for disaster preparedness in Nova Scotia. Study lead and co-author Jeff Karabanow, Dalhousie Social Work Professor says, “This study describes the events, actions, and experiences of being homeless
- [Ontario school board funding fell by $800 per student over four years: CCPA](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-school-board-funding-fell-by-800-per-student-over-four-years-ccpa/)
- [Child care fees on track to drop substantially in 2022 in most big cities, but not all are projected to meet targets: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/child-care-fees-on-track-to-drop-substantially-in-2022-in-most-big-cities-but-not-all-are-projected-to-meet-targets-report/) - OTTAWA—Child care fees Canada-wide are on track to drop quickly for the rest of 2022, but differences in how provinces and territories plan to meet the federal government’s fee reduction targets mean some are not likely to reach them, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). “We’re well on
- [Canadian investor-state lawsuits from mining companies threaten environmental policy and sustainable development: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-investor-state-lawsuits-from-mining-companies-threaten-environmental-policy-and-sustainable-development-study/) - OTTAWA—Canadian mining companies continue to target environmental policy and resource management decisions in developing nations through increasingly costly investor-state lawsuits that threaten human rights, sustainable development and action on climate change, according to new analysis released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). “Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is a system custom-built for powerful
- [Women’s wages aren’t keeping up with inflation: new labour market analysis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/women-s-wages-aren-t-keeping-up-with-inflation-new-labour-market-analysis/) - Report shows bumpy pandemic recovery has been as unequal as the initial downturn CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Women’s wages are not keeping pace with surging inflation overall, according to one key finding from a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In February 2022 the annual change
- [A Living Wage for Regina is $16.23/hour, Saskatoon is $16.89 per hour: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-living-wage-for-regina-is-16-23-hour-saskatoon-is-16-89-per-hour-report/) - REGINA - The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calculates that a family of four would require a living wage of $16.23 per hour for Regina and $16.89 per hour for Saskatoon in order to maintain a decent standard of living in each respective city. The living wage reflects what people need
- [More potentially fatal landslides and severe flooding ahead unless BC government enacts major reforms, experts warn](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/more-potentially-fatal-landslides-and-severe-flooding-ahead-unless-bc-government-enacts-major-reforms-experts-warn/) - VANCOUVER — Several engineers and geoscientists say some of the worst flooding and landslides in BC last November were in valleys with land disturbances related to aging logging roads, logging cut-blocks and wildfires, and they say the BC government must take responsibility for fixing such problems. The experts, whose views are contained in new research
- [Manitoba fails to adequately raise Minimum Wage](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/manitoba-fails-to-adequately-raise-minimum-wage/) - For Immediate Release (Winnipeg): The Manitoba government’s minimum wage announcement today will not cover the massive cost of living increases low-income workers face in 2022. The Manitoba government announced today it will increase the minimum wage from $11.95 per hour to $13.50 per hour on October 1st, 2022. In 2021 there were 23,400 Manitobans
- [Nearly 50% of Nova Scotians earn less than a living wage—New Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nearly-50-of-nova-scotians-earn-less-than-a-living-wage-new-report/) - Living Wages in Nova Scotia 2022: Working for a Living, Not Living to Work READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax/Kjipuktuk—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released its annual living wage update. The new wages are: $22.40 for the Annapolis Valley, $20.00 for Cape Breton, $23.50 for Halifax, $20.40 for the Northern region, and $22.55
- [Nearly $400 million in public funds flowed to for-profit surgical and diagnostic clinics in BC over the last six years, new research reveals](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nearly-400-million-in-public-funds-flowed-to-for-profit-surgical-and-diagnostic-clinics-in-bc-over-the-last-six-years-new-research-reveals/) - Surgical centres engaged in unlawful extra-billing among those who benefited from government outsourcing READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) Health authority contracts with for-profit surgical and diagnostic imaging clinics topped $393 million between 2015/16 and 2020/21 – with total annual payments increasing by 57 per cent over that period. That’s according to a new report
- [Inflation, soaring living costs cause unprecedented increase in Metro Vancouver living wage](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/inflation-soaring-living-costs-cause-unprecedented-increase-in-metro-vancouver-living-wage/) - Living wages increase across BC due to 40-year inflation high & rising costs of living, especially housing CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VANCOUVER - The living wage has gone up to $24.08 an hour in Metro Vancouver for 2022—the highest increase since the living wage was first calculated in 2008 and significantly higher
- [Canada needs a green industrial strategy to combat climate change: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-needs-a-green-industrial-strategy-to-combat-climate-change-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada’s efforts to combat climate change are coming up short because the country lacks a clear industrial policy, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). “Climate policy is often so focused on the things we need to stop doing—namely, burning fossil fuels—that it fails
- [Canada’s provinces have the surplus cash to properly fund social programs: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-provinces-have-the-surplus-cash-to-properly-fund-social-programs-report/) - OTTAWA—Despite doomsday predictions that the pandemic would hit Canada’s already financially strapped provinces with an even greater blow, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is showing that most provinces today have enough funds to pay for the programs Canadians rely on to survive and thrive. In Flush With Cash: The provinces are richer than
- [Your inflation dollars may not be going where you think: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/your-inflation-dollars-may-not-be-going-where-you-think-report/) - Most price increases are going to corporate profits in mining, oil and gas extraction CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Of every dollar spent on higher prices in the last two years, 47 cents was converted into corporate profits in four industries, led by mining, oil and gas extraction, explains a new report by the
- [Lowest Wage Workers Deserve Additional Support Now](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/lowest-wage-workers-deserve-additional-support-now/) - Halifax/Kjipuktuk— “I am pleased that the Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Review Committee recommends moving to $15 by October of this year instead of April next year. I urge the government to accept this recommendation,” says CCPA-NS Director Christine Saulnier. “The minimum wage has already eroded because of the 7% inflationary increase in 2022. These workers
- [Canadian CEO pay soars to a new all-time high due to inflation: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-ceo-pay-soars-to-a-new-all-time-high-due-to-inflation-report/) - 100 highest-paid CEOs now make 243 times more than average workers READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs broke every compensation record on the books in 2021, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Breakfast of Champions: CEO Pay in 2021, CCPA Senior Economist David Macdonald
- [New report: Canada isn’t spending what it takes to succeed in the global shift to a clean economy; Budget 2023 must include ambitious climate investment plan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-canada-isn-t-spending-what-it-takes-to-succeed-in-the-global-shift-to-a-clean-economy-budget-2023-must-include-ambitious-climate-investment-plan/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA], 9 February 2023 For Canada to compete in the global clean economy, the federal government must adopt an ambitious investment plan to match the scale of the climate and affordability crises, finds a new report released today by Climate Action Network – Réseau
- [Manitobans want to maintain education property taxes to pay for public education](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/manitobans-want-to-maintain-education-property-taxes-to-pay-for-public-education/) - For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): Manitobans want the provincial government to keep the money earmarked for the Education Property Tax Rebate and spend it on public services instead, finds a Probe Research poll. More than one-half (58%) of Manitobans want the provincial government to cancel the education property tax rebate and spend it on
- [What we are looking for at the 2023/24 Manitoba Budget speech](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/what-we-are-looking-for-at-the-2023-24-manitoba-budget-speech/)
- [Response to True North Real Estate purchase option for Portage Place Mall](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/response-to-true-north-real-estate-purchase-option-for-portage-place-mall/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. WINNIPEG/TREATY ONE–True North Real Estate purchase option goes against the community vision for Portage Place land and mall. In 2021, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives published a community-based research report entitled What’s Going on With Portage Place. The True North Real Estate purchase option as
- [2022 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Kids Can't Wait](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2022-report-card-on-child-and-family-poverty-in-nova-scotia-kids-can-t-wait/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX/KJIPUKTUK – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the 2022 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Kids Can’t Wait. Findings based on 2020 data: Nova Scotia’s child poverty rate in 2020 decreased by 24.3%. This is the most significant single-year reduction on record
- [Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2023: Leave No One Behind](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/press-release-nova-scotia-alternative-budget-2023-leave-no-one-behind/)
- [Half of BC workers lack access to “standard jobs” and 37% are in precarious employment, groundbreaking survey finds](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/half-of-bc-workers-lack-access-to-standard-jobs-and-37-are-in-precarious-employment-groundbreaking-survey-finds/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VANCOUVER - A study released today by the Understanding Precarity in BC partnership reveals a polarized labour market in which precarious work is far more pervasive than many assume and includes much more than “gig work.” The pilot BC Precarity Survey is the first of its kind in
- [Report: Half of Canada’s young children still live in child care deserts due to shortage of licensed spaces](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/report-half-of-canada-s-young-children-still-live-in-child-care-deserts-due-to-shortage-of-licensed-spaces/)
- [Pay Gap in Manitoba - New Report Launched at Press Conference on April 27th, 2023.](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/pay-gap-in-manitoba-new-report-launched-at-press-conference-on-april-27th-2023/) - Winnipeg, Treaty One–A new report Tired of Waiting: Rectifying Manitoba’s Pay Gap published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is being launched at a press conference 10 AM CST, April 27, Rm 103, Union Centre, 275 Broadway, Winnipeg, Man. Women and racialized people were on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in the
- [Un nouveau rapport met en lumière l'état de l'industrie des combustibles fossiles dans l'Est du Canada – une région négligée dans les débats sur les politiques énergétiques](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/un-nouveau-rapport-met-en-lumiere-l-etat-de-l-industrie-des-combustibles-fossiles-dans-l-est-du-canada-une-region-negligee-dans-les-debats-sur-les-politiques-energetiques/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT [HALIFAX/ Kjipuktuk, 6 juin 2023]: Bien que l'Est du Canada soit fortement investi dans la production pétrolière et gazière, cette région est souvent omise des discussions sur la politique énergétique, qui s’axe surtout sur les provinces de l'Ouest. Un nouveau rapport fait l’état des lieux de la vaste infrastructure existante
- [New report shines light on the state of fossil fuel industry in Eastern Canada – an overlooked region in energy transition debates](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-shines-light-on-the-state-of-fossil-fuel-industry-in-eastern-canada-an-overlooked-region-in-energy-transition-debates/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT [HALIFAX/ Kjipuktuk, June 6, 2023] - Despite Eastern Canada being highly invested in oil and gas production, the region is often left out of energy policy discussions typically focused on Western provinces. A new report maps the extensive existing and proposed fossil fuel exploration, extraction, transportation, refining distribution and
- [CERB helped jobless workers rebound from massive pandemic-related unemployment: Survey](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cerb-helped-jobless-workers-rebound-from-massive-pandemic-related-unemployment-survey/) - New report shows positive impact on CERB recipients READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A national survey of Canadian workers who received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) during the pandemic lockdown say the income support not only gave them peace of mind, it helped them springboard back into the job market when the lockdowns lifted.
- [Unprecedented increases to living wages—New Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/unprecedented-increases-to-living-wages-new-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax/Kjipuktuk—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia has released its annual living wage update for Nova Scotia. The new wages for two adults working full-time (35 hours a week) to support two children are: $25.40 for Annapolis Valley, $22.85 for Cape Breton, $26.50 for Halifax, $24.30 for Northern,
- [Property tax reform can address economic and housing inequality in BC, new research](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/property-tax-reform-can-address-economic-and-housing-inequality-in-bc-new-research/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–The explosion of housing prices has become a massive source of inequality in BC, which can be addressed with progressive property tax reform, new research from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC Office shows. As home prices and rents have risen dramatically amid a severe housing crisis and shortage
- [61 BC experts in labour law, policy and economics urge the BC government to bolster protections for platform-based workers](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/61-bc-experts-in-labour-law-policy-and-economics-urge-the-bc-government-to-bolster-protections-for-platform-based-workers/) - VANCOUVER — Amid the rapid surge of BC's gig or "platform-based" economy, 61 leading experts in labour law, policy and economics are urgently calling on the provincial government to enforce stronger protections for gig workers. They also insist on mandating platform-based companies to fulfill the same labour and fiscal responsibilities as traditional employers. The open
- [Failure to act means failing dikes](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/failure-to-act-means-failing-dikes/) - Province must take responsibility for flood protection infrastructureVANCOUVER - The BC government failed to act decisively when told that dikes in one of the cities hit hardest by the November 2021 floods were at risk of failing due to years of neglect, new research by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC shows. Based on
- [Canada at risk of huge lawsuits if U.K. accession to pacific trade deal not amended, warn civil society organizations and academics](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-at-risk-of-huge-lawsuits-if-u-k-accession-to-pacific-trade-deal-not-amended-warn-civil-society-organizations-and-academics/)
- ["Not broken, just underfunded": for-profit care won't reduce wait times, CCPA report says](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/not-broken-just-underfunded-profit-care-wont-reduce-wait-times-ccpa-report/)
- [“Not broken, just underfunded”: for-profit care won’t reduce wait times, CCPA report says](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/not-broken-just-underfunded-for-profit-care-wont-reduce-wait-times-ccpa-report-says/)
- [BC Issues: Cuts to Continuing Care](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-issues-cuts-to-continuing-care/)
- [Living wage in Metro Vancouver rises to $25.68 amid soaring costs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/living-wage-in-metro-vancouver-rises-to-25-68-amid-soaring-costs/)
- [BC Issues: Cuts to Legal Aid](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-issues-cuts-to-legal-aid/)
- [Child Care Coalition of Manitoba Press Release Nov 30, 2023](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/child-care-coalition-of-manitoba-press-release-nov-30-2023/)
- [Media Advisory: Release of Living Wage 2023 Update on December 12th at 10:30 am](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/media-advisory-release-of-living-wage-2023-update-on-december-12th-at-1030-am/)
- [New CCPA report calls for doubling of provincial funding to Ontario universities](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-ccpa-report-calls-for-doubling-of-provincial-funding-to-ontario-universities/)
- [New Report- Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2023 Living Wages: Seeking a Better Deal for Low-Wage Workers](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-newfoundland-and-labradors-2023-living-wages-seeking-a-better-deal-for-low-wage-workers/)
- [Living Wage rising due to high costs of food rent - 2023 Update released today.](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/living-wage-rising-due-to-high-costs-of-food-rent-2023-update-released-today/)
- [$20 billion LNG lawsuit exposes NAFTA’s toxic legacy: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/20-billion-lng-lawsuit-exposes-naftas-toxic-legacy-report/)
- [Canadian CEO pay breaks all records, reflecting a new Gilded Age for Canada’s rich: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-ceo-pay-breaks-all-records-reflecting-a-new-gilded-age-for-canadas-rich-report/)
- [Canadian Dental Care Plan is underfunded by $1.45 billion, squeezing out 4.4 million uninsured Canadians](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-dental-care-plan-is-underfunded-by-1-45-billion-squeezing-out-4-4-million-uninsured-canadians/)
- [Women workers bear pandemic burden as hotel industry prospers](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/women-workers-bear-pandemic-burden-as-hotel-industry-prospers/)
- [2023 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Families Deserve Action, Not Excuses](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2023-report-card-on-child-and-family-poverty-in-nova-scotia-families-deserve-action-not-excuses/) - 2023-NS-report-card-child-povertyDownload
- [Canada’s climate actions must be greatly strengthened to reach net-zero emissions, new report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-climate-actions-must-be-greatly-strengthened-to-reach-net-zero-emissions-new-report/)
- [Canada’s gender and immigration pay gap narrowing in the public sector](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-gender-and-immigration-pay-gap-narrowing-in-the-public-sector/)
- [L’écart salarial entre les hommes et les femmes au Canada se rétrécit dans le secteur public](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/lecart-salarial-entre-les-hommes-et-les-femmes-au-canada-se-retrecit-dans-le-secteur-public/)
- [New report focuses on the experiences of immigrant and migrant women workers in Nova Scotia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-focuses-on-the-experiences-of-immigrant-and-migrant-women-workers-in-nova-scotia/)
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- [Manitoba tax cuts will intensify the gender pay gap: New analysis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/manitoba-tax-cuts-will-intensify-the-gender-pay-gap-new-analysis/)
- [Leaked Ministry of Forests data raises fears rare old growth forests will be logged](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/leaked-ministry-of-forests-data-raises-fears-rare-old-growth-forests-will-be-logged-2/)
- [New Report—Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-falling-short-troubles-with-the-seasonal-agricultural-worker-program-in-nova-scotia/) - Falling_Short-TFWMARITIMES-NSMarch272024Download
- [Manitoba Budget Delivers on Healthcare but falls short on social deficit](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/manitoba-budget-delivers-on-healthcare-but-falls-short-on-social-deficit/)
- [Average rents in Ontario are rising by three times the provincial rent increase guideline, new CCPA report reveals](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/75240-2/)
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- [Press Release: Nova Scotia saw alarming increase in poverty and food insecurity—some of the highest in the country](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/press-release-nova-scotia-saw-alarming-increase-in-poverty-and-food-insecurity-some-of-the-highest-in-the-country/)
- [Tax deadline today: In spite of income taxes, Canada’s tax system has remained mostly flat](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tax-deadline-today-in-spite-of-income-taxes-canadas-tax-system-has-remained-mostly-flat/)
- [Progressive Labour Agenda for Manitoba:](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/progressive-labour-agenda-for-manitoba/)
- [New report sets out bold 10-year plan for integrated public transit throughout BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-sets-out-bold-10-year-plan-for-integrated-public-transit-throughout-bc/)
- [Canadian cities could raise tens of millions of dollars with one tool: a local income tax](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-cities-could-raise-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-with-one-tool-a-local-income-tax/)
- [Many women workers in Canada still feel economic upheavals of pandemic](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/many-women-workers-in-canada-still-feel-economic-upheavals-of-pandemic/)
- [Canada should make the most of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review process](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-should-make-the-most-of-the-canada-u-s-mexico-agreement-cusma-review-process/)
- [Minimum wage is not a living wage: BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-statistics-show-one-third-of-b-c-workers-dont-earn-a-living-wage/)
- [New Tri Level Agreeement should focus on Equity, Community Development - State of the Inner City report 2024](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-tri-level-agreeement-should-focus-on-equity-community-development-state-of-the-inner-city-report-2024/)
- [Canada’s Broken Promises to Migrant Care Workers](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-broken-promises-to-migrant-care-workers/)
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- [Canada’s climate actions must be greatly strengthened to reach net-zero emissions, new report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-climate-actions-must-be-greatly-strengthened-to-reach-net-zero-emissions-new-report-2/)
- [NS Media: New Report - 2024 Living Wages for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ns-media-new-report-2024-living-wages-for-newfoundland-and-labrador-nova-scotia-and-prince-edward-island/) - NS Living Wages 2024 Press Release PDFDownload
- [NL Media: New Report - 2024 Living Wages for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nl-media-new-report-2024-living-wages-for-newfoundland-and-labrador-nova-scotia-and-prince-edward-island/) - NL Living Wages 2024 Press Release PDFDownload
- [PEI Media: New Report - 2024 Living Wages for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/pei-media-new-report-2024-living-wages-for-newfoundland-and-labrador-nova-scotia-and-prince-edward-island/) - PEI Media 2024 Living Wages for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island PDFDownload
- [2025 Alternative Federal Budget offers election platform ideas for political parties](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2025-alternative-federal-budget-offers-election-platform-ideas-for-political-parties/)
- [New Report Unlocks Jobs and Climate Solutions Through Residential Retrofits](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-unlocks-jobs-and-climate-solutions-through-residential-retrofits/) - Manitoba Builds GreenDownload
- [Canada’s Broken Promises to Migrant Care Workers—More Pilot Programs Not a Solution—](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-broken-promises-to-migrant-care-workers-more-pilot-programs-not-a-solution/)
- [Manitoba families struggling to get ahead: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/manitoba-families-struggling-to-get-ahead-study/) - WINNIPEG – Manitoba families are working harder but the vast majority is struggling to get ahead, says a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, Stuck in Neutral, finds 80 per cent of Manitoba families are putting more time in the paid workforce than they did a mere decade ago but
- [New Analysis Finds 1 in 4 Manitobans Earns Less Than a Living Wage](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-analysis-finds-1-in-4-manitobans-earns-less-than-a-living-wage/) - MB Struggling To Get Ahead PDFDownload
- [Biggest attraction in Toronto? Taylor Swift has a quiet competitor, new report shows](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/biggest-attraction-in-toronto-taylor-swift-has-a-quiet-competitor-new-report-shows/)
- [Cost of living—especially for housing—fuels affordability crisis and Metro Vancouver’s increasing living wage](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cost-of-living-especially-for-housing-fuels-affordability-crisis-and-metro-vancouvers-increasing-living-wage/)
- [Les revenus de pension représentent des milliards de dollars pour les recettes de l’État et l’économie : une étude](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-revenus-de-pension-representent-des-milliards-de-dollars-pour-les-recettes-de-letat-et-leconomie-une-etude/)
- [Infrastructure costs an excuse to ban apartments on residential land, but are actually cheaper for high-density housing, new research shows](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/infrastructure-costs-an-excuse-to-ban-apartments-on-residential-land-but-are-actually-cheaper-for-high-density-housing-new-research-shows/)
- [La population canadienne en a pour son argent avec le financement du radiodiffuseur public](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/la-population-canadienne-en-a-pour-son-argent-avec-le-financement-du-radiodiffuseur-public/)
- [New CCPA study calls for increase in the minimum wage](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-ccpa-study-calls-for-increase-in-the-minimum-wage/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT As the last labour day of the millennium approaches, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is calling for a substantial increase in the minimum wage. In a major new study released today, the Centre dispels numerous myths about minimum wages, and argues that minimum wage increases will disproportionately
- [Federal Budget should promote healthy families](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-budget-should-promote-healthy-families/) - "First things first!" say Alternative Federal Budget CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--Today, as the Liberal Caucus meets to discuss the upcoming federal budget, national and community organizations released an Alternative Federal Budget, calling on the federal government to promote the health of Canadian families in the 2000 federal budget. "Canadians want to
- [Le budget fédéral doit promouvoir la santé des familles](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/le-budget-federal-doit-promouvoir-la-sante-des-familles/) - Selon l’Alternative budgétaire en l’an 2000, il faut s’occuper de l’essentiel d’abord CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA—Tandis que le caucus parlementaire du Parti libéral se réunissait à Ottawa aujourd’hui, une coalition d’organismes nationaux et communautaires lançait un budget alternatif, sommant le gouvernement fédéral de faire l’essentiel d’abord et de promouvoir la santé des
- [Cuts not the solution to deficit problems](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cuts-not-the-solution-to-deficit-problems/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Program spending is not the cause of Nova Scotia's deficit problems, and cuts to spending are not the solution according to the inaugural publication of the Nova Scotia Branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. "A Better Way: Putting the Nova Scotia Deficit in Perspective" analyzes the
- [A Report Card on Women and Poverty](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-report-card-on-women-and-poverty-2/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Ottawa–Poverty is still a women's issue – even though people no longer seem to be talking about it. Almost 19% of adult women in Canada are poor. That's the highest rate of women's poverty in two decades. In A Report Card on Women and Poverty, prepared for the Canadian Centre
- [Hog report released](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/hog-report-released/) - CCPA-MB publishes report of Brandon citizens' hearings into hog production and the environment CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT The long-awaited report into the expansion of hog production in Manitoba, based on the findings of last fall's citizens' hearings in Brandon, will be released Thursday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba. The report
- [New CCPA report finds tax cuts no miracle cure for BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-ccpa-report-finds-tax-cuts-no-miracle-cure-for-bc/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a major new study today on taxes in BC. The report, by economist Marc Lee, takes a close look at BC's tax levels (including comparisons with other jurisdictions) and examines the arguments and proposals that have
- [In the corporate interest](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/in-the-corporate-interest-2/) - The YNN experience in Canadian schools CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT The presence of the Youth News Network (YNN) has disrupted the school community, created a climate of divisiveness, and placed schools in the service of the YNN corporation, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The
- [Sequel to Seattle](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/sequel-to-seattle/) - World Trade Organization's new "services" negotiations threaten democracy READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–Despite the dramatic breakdown of global trade talks in Seattle in December 1999, sweeping negotiations are now quietly underway in Geneva to subject an ever-greater degree of democratic decision-making to oversight by the World Trade Organization (WTO). These negotiations are aimed at
- [New CCPA report lauds Vancouver Island Highway construction as a model for equity training and hiring](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-ccpa-report-lauds-vancouver-island-highway-construction-as-a-model-for-equity-training-and-hiring/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The face of labour is changing, and the Vancouver Island Highway Project offers a Labour Day lesson for the future, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Highway construction has traditionally been a male domain. During the Vancouver Island Highway Project (VIHP),
- [Crisis in BC's resource sectors driven mainly by global factors](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/crisis-in-bc-s-resource-sectors-driven-mainly-by-global-factors/) - New CCPA study highlights failure of resource corporations to adequately invest in the province CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a groundbreaking new study today. Follow the Money: Understanding the Crisis in BC's Resource Sector finds that the 1990s crisis is mainly
- [Pour faire le point](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/pour-faire-le-point-2/) - Une mise à jour économique alternative démontre que les Libéraux n’ont pas tenu leur promesse de consacrer 50 p. cent du dividende fiscal aux investissements sociaux CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA–Une mise à jour économique alternative publiée aujourd’hui démontre qu’entre l’élection de 1997 et l’exercice financier 2001, les Libéraux n’auront consacré que 2
- [Flying Without a Net](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/flying-without-a-net-2/) - The Economic Freedom (For the Rest of Us) Index, 2000 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (OTTAWA)--Although the economic well-being of Canadian workers has improved notably in the past two years, it remains significantly poorer than before the last recession, mainly because of a sharp decline in social programs and income security measures. This
- [Reality Check: Alternative Economic Update shows Liberals have reneged on 50/50 spending promise](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/reality-check-alternative-economic-update-shows-liberals-have-reneged-on-50-50-spending-promise/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--An Alternative Economic Update released today shows that between the 1997 election and fiscal 2001, the Liberals will have spent only 2 per cent of the fiscal dividend on social investment, compared to 98 per cent on tax cuts and deficit reduction. This runs counter to pre-1997 election promises to
- [CCPA calls for government action to improve the lives of women in British Columbia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-calls-for-government-action-to-improve-the-lives-of-women-in-british-columbia/) - (Vancouver) On the eve of the World March of Women and a conference on women's economic security co-hosted by Premier Ujjal Dosanjh and Women's Equality Minister Joan Smallwood, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is calling for immediate government action to improve the lives of women and their families in British Columbia. "While there has
- [Internal trade negotiations a solution in search of a problem, CCPA says](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/internal-trade-negotiations-a-solution-in-search-of-a-problem-ccpa-says/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Ottawa) Federal-provincial negotiations to expand the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) should be stopped, according to a briefing paper by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, In Search of a Problem: The Future of the Agreement on Internal Trade and Canadian Federalism. Federal and provincial governments are currently
- [Society's most vulnerable denied needed care](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/society-s-most-vulnerable-denied-needed-care/) - Groundbreaking new study exposes the impact of federal and BC cuts to community-based health care CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives co-published a major new study today. Without Foundation: How Medicare is Undermined by Gaps and Privatization in Community and Continuing Care finds
- [La privatisation mine l’assurance-maladie](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/la-privatisation-mine-l-assurance-maladie/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. Qu’est-ce qui ne va pas avec la privatisation des soins de santé? Bien des choses. C’est la conclusion tranchante des auteurs du rapport sur les soins de santé intitulé Health Care, Limited, un nouveau rapport de synthèse sur l’état du système de soins de santé du Canada, préparé pour
- [Environmental tax shifting cannot replace regulation](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/environmental-tax-shifting-cannot-replace-regulation-d3/) - New CCPA report offers a framework for evaluating environmental taxes and cautions against using tax shifting as a panacea CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The BC office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a report today that evaluates a new policy tool's ability to protect our environment. Shifting Ground: A
- [Creeping privatization undermines Ontario health care: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/creeping-privatization-undermines-ontario-health-care/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--Ontario's health care system is under threat from creeping privatization and public spending cuts, according to a new study, Unsafe Practices, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Costs are being shifted from the public purse to the individual household, and publicly delivered health care services
- [Closing the gap must be BC's top priority, CCPA says](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/closing-the-gap-must-be-bc-s-top-priority-ccpa-says/) - (Vancouver) Addressing inequality in BC should be the top priority for the 2001 Budget, the CCPA will tell the BC Legislature's Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services at 4:45pm today. The Committee is in Vancouver to hear submissions from the public about how the government should deal with its projected surplus. The CCPA
- [Winnipeg should "grow smarter"](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/winnipeg-should-grow-smarter/) - Province must take the lead on planning decisions new report says CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Urban sprawl is an intensely important issue in Winnipeg that should be controlled, in part, through the use of "smart growth" strategies, a new report published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba argues. Stopping the Sprawl:
- [Provincial policies creating disparities in access to higher education: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/provincial-policies-creating-disparities-in-access-to-higher-education/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Ottawa---A patchwork quilt of provincial policies is creating massive imbalances in educational opportunity across Canada, according to an annual report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In its second year, Missing Pieces II: An Alternative Guide to Canadian Post-Secondary Education ranks provinces according to their overall
- [Excess profits tax needed for windfall profits on natural gas](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/excess-profits-tax-needed-for-windfall-profits-on-natural-gas/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) BC's natural gas producers are reaping huge rewards from a hot continental energy market, a new CCPA study shows. "Who's making money on natural gas and what should governments do?" finds that the province's natural gas producers are the greatest beneficiaries of the current situation. Much attention
- [Des intentions cachées derrière la pression pour se débarrasser du Régime de Pensions du Canada, révèle une étude](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/des-intentions-cachees-derriere-la-pression-pour-se-debarrasser-du-regime-de-pensions-du-canada-revele-une-etude/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT Ottawa — Les critiques du régime de retraite universel du Canada veulent nous faire peur. Voilà les accusations lancées par un expert bien connu dans le domaine des pensions. Dans une nouvelle étude intitulée Pensions Under Attack : What's behind the push to privatize public pensions, publié ce jour
- [Services postaux](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/services-postaux/) - Les négociations de l’OMC ouvrent la porte toute grande aux attaques de multinationales américaines, révèle une étude CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA - Selon un tout récent rapport du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives, les entreprises multinationales de messageries s’en remettent aux négociations commerciales et à la procédure de règlement des différends de
- [Hidden agenda behind the attack on the CPP](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/hidden-agenda-behind-the-attack-on-the-cpp/) - Study CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA---Critics of Canada's public pension system are engaging in scare tactics, a prominent pension expert charges. In a new study Pensions Under Attack: What's behind the push to privatize public pensions, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, independent economist Monica Townson says talk of
- [A new CCPA study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-new-ccpa-study/) - A National Pharmacare Plan: Combining Efficiency and Equity CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Ottawa--Canada can afford to extend Medicare to cover pharmaceuticals, and should do so by introducing a national program to cover drug costs, says the author of a new CCPA study. Dr. Joel Lexchin maintains that such a program--Pharmacare--is both urgently
- [Canadian Postal Services exposed to attack by US Multinationals at WTO](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-postal-services-exposed-to-attack-by-us-multinationals-at-wto/) - Study READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Ottawa--Multinational courier companies are attempting to impose postal policy reforms rejected by Parliament and the Canadian public through the back door of WTO trade negotiations and litigation, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. "The recent $US 160 million NAFTA lawsuit against Canada by
- [Stop apologizing for being Winnipeg, improve tourism](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/stop-apologizing-for-being-winnipeg-improve-tourism/) - An obsession with growth and boosterism means lost opportunities for City, new CCPA-MB report says CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Winnipeg is growing slowly. As a result, Winnipeggers suffer from entirely unwarranted feelings of inferiority, and these feelings are displayed in the way the city promotes itself as a tourist destination, argues a
- [A better budget for Manitoba's future](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-better-budget-for-manitoba-s-future/) - Alternative Provincial Budget demonstrates that a responsible, progressive, and green budget is possible READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. The Manitoba Alternative (Alternative Provincial Budget 2001-02), co-produced by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba and Cho!ces: A Coalition for Social Justice, demonstrates some of the budgetary options available to the province of Manitoba. It is being
- [New report shows NAFTA has harmed workers in all three countries](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-shows-nafta-has-harmed-workers-in-all-three-countries/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Washington, D.C. - An evaluation of the North American Free Trade Agreement on its seventh anniversary finds a continent-wide pattern of stagnant worker incomes, lost job opportunities, increased insecurity, and rising inequality, according to NAFTA at Seven, a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, written by economic
- [CCPA study exposes Ontario's "manufactured" fiscal crisis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-study-exposes-ontario-s-manufactured-fiscal-crisis/) - Toronto--The only way the Ontario government can avoid a budget deficit in 2001-02 is to suspend the implementation of further tax cuts. That's the conclusion of a study prepared for the Ontario Alternative Budget project by CCPA Senior Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie, who is also Research Director for the Steelworkers. "If the Harris government proceeds
- [Ontario's health-care spending not out of control, CCPA study reveals](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-s-health-care-spending-not-out-of-control-ccpa-study-reveals/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO -- Despite claims by the Harris government to the contrary, health-care spending is not out of control in Ontario, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study reveals that health spending has not kept up with inflation or a growing population, during the
- [New CCPA study says addiction not just a drug problem, and solutions must address economic globalization](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-ccpa-study-says-addiction-not-just-a-drug-problem-and-solutions-must-address-economic-globalization/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says that the current debate about addiction is incomplete. Public debate about addiction prevention, treatment, harm reduction and law enforcement focuses only on drug addiction, without addressing the root causes of addiction. Bruce Alexander, author
- [The Farm Crisis and Corporate Power](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-farm-crisis-and-corporate-power-2/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--Canadian farmers are struggling with near-record low prices and many face bankruptcy unless the current crisis is adequately addressed by the federal and provincial governments. But governments are mistakenly blaming Canadian farmers' plight on the domestic agricultural subsidies supplied to farmers in other countries, primarily in Europe. They
- [Park the ideology and protect the services, says Ontario Alternative Budget Analysis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/park-the-ideology-and-protect-the-services-says-ontario-alternative-budget-analysis/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. n its annual pre-budget analysis, the Ontario Alternative Budget Working Group has a simple message for the Harris Government: "Park the ideology and call off the dogs. Put the corporate tax cuts on hold. And put a stop to the attacks on education, health care, public infrastructure and the homeless."
- [New tax cuts, private school vouchers threaten vital public services, Ontario Alternative Budget says](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-tax-cuts-private-school-vouchers-threaten-vital-public-services-ontario-alternative-budget-says/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT "The Mike Harris Government has its budget priorities all wrong", the Ontario Alternative Budget says. "Instead of pouring more and more money into pointless tax cuts, attacking public education and undermining medicare, we should addressing the large and growing gap between the need for public services in Ontario
- [A made-in-Ontario housing crisis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-made-in-ontario-housing-crisis/) - Report READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO--Six years of Harris government housing policy, including massive social housing cuts and growing handouts to private developers, has been a dismal failure, according to a technical report released today by the Ontario Alternative Budget Working Group of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. "Ontario tenants paid more than
- [Use surplus to ease slowdown and rebuild public services](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/use-surplus-to-ease-slowdown-and-rebuild-public-services/) - Economy report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--The government should draw upon the fiscal dividend to ease the impact of the current economic slowdown and to reinvest in programs that bore the brunt of spending cuts in the 1990s, concludes the latest update on the State of the Economy by the Canadian Centre
- [New CCPA study finds BC has the advantage over Washington State](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-ccpa-study-finds-bc-has-the-advantage-over-washington-state/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new report released today by the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that BC has the advantage over Washington State. The report, "In Search of the Good Life: 'Competitiveness' in British Columbia and Washington State," looks at both traditional business measures of
- [Report finds U.S. opposition prompted Canada's retreat on NAFTA Investor-State panels](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/report-finds-u-s-opposition-prompted-canada-s-retreat-on-nafta-investor-state-panels/) - Prospects for change dim READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--There is almost no chance that NAFTA Trade Ministers, meeting next month, will make any meaningful changes to limit corporations' rights to use NAFTA to challenge laws that protect public health and the environment, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. "The
- [Private school funding just the tip of the iceberg in Ontario public education cuts](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/private-school-funding-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-in-ontario-public-education-cuts/) - Ontario Alternative Budget Technical Paper READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—"The Ontario Government's plan to spend $300 million on a tax credit for private schooling is just a fraction of the total of $2.3 billion cut from public education since Mike Harris was elected," the author of a new CCPA study says. The study, Manufactured
- [Shedding light on "invisible" gang members](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/shedding-light-on-invisible-gang-members/) - Female gang members typically ignored in research and programming, report finds READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. WINNIPEG–Most of what is known about gang activity and involvement centres around men. With the exception of some media reports, female gang members have remained mostly invisible in research about gangs, and in gang prevention and intervention programs, a
- [FTAA draft text released](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ftaa-draft-text-released/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--The draft text of the Free trade of the Americas Agreement document (FTAA) has just been released. Researchers from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives were part of the team analyzing the leaked investment chapter of the draft FTAA text. Attachments NAFTA Investor Rights Plus: An Analysis of
- [Tax cut experiment must be called off, CCPA tells BC's Finance Committee](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tax-cut-experiment-must-be-called-off-ccpa-tells-bc-s-finance-committee/) - Much of the economic boost of BC's tax cuts going to Ontario CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) New analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, presented today to the BC Legislature's Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, indicates proposed spending cuts will slow the provincial economy and increase unemployment. In
- [New CCPA study warns against privatizing public auto insurance](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-ccpa-study-warns-against-privatizing-public-auto-insurance/) - Provincial government would face millions in new costs CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives urges the provincial government to reconsider its plans to open auto insurance in BC to "full competition". The study, entitled Down the Road, warns that allowing private
- [Investment strategy needed for BC's resource sector](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/investment-strategy-needed-for-bc-s-resource-sector/) - New CCPA report proposes an inventory of investment policy alternatives to reinvigorate the resource sector and stabilize resource communities CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a new report today that sets out a bold collection of policy ideas for promoting new investment
- [Report warns against "new era" of rising inequality](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/report-warns-against-new-era-of-rising-inequality/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–Inequality increased in most provinces during the 1990s, but BC held its ground, according to a new report, Behind the Headlines 2001, from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. This will change, however, if the new government pursues the same market-oriented policies that led to rising inequality elsewhere. "A combination
- [Le gouvernement Harris est l'auteur de sa crise fiscale](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/le-gouvernement-harris-est-l-auteur-de-sa-crise-fiscale/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. TORONTO–Dans une étude publiée aujourd’hui, le Budget alternatif de l’Ontario affirme que les réductions d’impôt du gouvernement Harris sont la seule cause de la crise fiscale qui menace l’Ontario. Chiffres à l’appui, l’étude démontre que les Perspectives économiques publiées par le ministère des Finances ´ sont une fausse représentation
- [Ontario's "made by the Harris government" fiscal crisis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontarios-made-by-the-harris-government-fiscal-crisis/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. In a study released today, the Ontario Alternative Budget says that the Harris Government's tax cuts are the sole reason why Ontario is facing a revenue crisis. The study documents that the Ontario fall economic statement "misrepresents the current state of Ontario's economy. It misrepresents our near-term economic prospects. It
- [Globalization, trade deals and drugs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/globalization-trade-deals-and-drugs-2/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Canadian government concessions to the big multinational pharmaceutical companies, including an extension of their monopoly on new drugs to 20 years, have resulted in sharply escalating prices for drug prescriptions, the potential blocking of a national Pharmacare program, and Canadian complicity in denying life-saving drugs to developing countries.
- [Offshore oil not the path to wealth or jobs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/offshore-oil-not-the-path-to-wealth-or-jobs/) - Environmental risks not the only reason to keep the moratorium CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that offshore oil and gas development off BC's coast will not bring the hoped for levels of wealth or job creation to the province. Should
- [New analysis by CCPA shows BC home to greatest wealth gap in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-analysis-by-ccpa-shows-bc-home-to-greatest-wealth-gap-in-canada/) - Centre urges provincial government to ensure policies don't make things worse READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released an analysis today of wealth distribution in Canada by region. The regional numbers, obtained by special order from Statistics Canada and the only data of their kind ever published, show that
- [Le gouvernement fédéral pourrait profiter d’environ 10 milliards de dollars par année de pouvoir additionnel de dépenser, selon une nouvelle étude](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/le-gouvernement-federal-pourrait-profiter-d-environ-10-milliards-de-dollars-par-annee-de-pouvoir-additionnel-de-depenser-selon-une-nouvelle-etude/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA–Le gouvernement fédéral pourrait allouer au moins 10 milliards de dollars par année à de nouvelles dépenses au cours de ses deux prochains exercices financiers, payer les prestations de base de l’assurance-emploi, et couvrir les frais supplémentaires occasionnés par les mesures de sécurité nationale, tout en équilibrant son budget.
- [Plenty of budget room available for new spending: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/plenty-of-budget-room-available-for-new-spending/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--The federal government could allocate at least $10 billion per year to new spending priorities in each of the next two fiscal years, on top of additional monies required for core EI benefits and extra military and security costs, and still balance its budget. This is the conclusion of an
- [Forty BC economists call on the BC Government to reconsider spending cuts](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/forty-bc-economists-call-on-the-bc-government-to-reconsider-spending-cuts/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Vancouver--Forty British Columbia economists and political economists from across the province today called on the BC government to rethink its planned spending cuts. In advance of the February 19 provincial budget, the economists have issued an open letter to Premier Campbell and Finance Minister Collins. The Premier and
- [Workers comp improvements badly needed](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/workers-comp-improvements-badly-needed/) - Injured workers bore burden of changes made during '90s CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Winnipeg -- Manitoba's Workers Compensation Act leaves thousands of injured workers without adequate compensation, or with no compensation at all. And the rate-setting policy adopted by the Workers Compensation Board during the 1990s violates the historical compromise upon which
- [BC needs solutions](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-needs-solutions/) - CCPA maps plan for the province that focuses on weathering recession, helping those in need, and revitalizing public services and investment READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a "Solutions Budget" today, which it says will restore economic and social security to British Columbians. "The government's experiment isn't
- [Different lifestyles, different worries](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/different-lifestyles-different-worries/) - CCPA analysis looks at the assets and debts of British Columbians CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) British Columbians have strikingly different lifestyles and financial priorities because of their strikingly different assets and debts, according to new analysis released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. "Upstairs, downstairs and in between: The
- [CCPA says pay equity report acknowledges need for government action](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-says-pay-equity-report-acknowledges-need-for-government-action/) - (Vancouver) The BC Task Force on Pay Equity's report to the BC government, tabled in the legislature yesterday, repeats what researchers and women's groups have been saying for years: sex-based wage disparities are "a persistent and pressing problem." Sylvia Fuller, the CCPA's public interest researcher, says that the task force report is correct in its
- [Provinces pursue deregulation of tuition fees, further limit access to higher education: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/provinces-pursue-deregulation-of-tuition-fees-further-limit-access-to-higher-education/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--Differing provincial priorities reinforce imbalance in access to quality, publicly accountable higher education, according to an annual report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. In its third year, Missing Pieces III: An Alternative Guide to Canadian Post-secondary Education ranks provinces according to their overall commitment to higher education.
- [Getting rid of the Reference Drug Program would be a costly mistake](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/getting-rid-of-the-reference-drug-program-would-be-a-costly-mistake/) - New CCPA report says program saves Pharmacare millions and should be retained CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says a study it released today shows BC's Reference Drug Program has been effective at slowing down the growth of prescription drug expenditures, without harm to patient health. The
- [WTO services treaty expanding into public services and domestic regulation](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/wto-services-treaty-expanding-into-public-services-and-domestic-regulation/) - Report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--Senior government officials have just returned from a negotiating session in Geneva to expand the reach of the World Trade Organization's services agreement into areas usually considered the exclusive prerogative of domestic policy-making. On the table are public services such as education and health care, and public
- [NS Tories need to base budgets on fiscal realities not myths](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ns-tories-need-to-base-budgets-on-fiscal-realities-not-myths/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX -- According to a publication released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) debate about budget options is being limited by myths about Nova Scotia's fiscal problems. The publication 3 Nova Scotia Fiscal Myths contests the myths that: Nova Scotia spends too
- [Inner city renewal endangered by death of funding agreement](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/inner-city-renewal-endangered-by-death-of-funding-agreement/) - Report demonstrates need for new tri-level revitalization agreement CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Winnipeg - The expiry of the Winnipeg Development Agreement on March 31, 2001 threatens to kill Winnipeg's unique twenty-year history of tri-level funding for inner-city revitalization--and with it the fragile process of renewal in inner city Winnipeg. A report to
- [New CCPA report highlights inequality in the global economy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-ccpa-report-highlights-inequality-in-the-global-economy/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Ottawa) A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives sheds some light on the pressing issue of inequality in the global economy. The report, The Global Divide, comes as officials gather in Washington this weekend to discuss topics such as global poverty at the semi-annual meetings
- [CCPA report challenges Tory budget deficit fears](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-report-challenges-tory-budget-deficit-fears/) - A report from the Ontario Alternative Budget Working Group released today challenges the key assumption underlying the Eves Government's claim that the province is on the brink of another fiscal crisis. The report analyzes the state of Ontario's budget for 2002-3 in light of the oft-repeated claim that the province faces a budget shortfall or
- [A budget for a healthy, sustainable Manitoba](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-budget-for-a-healthy-sustainable-manitoba/) - Government has a revenue problem, not a spending problem: Alternative Budget READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Winnipeg - Manitobans will lose public services they value if the government does not halt the erosion of its revenue base. The 2002-03 Alternative Provincial Budget, prepared by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba (CCPA-MB), addresses this issue in
- [Study shows Canada can meet Kyoto and protect energy workers](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/study-shows-canada-can-meet-kyoto-and-protect-energy-workers/) - Energy union backs action on climate change CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (OTTAWA) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has released a new study laying to rest the myth that tens of thousands of jobs will hit the scrap heap if the federal government endorses the Kyoto Protocol. Canada's largest energy union,
- [No mystery behind crisis in Ontario hospitals: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/no-mystery-behind-crisis-in-ontario-hospitals/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT The claim that health spending in Ontario is out of control has no factual basis, according to a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Ontario Alternative Budget Project. The research paper, entitled "Ontario's Health Spending: Bleeding Our Hospitals," contains several important findings: Contrary to
- [According to new CCPA-NS publication Nova Scotia's low minimum wage contributes to poverty](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/according-to-new-ccpa-ns-publication-nova-scotia-s-low-minimum-wage-contributes-to-poverty/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX–According to a publication released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS), the Nova Scotia real minimum wage has decreased by more than $2 over the past 25 years. The study, Undermining Wages in Nova Scotia: The Minimum Wage from 1976–2002, finds that the current
- [Trade rules may prevent municipalities from implementing Walkerton recommendations](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/trade-rules-may-prevent-municipalities-from-implementing-walkerton-recommendations/) - Study READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (OTTAWA) Municipalities may face unexpected barriers in implementing the Walkerton Inquiry recommendations to protect drinking water and agricultural lands due to the federal governments approach to trade negotiations, according to a new study by the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The report,
- [Evidence shows public-private partnerships not a solution, experts](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/evidence-shows-public-private-partnerships-not-a-solution-experts/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A panel of experts from Britain, the U.S. and Canada on "public-private partnerships" (P3's) say that British Columbia should think twice before adopting the P3 model. Three of the four panelists, who were brought to Vancouver to speak at a public forum organized by the Canadian Centre
- [CCPA says federal government's discussion paper shows meeting Kyoto won't mean economic ruin](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-says-federal-government-s-discussion-paper-shows-meeting-kyoto-won-t-mean-economic-ruin/) - "Clean energy" credits not necessary READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) says a federal government discussion paper on the economic costs and benefits of ratifying Kyoto confirms its own findings in a recently released study called Making Kyoto Work: A Transition Strategy for Canadian Energy Workers. The federal
- [With recovering economy Eves, Ecker can start services repair, OAB says](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/with-recovering-economy-eves-ecker-can-start-services-repair-oab-says/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO--Ontario's economic recovery gives Premier Ernie Eves and his Finance Minister Janet Ecker the fiscal room to make good on the Throne Speech promises of public services improvements, Ontario Alternative Budget Working Group Co-Chair says. In the OAB's annual pre-budget fiscal update, this year entitled The Money Is There, Hugh
- [Prominent economists challenge rationale for privatizing Hydro One](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/prominent-economists-challenge-rationale-for-privatizing-hydro-one/) - (Toronto) In a report released today, three prominent economists throw cold water on the "business case" that the provincial government has offered for privatizing Hydro One. The authors, Myron Gordon, Doug Peters, and Mike McCracken, examine the arguments being made for selling the province's electricity and distribution systems to private investors and find them wanting.
- [Profiting from a manufactured housing crisis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/profiting-from-a-manufactured-housing-crisis-2/) - New technical report reveals that investors bank tax-free earnings as tenants struggle to pay rent READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO---The 4.8 million women, men and children living in rental housing in Ontario remain mired in the province's worst housing crisis in more than a decade. But the bad news for millions of renter households
- [Ontario Alternative Budget released](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-alternative-budget-released/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO--The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives today released the 2002-3 edition of the Alternative Budget for Ontario. The budget, prepared by the Ontario Alternative Budget Working Group, calls for program renewal investments reaching $11.2 billion annually over a 4-year phase-in period. In addition, to end the slow starvation
- [Africa needs aid to fight preventable diseases](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/africa-needs-aid-to-fight-preventable-diseases/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–When G8 leaders meet next week in Kananaskis, the plight of Africa will be at the top of their agenda. They are expected to unveil an action plan in response to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), a proposal for more Western development aid advanced by three prominent African
- [School board budget struggles reflect provincial funding cuts](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/school-board-budget-struggles-reflect-provincial-funding-cuts/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. "The budget crises experienced by school boards across the province this year shouldn't surprise anyone", the author of a new CCPA study says. "The boards' budget struggles are in direct response to massive cuts in education funding by the Conservative Government since it took office in 1995." The study, Cutting
- [New CCPA study calculates British Columbians' "cost shift"](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-ccpa-study-calculates-british-columbians-cost-shift/) - Study details how British Columbians fare after one year of tax and spending cuts, provides on-line tool for individuals to calculate their personal bottom line CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a major new study today called Cost Shift: How British Columbians are paying for their
- [U.S. demand, privatization, pushing Canada toward continental electricity market](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/u-s-demand-privatization-pushing-canada-toward-continental-electricity-market/) - Study CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (OTTAWA) The desperate need for electricity in the U.S. is a powerful force behind the privatization of electricity in Canada, according to a new study released today. Written by economist Marjorie Griffin Cohen for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the study -- "From Public Good to
- [CCPA-NS report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-ns-report/) - Canada's natural gas exports flow out of Canada through an 80% loophole READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX--A publication released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alterntives--Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) concludes that it is time for the federal government to fulfil its mandate to protect the interests of all Canadians, and not just those of
- [Discovering the Cape Breton experiment](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/discovering-the-cape-breton-experiment-2/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax: A paper released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives--Nova Scotia concludes that the Cape Breton Community Employment and Innovation Project (CBCEIP), is less innovative than its title suggests and is an "experiment" unsuited for Cape Breton. According to the author of "Discovering the Cape Breton
- [CCPA's Dale Marshall says no one needs to fear Kyoto](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-s-dale-marshall-says-no-one-needs-to-fear-kyoto/) - The question isn't whether to implement Kyoto, it's how READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) Dale Marshall, resource and environmental policy analyst with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says there's no reason to stall on Kyoto ratification. "Ralph Klein and other Kyoto naysayers focus exclusively on the costs of climate change action, but not
- [Waiting for Romanow](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/waiting-for-romanow-2/) - Canada's health care values under fire CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—"Attacks on Medicare are also attacks on the underlying core values of Canadians--values such as fairness, compassion, equality of opportunity, and social solidarity--and so a defence of Medicare is essential to protect the values that we Canadians see as defining who we
- [BC's draft human rights legislation a giant step in the wrong direction](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-s-draft-human-rights-legislation-a-giant-step-in-the-wrong-direction/) - As deadline for submissions on draft legislation passes, human rights expert says proposed changes no improvement to system READ THE FULL REPORT. Vancouver - Human rights expert Shelagh Day says the provincial government's recommended changes to BC's human rights system are a giant step in the wrong direction. She says the proposed new legislation takes
- [Bank of Canada right not to raise interest rates](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bank-of-canada-right-not-to-raise-interest-rates/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--The Canadian economy has clearly been more robust than the U.S. economy this year, but is now losing momentum, so it's important that the Bank of Canada reconsider its intention to raise interest rates later this year. This is the chief message of the CCPA's State of the Economy: Fall
- [Canada's secret constitution](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadas-secret-constitution/) - NAFTA, the WTO, and the end of sovereignty? READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Canada's sovereignty has been undermined by the international agreements the federal government has entered into with the World Trade Organization (WTO), and with the United States and Mexico in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)--so much so that these agreements in
- [Canada's health care system is not fully protected from NAFTA and the WTO--but it could be](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-health-care-system-is-not-fully-protected-from-nafta-and-the-wto-but-it-could-be/) - OTTAWA--Contrary to misleading government assurances, Canada's health care system is not fully protected from international trade agreements, namely, NAFTA and the WTO. But, if Canadian governments act soon, they can still strengthen Medicare before trade-deal threats make health care reforms too costly. Those are the main conclusions of a major report to the Romanow Commission
- [Le système de santé du Canada n’est pas entièrement à l’abri de l’ALENA et de l’OMC, mais il pourrait l’être](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/le-systeme-de-sante-du-canada-n-est-pas-entierement-a-l-abri-de-l-alena-et-de-l-omc-mais-il-pourrait-l-etre/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. Malgré les assurances trompeuses des gouvernements, le système de santé du Canada n’est pas pleinement protégé contre les accords commerciaux internationaux, et notamment l’ALENA et l’OMC. Cependant, s’ils agissent sans tarder, les gouvernements du Canada peuvent encore renforcer l’assurance-maladie publique avant que les accords commerciaux ne rendent la réforme
- [Larger investment in Canada's poorest needed: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/larger-investment-in-canada-s-poorest-needed/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–Social policy in Canada should go further to address the needs of Canada's poorest, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, titled Snakes and Ladders: A Policy Brief on Poverty Dynamics. The report's findings are based on a survey of studies looking at the mobility
- [Alternative Federal Budget predicts big surpluses](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-federal-budget-predicts-big-surpluses/) - Forecasting record far better than government's READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–The Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) project, coordinated by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, released its Economic and Fiscal Update today. The report, contrary to Minister Manley's warnings of a shrinking surplus, forecasts a combined surplus of $27.9 billion this year and next. It
- [NAFTA and other trade agreements prevent adoption of independent industrial policy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nafta-and-other-trade-agreements-prevent-adoption-of-independent-industrial-policy/) - (OTTAWA) International trade agreements and other market-driven reforms in recent years have stripped nation-states of many tools to implement the activist industrial policies needed to promote domestic industries, economic growth, and living standards. That's the key message in The Future of Industrial Policy in a Globalizing World: What are the Options?, a new Briefing Paper
- [Government policies "structurally adjust" Canadian agriculture](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/government-policies-structurally-adjust-canadian-agriculture/) - Effects on farmers devastating CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (OTTAWA) The term "structural adjustment" is most commonly used to describe the onerous "free market" programs imposed on highly-indebted developing nations by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund as conditions for receiving further loans. But a new CCPA study finds that Canada's agricultural
- [Raw log exports eliminating up to 1,500 jobs in BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/raw-log-exports-eliminating-up-to-1-500-jobs-in-bc/) - Increasing exports will undermine battered North Coast economy, says think tank READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–The BC government is forfeiting hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue by allowing a dramatic increase in raw log exports. An estimated 800 forestry jobs, or $162 million in wages and benefits, for BC's hardest hit
- [New study explains why Canada should not jump on the monetary integration bandwagon](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-study-explains-why-canada-should-not-jump-on-the-monetary-integration-bandwagon/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--Spurred by a plummeting Canadian dollar which has been subjected to strong speculative pressures during the last decade, support has built up for greater monetary integration and even for an outright North American Monetary Union (NAMU). But a new study conducted for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- [Romanow report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/romanow-report/) - You get what you pay for OTTAWA--The Romanow report is a clear rejection of the status quo and a pragmatic step in the right direction to secure the future of public health care, according to CCPA economist Armine Yalnizyan. Yalnizyan applauds Romanow's recommendation that the CHST be scrapped in favour of a dedicated health fund
- [The right to strike and the provision of emergency services in Canadian health care](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-right-to-strike-and-the-provision-of-emergency-services-in-canadian-health-care-2/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Should health care professionals and support staff have the right to strike? Why have more than 200,000 of them walked off the job for varying periods since 1999--whether they had the legal right to do so or not? These questions--and other issues involving labour conflict in Canada's health care system--are
- [Skewed distribution of financial assets driving growing wealth inequality across Canada, says new study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/skewed-distribution-of-financial-assets-driving-growing-wealth-inequality-across-canada-says-new-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--Canadians may view their country as a land of opportunity, but it is also a land of deep and abiding inequality in its distribution of personal wealth. This is the key conclusion of Rags and Riches: Wealth Inequality in Canada, a new CCPA study by social policy analyst Steve Kerstetter,
- [New way of thinking about Aboriginal education needed](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-way-of-thinking-about-aboriginal-education-needed/) - Major new study on Inner City High Schools based on the views of Aboriginal students, parents, educators CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Winnipeg) Aboriginal high-school students want the education necessary to enable them to participate fully in Canadian society and in their own self-governance, but they do not want to abandon what it
- [Lower Mainland gets skewed share of income tax cut](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/lower-mainland-gets-skewed-share-of-income-tax-cut/) - Study shows provincial tax and spending cuts are increasing gap between Lower Mainland and BC’s other regions READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) A new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that BC’s income tax cuts concentrated dollars in Greater Vancouver, already the wealthiest part of the province, while smaller communities are
- [A fine balance](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-fine-balance-d100/) - Canadian unions confront globalization CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Death through attrition and a barrage of anti-union legislation is the future for the Canadian labour movement unless it aggressively organizes thousands of new members every year. That's the conclusion from A Fine Balance: Canadian Unions Confront Globalization, a new Canadian Center for Policy
- [Public health care depends on federal leadership: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/public-health-care-depends-on-federal-leadership/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–If the federal government fails to get back in the health care game with increased funding, and by using its legal and moral authority to prevent the growth of the private system, it will be undermining Medicare as a truly public health-care system. That is the conclusion of Canada Health
- [Economist connects the dots](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/economist-connects-the-dots/) - Resolution of decade-long constitutional debate behind health care talks CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (OTTAWA) Of the three competing visions for health care that are on the table -- proposed by Senator Michael Kirby, Roy Romanow, and the provinces -- only one will end up defining the direction of the upcoming First Minister's
- [CCPA researchers evaluate BC's health care restructuring](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-researchers-evaluate-bc-s-health-care-restructuring/) - (Vancouver) The CCPA has published a policy brief called "Health care restructuring in BC." It considers the implications of the provincial government's plan for health care reorganization, announced on April 23, 2002. The report's three co-authors, Sylvia Fuller, Colleen Fuller and Marcy Cohen, are available for interviews. Sylvia Fuller, the CCPA's public interest researcher, reviews
- [Canadian public health care and world trade](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-public-health-care-and-world-trade/) - What's the connection? READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--The Canadian government must take decisive action now to halt the commercialization of health care, says the 2003 report of Social Watch Canada to be presented this week at the annual World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The report focuses on how governments in Canada are
- [A Canadian action plan for Kyoto](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-canadian-action-plan-for-kyoto/) - The federal government's projected budget surplus of $8 billion for the current fiscal year should be rolled into an innovative Kyoto Investment and Transition Fund instead of being used to reduce the federal debt. That's the key recommendation advanced in a technical paper prepared for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' forthcoming Alternative Federal Budget.
- [Add it up](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/add-it-up/) - Education funding commitments to date fall short, CCPA report says READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO–Recent investments in public education by the Eves Government only address the recommendations of the Rozanski Report for immediate action, and will fall far short of full implementation of the Report's recommendations, according to a new report by the Canadian
- [Olympics cannot be justified on economic grounds](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/olympics-cannot-be-justified-on-economic-grounds/)
- [BC would have smaller deficits without tax and spending cuts, says CCPA](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-would-have-smaller-deficits-without-tax-and-spending-cuts-says-ccpa/)
- [Olympics won't bring employment boom](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/olympics-won-t-bring-employment-boom/) - Bid Committee's estimates overstate likely impact CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Bid Corporation's claims that hosting the Winter Games will generate an employment boom are wildly exaggerated and not born out by the experience of previous host cities. David Green, a Professor of Economics at UBC and CCPA
- [L’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral propose un véritable réinvestissement social](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/l-alternative-budgetaire-pour-le-gouvernement-federal-propose-un-veritable-reinvestissement-social/) - L’ABGF est équilibré et vise les besoins CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT La majorité des Canadiennes et des Canadiens qui veulent que le gouvernement fédéral renonce à sa vision étroite de coupures d’impôt et de réduction de la dette trouveront le réinvestissement social qu’ils cherchent dans l’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral 2003 :
- [Alternative Federal Budget delivers real social reinvestment](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-federal-budget-delivers-real-social-reinvestment/) - AFB balanced, needs-driven READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–The majority of Canadians who want the federal government to abandon its narrow focus on tax cuts and debt reduction will find the social reinvestment they're looking for in Alternative Federal Budget 2003: The Cure for the Common Budget, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy
- [Give us shelter!](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/give-us-shelter/) - Ontario housing policies de-house 345,000 Ontarians TORONTO--Government housing policies are de-housing low-income, moderate and even middle-income renter households instead of giving them access to good quality, affordable homes, according to a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. State of the Crisis, 2003: Ontario housing policies are de-housing Ontarians, by Michael Shapcott,
- [Cruise ship industry](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cruise-ship-industry/) - Impacts underestimated - benefits overblown CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX - With double digit growth anticipated for the cruise ship industry, ports in the Maritimes need to assess the economic, environmental and social impacts of cruise ships, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Ross Klein,
- [Nova Scotia Alternative Provincial Budget rejects income tax cut--invests in improved services and tax reform](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-alternative-provincial-budget-rejects-income-tax-cut-invests-in-improved-services-and-tax-reform/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX: According to the Nova Scotia Alternative Provincial Budget, prepared by the by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS), the government's income tax cut amounts to irresponsible public policy. The income tax cut undermines the government's ability to provide the services essential to making
- [This just in: You can't have it all!](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/this-just-in-you-can-t-have-it-all/) - Ontario's social programs lose out to tax cut commitments--report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO--Ontario will not be able to afford tax cuts and even a token commitment to revitalizing public services in the next fiscal year, even with higher-than-expected revenues for 2002-3 and a windfall from the Health Care Accord, says a
- [Stop putting debt reduction, tax cuts over equality](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/stop-putting-debt-reduction-tax-cuts-over-equality/) - Alternative Provincial Budget CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Manitoba's NDP government has not reversed the neglect of the poorest, most vulnerable Manitobans that was begun under the Filmon government. Money that could have been used to increase equality in the province has instead gone toward income tax cuts and unnecessary accelerated debt repayment.
- [The cure is worse than what ails us](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-cure-is-worse-than-what-ails-us/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO-- Even before the SARS outbreak, our healthcare system was under stress. While workers in the health care system struggle to cope with a public health crisis, we should not lose sight of the prob-lems in the health care system prior to the outbreak, or the reasons for
- [Tuition fee increases further limit access to higher education](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tuition-fee-increases-further-limit-access-to-higher-education/) - Report OTTAWA--Nova Scotia's record in post-secondary education has dropped that province to last place in Missing Pieces: An alternative guide to Canadian post-secondary education. In the fourth year of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' comparative analysis of higher education in each province, BC continues to lose ground, while Newfoundland continues to improve for the
- [Newspapers highlight benefits of new drugs, ignore risks](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/newspapers-highlight-benefits-of-new-drugs-ignore-risks/)
- [Where are school tests taking us?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/where-are-school-tests-taking-us/) - "Wherever you can, count," said Francis Galton, founder of the late 19th-century Eugenics Society and one of the fathers of "mental measurement." A hundred years later, this thinking has taken firm hold in the educational establishment both in Canada and internationally. The standardized testing movement now consumes millions of dollars and hundreds of hours that
- [Tory cuts ensure "basic needs" hard to meet for Ontario's most vulnerable](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tory-cuts-ensure-basic-needs-hard-to-meet-for-ontario-s-most-vulnerable/) - Study READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO--Eight years after the Harris-Eves government cuts to Ontario's welfare system, Ontario's poorest are finding it nearly impossible to meet basic needs such as food and secure shelter, according to Targeting the most vulnerable: A decade of desperation for Ontario's welfare recipients, a new study by the Canadian Centre
- [School's out!](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/school-s-out/) - Ontario government continues to shortchange Rozanski, public schools READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO--The December 2002 release of the Rozanski Report seemed to promise significant change in the Province's approach to funding elementary and secondary education in Ontario. But after an encouraging start--announcements of new funding totalling $610 million within 72 hours of the release
- [CCPA study calls for independent public sector comparison of RAV P3 by Auditor General](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-study-calls-for-independent-public-sector-comparison-of-rav-p3-by-auditor-general/) - Author recommends against P3 arrangement, citing higher costs, poor risk transfer and failure of similar projects elsewhere READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) The author of a CCPA report released today on the proposed P3 (public-private partnership) for the RAV (Richmond-Airport/Vancouver rapid transit line) is calling for the development of an independent 'public sector comparator'
- [Manitoba's Public Services](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/manitoba-s-public-services/) - Recovering, But Still Fragile READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Winnipeg - The state of Manitoba's public services has improved slightly since they were gutted in the mid-1990s. But the recovery has been uneven, and it is threatened by the prospect of additional provincial income tax cuts. Those are the key findings of "Fragile Recovery: The
- [BC government warned that new welfare policies combined with slow economy spell upheaval, hardship in communities across the province](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-government-warned-that-new-welfare-policies-combined-with-slow-economy-spell-upheaval-hardship-in-communities-across-the-province/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – BC's provincial government received a warning today from researchers who say its package of new welfare rules is radical and unprecedented, and will cause unacceptable hardship and upheaval in communities across BC. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and the Social Planning and Research Council of BC
- [The 10-year hangover](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-10-year-hangover/) - Albertans are paying the higher social, financial costs of liquor retail privatization CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT. EDMONTON--Ten years after the government of Alberta privatized the province's liquor retailing industry, the decision has proved to be a serious policy mistake. That's the conclusion of a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy
- [A bad time to be poor](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-bad-time-to-be-poor-2/) - Welfare (social assistance) is a critical element of our social safety net. It is an expression of social solidarity--one of the ways we have chosen to look after each other as members of a community. Yet in recent years, welfare has been a favorite target for many budget-cutting provincial governments. In January 2002, the BC
- [When Worlds Collide](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/when-worlds-collide/) - Canada's non-profit social services need to be protected in the new round of trade agreements CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--A new study jointly released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) has concluded that government support for non-profit social services could be at
- [Extended patent protection](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/extended-patent-protection/) - Who benefits? CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--The issue of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for pharmaceuticals has returned to the agenda partly as a result of the Romanow Report but also because drug companies are pushing for extended patent protection. In the wake of the current House of Commons Industry, Science and Technology
- [Adult Learning Centres Earn Top Marks](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/adult-learning-centres-earn-top-marks/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. WINNIPEG–Adult Learning Centres, which began to emerge in an unplanned way seven years ago, have become a powerful and effective new approach to education in Manitoba, particularly as regards Indigenous people. A new study based on nearly 100 interviews with Indigenous adult learners and ALC staff found that in many
- [Expansion of industrial salmon farming likely to produce few or no new jobs in BC, new economic study shows](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/expansion-of-industrial-salmon-farming-likely-to-produce-few-or-no-new-jobs-in-bc-new-economic-study-shows/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Vancouver--A new economic study shows that industrial salmon aquaculture will deliver no or few new jobs in BC, even if the industry doubles in size. What's more, the industry produces relatively few jobs and minimal economic benefits to the provincial economy right now, according to the CCPA study.
- [Deep integration with U.S. not such a bright idea--study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/deep-integration-with-u-s-not-such-a-bright-idea-study/) - OTTAWA--The "Big Idea"--a bargain that would see Canada giving the U.S. a strong North American security perimeter and greater access to our energy resources in return for supposedly secure access to the U.S. market--threatens the space we need to pursue needed economic, environmental and social policies, according to a new CCPA study. Why the "Big
- [NS tax cut increases inequality between Halifax and rest of the province and between women and men](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ns-tax-cut-increases-inequality-between-halifax-and-rest-of-the-province-and-between-women-and-men/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX - According to a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives the Hamm government's 10% income tax cut will increase the economic inequality between Halifax and the rest of the province, and between men and women. The study is the second part of the
- [Nova Scotia's 10% income tax cut](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-s-10-income-tax-cut/) - Minimal benefit to low income taxpayers but a windfall to wealthy CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX - According to a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives the Nova Scotia provincial income tax cut for 2004 will provide minimal, if any, benefit to middle and low income taxpayers, while
- [Rough trade](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/rough-trade/) - A critique of the draft Cancun ministerial declaration READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--The draft text of the World Trade Organization's declaration submitted to the upcoming "Ministerial" session in Cancun, Mexico, is heavily biased to the priorities and interests of the governments and big corporations of the three largest economic powers--the United States, the European
- [Canada and developing nations should resist competition policy rules at Cancun WTO Ministerial](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-and-developing-nations-should-resist-competition-policy-rules-at-cancun-wto-ministerial/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--A new study warns that a WTO agreement on competition policy could have a number of negative consequences. It recommends that WTO Ministers reject a proposal to negotiate competition policy rules when they meet in Cancun in two weeks. Titled Competition Policy in the WTO and FTAA: A Trojan Horse
- [For cash and future considerations](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/for-cash-and-future-considerations/) - Ontario universities and public-private partnerships READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), while promoted as an innovative approach to the provision of public goods and services, are playing a damaging role in Ontario's universities, according to a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. For Cash and Future Considerations: Ontario Universities and
- [Alternative Federal Budget predicts substantial surpluses and spending room, despite Ottawa's fear mongering](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-federal-budget-predicts-substantial-surpluses-and-spending-room-despite-ottawa-s-fear-mongering/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–Despite John Manley and Paul Martin's repeated warnings of a dismal fiscal outlook, the Alternative Federal Budget's calculations show Canadians can expect an underlying federal surplus of $6.6 billion in fiscal year 2003-04. The AFB's Economic and Fiscal Update, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, predicts that
- [Taking another look at Martin's fiscal legacy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/taking-another-look-at-martin-s-fiscal-legacy/) - Cuts to government programs painful and unnecessary--report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--Paul Martin's sterling reputation as the deficit hero may not be entirely justified, according to a study released today by the Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) project, coordinated by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Paul Martin, the Deficit, and the Debt:
- [Slow progress wins Nova Scotia a failing grade in the fight against child poverty among Canadian provinces](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/slow-progress-wins-nova-scotia-a-failing-grade-in-the-fight-against-child-poverty-among-canadian-provinces/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX–A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that Canada and Nova Scotia have lost ground in efforts to reduce child poverty. Promises to Keep: The Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Card 2003 finds that child poverty today is worse than it was in 1989 when
- [Cancel private hospitals](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cancel-private-hospitals/) - Prominent economists say P3 hospitals threaten medicare READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Toronto - Four prominent economists and a former director of audit operations with Canada's Auditor General released a report today that is sharply critical of controversial "public-private-partnership" (P3) hospital proposals. The report commends the new provincial government for rejecting the P3 model for
- [Martin's economic record marked by increased income inequality, no real wage gains for workers](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/martin-s-economic-record-marked-by-increased-income-inequality-no-real-wage-gains-for-workers/) - Report READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--While Paul Martin points to a strong record of economic growth and rising employment during his tenure as Finance Minister, his overall economic record is flawed when viewed from the perspective of working families, according to a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Paul Martin's
- [Les résultats économiques de Paul Martin marqués par une plus grande inégalité de revenu et par aucun gain salarial véritable pour les travailleuses et travailleurs, conclusions d’un rapport](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-resultats-economiques-de-paul-martin-marques-par-une-plus-grande-inegalite-de-revenu-et-par-aucun-gain-salarial-veritable-pour-les-travailleuses-et-travailleurs-conclusions-d-un-rapport/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA—Bien que Paul Martin souligne les bons résultats sur le plan de la croissance économique et des emplois en hausse alors qu’il était ministre des Finances, ses résultats économiques généraux sont imparfaits du point de vue des familles de travailleurs. Voilà les conclusions d’une étude publiée aujourd’hui par le
- [Fifteen years of "free trade"](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/fifteen-years-of-free-trade/) - Workers, low-income families pay the price for closer economic integration CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--Free trade's promises of a significant boost to productivity growth and positive restructuring of Canadian industry have been largely unrealized, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. From Leaps of Faith to
- [Liberals must decide whether to keep reinvestment pledge or follow in Harris/Eves footsteps--report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/liberals-must-decide-whether-to-keep-reinvestment-pledge-or-follow-in-harris-eves-footsteps-report/) - TORONTO--The McGuinty Government cannot keep its signature campaign commitments for public services renewal without both increasing taxes and running deficits for at least part of its first term in office, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The report, Ontario Chose Change: Will the Liberals? by economist Hugh Mackenzie,
- [Despite free trade claims, big business lobby's members shed jobs and amassed wealth](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/despite-free-trade-claims-big-business-lobby-s-members-shed-jobs-and-amassed-wealth/) - Report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--With the 15th anniversary of the Canada-US Free Agreement just days away, a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives examines the free trade claims of the big business lobby, the BCNI (now the CCCE), in relation to its own performance over the last 15
- [Study cuts through confusion about education funding [Jan 2004]](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/study-cuts-through-confusion-about-education-funding-jan-2004/) - Per-pupil funding continues downward trend CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) Real per-student funding for public education in BC has been dropping over the past three years, and is now at its lowest level in more than 15 years. Despite contrary claims by the education minister, the province is not giving school boards
- [Financial means for social reinvestment exist but what about the political will?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/financial-means-for-social-reinvestment-exist-but-what-about-the-political-will/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--On the eve of the Speech from the Throne, Canada finds itself at an historic moment: will Paul Martin as Prime Minister be any different than Paul Martin as Finance Minister--The Man Who Killed Big Government? Paul Martin's Permanent Revolution, by economist and CCPA Research Fellow Armine Yalnizyan,
- [PEI fiscal situation](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/pei-fiscal-situation/) - No cause for alarm READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax–A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) finds that the current and anticipated PEI deficits are manageable and well within the capacity of the province's finances. Assessing Prince Edward Island's Fiscal Situation examines the province's current finances and fiscal trends. The
- [Federal government crying wolf again](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-government-crying-wolf-again/) - Alternative Federal Budget forecasts $8.3 billion surplus CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--Every year since the elimination of the federal budget deficit in 1997, the government's record of forecasting its own surplus has been abysmal--and this year is no different, according to a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
- [Canadian postal services and other public services face new threat at the World Trade Organization](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-postal-services-and-other-public-services-face-new-threat-at-the-world-trade-organization/) - Study READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--Canada's public postal system is under threat at the WTO by a proposed expansion of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which is being promoted by the world's largest courier companies. Following the setback to planned negotiations on competition policy and investment suffered at last year's WTO
- [The world will be watching in 2010, but what will they see?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-world-will-be-watching-in-2010-but-what-will-they-see/) - 2004 Solutions Budget uses Olympics deadline as focus for plan to revitalize BC's economy, public services CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The provincial government needs to prepare British Columbia for a world class performance in 2010, rather than ignoring pressing social and economic needs. That's the goal of the Canadian Centre for
- [Balanced budget for BC — but on a razor's edge](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/balanced-budget-for-bc-but-on-a-razor-s-edge/) - No room for error in 2004/05 provincial budget READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–Gary Collins tabled his first balanced budget as Finance Minister today, but his projections for 2004/05 leave little room to move. "This budget is balanced, but on a razor's edge," says Marc Lee, an economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
- [The preventable cancer epidemic](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-preventable-cancer-epidemic/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Cancer has become such an epidemic that 41% of Canadian males and nearly 38% of Canadian females will develop some form of the disease, and 27% of males and 23% of females will die from it. While the medical profession and cancer research institutions attribute most of the cancer increase
- [BC now has lowest child labour standards in North America](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-now-has-lowest-child-labour-standards-in-north-america/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Recent changes to the province's Employment Standards Act mean BC is now the most child labour-friendly jurisdiction in North America. Who's Looking Our for Our Kids? Deregulating Child Labour Law in British Columbia, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, examines the changes, and concludes that
- [Riding Off in All Directions](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/riding-off-in-all-directions/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. The debate over Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray's proposed New Deal for Winnipeg is central to the City's future. His assertion that the services gap that Winnipeg currently faces is not sustainable, and his conclusion that Winnipeg has run out of status quo options are widely accepted, and indeed have been
- [New report on Newfoundland and Labrador's finances released](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-on-newfoundland-and-labrador-s-finances-released/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT ST. JOHN'S--While Newfoundland and Labrador must face a number of important issues of financial management in the next few years, provincial finances are not spiraling out of control, and they do not present an overwhelming crisis that justifies significant cuts to public services or the imposition of financial
- [La 10e édition de l’Alternative budgétaire s’attaque au copinage pour mieux rebâtir le Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/la-10e-edition-de-l-alternative-budgetaire-s-attaque-au-copinage-pour-mieux-rebatir-le-canada/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT OTTAWA—La 10e édition de l’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral s’attaque à la racine des scandales sur le financement, non pas à coups de compressions de dépenses et de réductions d’impôts, mais en imposant plutôt des principes de responsabilité incontournables qui serviront à débusquer les rapports de copinage entre
- [Canada's equalization program requires reform to meet constitutional requirements](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-equalization-program-requires-reform-to-meet-constitutional-requirements/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA-The 2004 Federal Budget fails to address the flaws in Canada's equalization program, which needs to be reformed if it is to meet its constitutionally required objectives, according to a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. "Equalization: Financing Canadians' Commitment to Sharing and Social Solidarity," explains
- [Report lambastes debt reduction target](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/report-lambastes-debt-reduction-target/) - Accuses Canada of squandering economic opportunity READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA - Canada is hoarding unprecedented economic wealth while human insecurity - at home and abroad - deepens, says a new international report. Squandering Canada's Surplus, a report to Social Watch, an international citizens' watchdog group, is critical of Canada's recent decision to reduce
- [Health care privatization eliminates pay equity gains](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/health-care-privatization-eliminates-pay-equity-gains/) - BC now has lowest hospital support wages in Canada CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) Privatization has eliminated 30 years of pay equity gains and has put BC at the bottom of the barrel nationally when it comes to wages and benefits for women working in health support occupations. This is the central
- [Ontario Alternative Budget 2004-05 recaptures public initiative, provides resources to meet Ontario's needs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-alternative-budget-2004-05-recaptures-public-initiative-provides-resources-to-meet-ontario-s-needs/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO--The 2004-05 Ontario Alternative Budget advocates new investments of $14.7 billion over four years to address the serious decline in the state of Ontario's public services. "The public services we built over generations are at a point of real danger," states economist Hugh Mackenzie, co-chair of the OAB
- [BC's economy shows signs of life, but no boom on the horizon](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-s-economy-shows-signs-of-life-but-no-boom-on-the-horizon/) - External factors continue to drive province's economic fortunes READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver) A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says that despite sweeping policy changes by the current government, external factors like low interest rates and US demand continue to drive BC's economic fortunes. The report finds that the
- [What can we expect and what can it mean?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/what-can-we-expect-and-what-can-it-mean/) - A guide to Dalton McGuinty's first budget CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO--The McGuinty Liberals campaigned on promises to reinvest in public services, balance the budget, and to not raise taxes. With the Liberals' first provincial budget set to be released on Tuesday, the question is no longer how it will deliver on
- [A Step Back](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/a-step-back/) - Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and the Wuskwatim Project CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT The agreement between the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) and Manitoba Hydro over the development of a 200-megawatt dam and transmission line in Northern Manitoba is of uncertain financial value and based on the risk assumed by the Nation, has weak environmental
- [Trade treaty 'chill': New Brunswick abandons public auto insurance in face of trade treaty threats](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/trade-treaty-chill-new-brunswick-abandons-public-auto-insurance-in-face-of-trade-treaty-threats/) - OTTAWA--A study released today concludes that the New Brunswick government should have proceeded with public auto insurance, despite threats from the foreign insurance industry to sue under international trade treaties to thwart the policy. The Lord government announced today that it would reject the recommendations of an all-party legislative committee to adopt a public auto
- [Conservative platform will put government in deficit](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/conservative-platform-will-put-government-in-deficit/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--Can the three major national parties pay for what they say? That's the question posed by a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Can they pay for what they say? A pre-election comparison of the Conservative, Liberal, and New Democratic platforms, by economists
- [Trade treaties heighten privatization threat to Medicare and health care reform: new study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/trade-treaties-heighten-privatization-threat-to-medicare-and-health-care-reform-new-study/) - Ottawa -- Trade treaty rules and proliferating health care privatization are a dangerous mixture that threatens Medicare and health care reform in Canada, warns a new study published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Canada's trade treaty commitments could make health care commercialization a one-way street, not easily reversible experimentation as often assumed. Once
- [Does size matter? Study challenges belief that big government hurts economic growth](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/does-size-matter-study-challenges-belief-that-big-government-hurts-economic-growth/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Ottawa) Would cutting taxes even further boost Canada's economic performance? Would introducing a new social program like early childhood education and care hurt Canada's productivity? A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reviews the evidence, finding no relationship between how big a government is and
- [Tuition fee increases further limit access to higher education--report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tuition-fee-increases-further-limit-access-to-higher-education-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA--Manitoba takes the lead and Nova Scotia remains in last place in Missing Pieces: An alternative guide to Canadian post-secondary education. In the fifth year of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' comparative analysis of higher education in each province, BC continues to lose ground, and Quebec slips back to
- [BC Government failing on energy security and sustainability](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-government-failing-on-energy-security-and-sustainability/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER - British Columbia is headed for an energy crunch if it doesn't make sweeping changes to the sector with a new focus on energy security, renewable energy and conservation, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the David Suzuki Foundation. Released today, the report
- [Women paying price of legal services cutbacks](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/women-paying-price-of-legal-services-cutbacks/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) As a result of legal aid cuts women are losing custody of their children, giving up valid legal rights to support, and being subjected to litigation harassment, according to a new report. It finds that women are paying a greater price for BC’s deep cuts to legal
- [Province ignores need for new social housing, diverts federal dollars to health care](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/province-ignores-need-for-new-social-housing-diverts-federal-dollars-to-health-care/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–The provincial government is playing a shell game with social housing in BC, diverting $89 million in federal funds earmarked for new social housing into assisted living spaces in the health care system, according to a new report. Home Insecurity: The State of Social Housing in BC was released today
- [National leadership and vision vital to a "new deal" for cities--Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/national-leadership-and-vision-vital-to-a-new-deal-for-cities-report/) - OTTAWA--An effective "New Deal" for cities requires a coherent National Urban Strategy to reinforce and redirect current levels of federal involvement in community development and sustainability, according to a briefing paper released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. "More than Money: The New Deal for Cities and a Federal Urban Lens" by Hamilton-based
- [Just say no to industry influence on Canadian drug regulation—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/just-say-no-to-industry-influence-on-canadian-drug-regulation-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--Drug regulation in Canada is carried out in a very secretive manner because of the cozy relationship between the brand-name pharmaceutical industry and the Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD), the arm of Health Canada in charge of testing and approving new drugs. This is the central finding of a
- [Federal communication policies leave Canadians unplugged say communication scholars](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-communication-policies-leave-canadians-unplugged-say-communication-scholars/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA--"After the dot.com bubble burst, who trusts Bill Gates to point out the road ahead?" asks Vincent Mosco, holder of the Canadian Research Chair in Communication and Society at Queen's University and contributor to Seeking Convergence in Policy and Practice: Communications in the Public Interest, Vol.2. In this
- [New formula and multi-year financial commitment required to address Ontario's education funding gap--report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-formula-and-multi-year-financial-commitment-required-to-address-ontario-s-education-funding-gap-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO--While the commitments to education announced by the McGuinty government represent a real improvement over previous years of cuts, a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives concludes that several years of additional funding on the same scale will be required to put elementary and
- [Market failure, not inefficiency, destroying farms--report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/market-failure-not-inefficiency-destroying-farms-report/) - OTTAWA--According to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the idea that farmers are suffering financially because they are inefficient or uncompetitive is false. The report, The Farm Crisis, Bigger Farms, and the Myths of Competition and Efficiency, by Fred Tait and Darrin Qualman, is based on government data and concludes
- [Public delivery of health services best defence against possible trade challenges, Romanow Commission experts conclude](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/public-delivery-of-health-services-best-defence-against-possible-trade-challenges-romanow-commission-experts-conclude/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–Public, not-for-profit delivery of new and expanded health services, together with clear national goals, will minimize the risk of trade challenges undermining Canada's health care system, concludes a new book released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Putting Health First: Canadian Health Care Reform, Trade Treaties and Foreign
- [Northern Territories more vulnerable to trade treaties--report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/northern-territories-more-vulnerable-to-trade-treaties-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA - Canada's three northern territories are even more vulnerable than the provinces to the impacts of international trade treaties signed by the federal government, warns a new book released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The book is entitled Globalization and the North: Impacts of
- [Tuition freeze not to blame for funding crunch](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tuition-freeze-not-to-blame-for-funding-crunch/) - Report calls on government to rein in tuition fees, ensure new seats fully funded READ THE FULL REPORT HERE (Vancouver) BC’s 6-year tuition freeze is not to blame for cost pressures in the post-secondary education system. During the freeze, which was in place from 1996/97 to 2001/02, real-per student funding for universities was flat and
- [Costs of university education in Saskatchewan among highest in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/costs-of-university-education-in-saskatchewan-among-highest-in-canada/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT A new report published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) shows students in Saskatchewan pay higher tuition and fees and graduate with greater debt loads than students in most other Canadian provinces and public universities in the U.S. The report calls on the government to put
- [Public Services in Manitoba Continue Decline: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/public-services-in-manitoba-continue-decline-report/) - Municipal Services in Winnipeg Earns Lowest Ranking READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Winnipeg – Manitoba is facing a looming social deficit and public services are being seriously degraded. These are the central conclusions of The State of Public Services in Manitoba 2004 report, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba. The most serious
- [Provincial policies make working life tougher for women](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/provincial-policies-make-working-life-tougher-for-women/) - Weakened public services and employment standards reduce women’s employment opportunities and undermine equitable working conditions READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – The combination of cuts to public services and weakened employment standards in BC has hit women especially hard, according to a new study that examines the impact of recent government restructuring on women’s
- [Nova Scotia fares poorly among Atlantic neighbours on measures of child poverty](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-fares-poorly-among-atlantic-neighbours-on-measures-of-child-poverty/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX: A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives assesses progress on several measures of child poverty and finds that Nova Scotia performed fared most poorly among the four Atlantic Provinces. Authors Pauline Raven and Lesley Frank used the most recent data available for comparisons
- [Inequality on the rise in BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/inequality-on-the-rise-in-bc/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) BC's rich got richer and our poor got poorer, according to a new report on inequality. And that is before the sweeping policy changes undertaken by the current provincial government. New Perspectives on Income Inequality in BC, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, looks
- [Tax cuts and fiscal retrenchment wrong roads to follow](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tax-cuts-and-fiscal-retrenchment-wrong-roads-to-follow/) - Economic outlook calls for more government investment in Manitoba economy CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Winnipeg— The Manitoba economy performed relatively well in 2004. But there are signs that 2005 will be a lacklustre year. A just released report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, The State of the Manitoba Economy, 2004,
- [Sorbara has more flexibility than he’s letting on, Ontario Alternative Budget study says](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/sorbara-has-more-flexibility-than-he-s-letting-on-ontario-alternative-budget-study-says/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO—Ontario Finance Minister Greg Sorbara has a lot more flexibility in his upcoming budget than he’s letting on. That’s the conclusion of a new study released by the Ontario Alternative Budget project of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in conjunction with the pre-budget hearings of Ontario’s Standing
- [Getting the most bang for our bucks](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/getting-the-most-bang-for-our-bucks/) - AFB technical paper calls for social reinvestment over tax cuts and debt repayment CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—In the lead-up to the 2005 federal budget, debates about the potential uses for the fiscal dividend—debt repayment, tax cuts, or social reinvestment—have intensified. However, if the federal government intends to meet its campaign promises
- [FTAA negotiations stalled, but U.S. negotiating efforts intensifying--study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ftaa-negotiations-stalled-but-u-s-negotiating-efforts-intensifying-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT With the January 1, 2005 deadline for concluding a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) over, hemispheric negotiations are at an impasse. But the U. S. administration continues to aggressively pursue the FTAA model through sub-regional and global negotiations, concludes a study released today by Public Services
- [Provincial budget fails to address BC's social deficits](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/provincial-budget-fails-to-address-bc-s-social-deficits/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–The provincial government’s pre-election budget, tabled today, fails to address BC’s social deficits, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “The government claims that its approach is balanced. Its approach for the last four years, however, has been anything but,” says Seth Klein, the CCPA’s BC Director. “BC has
- [U-shaped federal surplus projections don’t hold water—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/u-shaped-federal-surplus-projections-don-t-hold-water-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE OTTAWA—After years of inaccurate budget forecasting, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale has finally acknowledged that there will be a large federal surplus in the current fiscal year. However, he warns that economic tough times are looming in coming years, creating the infamous U-shaped budget surplus projection. But an analysis released today
- [Le temps est venu : Selon l’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral, un surplus de 45 milliards de dollars pourrait régler les ennuis des gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux et alléger la pauvreté](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/le-temps-est-venu-selon-l-alternative-budgetaire-pour-le-gouvernement-federal-un-surplus-de-45-milliards-de-dollars-pourrait-regler-les-ennuis-des-gouvernements-federal-et-provinciaux-et-alleger-la-pa/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA — Selon l’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral en 2005 (ABGF), on estime que le gouvernement fédéral aura un surplus de 45 milliards de dollars au cours des trois prochaines années, une somme qui pourrait réduire de façon significative la pauvreté et les inégalités au Canada et mettre
- [It’s time: $45 billion surplus could fix federal-provincial woes and address poverty, says Alternative Federal Budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/it-s-time-45-billion-surplus-could-fix-federal-provincial-woes-and-address-poverty-says-alternative-federal-budget/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA — The federal government will have an estimated $45 billion in surplus over the next three years – money that could significantly reduce poverty and inequalities in Canada and lay to rest overheated squabbles over cash transfers to the provinces, says the 2005 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB).
- [Government Moving Under Radar to Align Policies, Regulations to the U.S.—Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/government-moving-under-radar-to-align-policies-regulations-to-the-u-s-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The federal government’s soon-to-be-released foreign policy review will say little, if anything, about one of its most important priorities—aligning its policies and regulations with those of the U.S., says the author of a report—Of Independence and Faustian Bargains: Going Down the Deep Integration Road with Uncle Sam—released today
- [Communities taking action against fringe financial services](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/communities-taking-action-against-fringe-financial-services/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT In October 2003, Dr. Jerry Buckland from Menno Simons College and a group of researchers examined the critical issue of fringe banking in North End Winnipeg. The original 229 page report was titled “The Rise of Fringe Financial Services in Winnipeg’s North End”. So what has happened since
- [Time to draw a line in the sand on the softwood lumber dispute—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/time-to-draw-a-line-in-the-sand-on-the-softwood-lumber-dispute-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—It’s time to play hardball with the US Administration on the long-running softwood lumber dispute, says a report released today by the CCPA. The report, entitled Time to Draw a Line in the Sand: NAFTA and the Softwood Lumber Dispute by CCPA Executive Director Bruce Campbell, comes on
- [Long-term care and home health services in BC on steady decline](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/long-term-care-and-home-health-services-in-bc-on-steady-decline/) - Province-wide audit provides clear picture of cuts since 2001, documents lost beds READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) Access to long-term care and home health services for BC seniors has decreased significantly over the past three years, in spite of rising pressures from an aging population and cuts to the acute care system. The level
- [Show us the numbers: CCPA says government’s response to long-term care study not good enough](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/show-us-the-numbers-ccpa-says-government-s-response-to-long-term-care-study-not-good-enough/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is calling on the provincial government to provide a detailed accounting of continuing care services in BC that includes a breakdown of current bed numbers by level of care. Health Minister Shirley Bond is claiming that long-term care bed numbers reported yesterday in a
- [Ontario Alternative Budget rebuilds fiscal capacity, repairs social programs and infrastructure after a decade of tax cut damage](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-alternative-budget-rebuilds-fiscal-capacity-repairs-social-programs-and-infrastructure-after-a-decade-of-tax-cut-damage/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO—Ontario’s fiscal capacity is currently unable to support the investments that are required to meet the needs of Ontarians, according to the 2005 Ontario Alternative Budget (OAB). Ontario Alternative Budget 2005: Addressing the real fiscal imbalance, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, demonstrates how Ontario’s
- [CCPA updates BC tax cut distribution, looks at how costs are being shifted to individuals and families](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-updates-bc-tax-cut-distribution-looks-at-how-costs-are-being-shifted-to-individuals-and-families/) - (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has updated its analysis of who got how much from BC’s income tax cuts, and how tax increases and new costs for services are impacting different individuals and families. The analysis shows that the lion’s share of tax cuts — even after incorporating those announced in the latest
- [New CCPA report makes the case against more corporate tax cuts](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-ccpa-report-makes-the-case-against-more-corporate-tax-cuts/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Despite outraged business and media reaction to the NDP’s demand for rescinding a new round of corporate tax cuts in return for supporting the Liberal government’s 2005 Budget, a strong case can be made that further reductions in corporate taxes are unjustified. In a study released today by
- [Liberals refuse to confront the real cause of Ontario’s fiscal problems](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/liberals-refuse-to-confront-the-real-cause-of-ontario-s-fiscal-problems/) - TORONTO—“It’s not often that a government facing fiscal problems leads into its budget by declaring proudly that it intends to ignore the fundamental cause of those problems, but that’s exactly what Ontario’s Premier and Minister of Finance have done this year.” That’s the conclusion of an Ontario Alternative Budget Technical Paper released today by the
- [Commodity-driven economic boost masks growing BC regional divide](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/commodity-driven-economic-boost-masks-growing-bc-regional-divide/) - (Vancouver) Provincial taxation and spending policies have worsened the gap between BC’s two economies — the diversified Lower Mainland and Victoria areas, and the more resource-dependent ‘hinterland’ regions. Soutwestern BC received a skewed share of income tax cuts, while subsequent tax increases and spending cuts have hit harder in the regions. For most communities, the
- [Revised federal budget is affordable and should be passed:  economists](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/revised-federal-budget-is-affordable-and-should-be-passed-economists/) - While not perfect, revised budget is “substantial improvement” over previous budgets READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – The revised federal budget is affordable and should be passed in the House of Commons, Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) economists said in an assessment released today. Saying that the revised budget, which includes changes negotiated with the
- [Nova Scotians subsidizing minimum wage employers: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotians-subsidizing-minimum-wage-employers-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX: Nova Scotia has not had a real minimum wage increase in more than 20 years, according to a report release today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS). “Time for a Real Raise: The Nova Scotia Minimum Wage,” finds that the stagnating minimum
- [It’s time for a public debate on resource royalties in Saskatchewan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/it-s-time-for-a-public-debate-on-resource-royalties-in-saskatchewan/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says it is time there was a serious public debate in Saskatchewan about resource royalties. The report shows that resource royalties in Saskatchewan are among the lowest in the world. The report also documents trends around
- [Don’t believe the hype: What’s really behind the Fraser Institute’s “Tax Freedom Day”](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/don-t-believe-the-hype-what-s-really-behind-the-fraser-institute-s-tax-freedom-day/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Each summer the Fraser Institute announces the arrival of “tax freedom day:” the day when Canadians allegedly stop “working for the government” and start “working for themselves.” A study by Neil Brooks, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, takes a closer look at Tax Freedom
- [Take tobacco out of the hands of business corporations—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/take-tobacco-out-of-the-hands-of-business-corporations-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Ottawa) – Because the public health goal of reducing tobacco use directly conflicts with the tobacco industry’s profit motive, the way to overcome the health, social and economic problems caused by “big tobacco” is to take the business of supplying cigarettes out of their hands and put it
- [Nova Scotia’s energy strategy out of date: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-s-energy-strategy-out-of-date-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (HALIFAX) Nova Scotia needs to revise its energy strategy, according to a report released today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-NS). "Securing our energy future: A review of Nova Scotia’s energy sector, 2004" examines the recent changes in the production and regulation of energy in Nova Scotia.
- [More action, increased investments by province needed to fight pine beetle](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/more-action-increased-investments-by-province-needed-to-fight-pine-beetle/) - (Vancouver) The BC government should spend a minimum of $118 million more per year for the next five years on research, reforestation and restoration efforts in pine beetle-attacked forests, regardless of any future funding it might receive from Ottawa, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Battling the Beetle:
- [Growing regionalism blocks poverty reduction: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/growing-regionalism-blocks-poverty-reduction-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA -- After 15 years of repeated promises to reduce poverty at the national and international level, Canada is stalled on its mission – thanks to growing regionalism, says a new report. Divided and Distracted, a Social Watch report from Canada released today, documents how recent federal reinvestments
- [CCPA report to HoC Finance Committee predicts large surpluses ahead](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-report-to-hoc-finance-committee-predicts-large-surpluses-ahead/) - OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, one of the independent forecasters commissioned by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, announced today that is once again forecasting surpluses much higher than the official government figures. In her report to the Committee CCPA Senior Economist Ellen Russell is predicting a surplus of $6.8 billion in
- [BC can get more bang from cruise tourism and promote stability for port communities](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-can-get-more-bang-from-cruise-tourism-and-promote-stability-for-port-communities/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Recent developments in cruise ship tourism suggest that BC needs a coordinated strategy for developing the industry. Such an approach would ensure ports aren’t played off against each other and help communities maximize the economic benefits of cruise tourism. Playing Off the Ports: BC and the Cruise Tourism
- [Survey of young workers should prompt rethink of child and youth employment standards](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/survey-of-young-workers-should-prompt-rethink-of-child-and-youth-employment-standards/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new study that surveyed public school students raises concerns that BC’s employment regulations are leaving children and youth without adequate protections in the workplace. “For many young people, paid work is a positive experience,” says Stephen McBride, lead author of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- [Federal budget-making process not meeting women’s needs—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-budget-making-process-not-meeting-women-s-needs-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA — The federal government's current budgetary process is leaving women behind. A new report by Isabella Bakker, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA), concludes that if women are to be equal benefactors of federal
- [High gas prices unjustified—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/high-gas-prices-unjustified-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The recent spike in gas prices constitutes nothing short of price-gouging on the part of the oil industry. According to an analysis by economist Hugh Mackenzie released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the Canadian oil industry has been taking advantage of public fear prompted by
- [Canada’s high-income earners are not overtaxed—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-high-income-earners-are-not-overtaxed-report/) - OTTAWA—Despite recent reports to the contrary, Canada’s high-income earners do not pay a disproportionately large share of personal income tax. A new analysis by Prof. Neil Brooks of Osgoode Hall Law School, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, takes a closer look at the numbers in Statistics Canada’s “Tax Incidence in Canada.”
- [Poor in Saskatchewan need more than T.E.A.](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/poor-in-saskatchewan-need-more-than-t-e-a/) - Province’s Building Independence Program forces the poor into “low wage” trap READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. REGINA–Monday, October 17th has been declared International Day for the Eradication of Poverty by the United Nations. However, anti-poverty groups and researchers at the University of Regina say Saskatchewan has lost a significant opportunity to eradicate poverty. Rather than
- [Foreign ownership of telecom puts Canadian culture at risk—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/foreign-ownership-of-telecom-puts-canadian-culture-at-risk-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The federal government will jeopardize Canadian culture by allowing foreign ownership of our telecommunications industry, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Authored by Julie White, a researcher with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, the study makes the case that common ownership and
- [CCPA forecasts large surpluses ahead, calls for increased transparency](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-forecasts-large-surpluses-ahead-calls-for-increased-transparency/) - OTTAWA—In its presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives announced that Canadians can continue to expect large federal surpluses in the coming years. CCPA Senior Economist Ellen Russell is projecting budget surpluses of $11.4 billion in 2005/06, $12.5 billion in 2006/07, and $15.4 billion in
- [Provincial government risks recruitment and turnover problems if it ignores wage trends in next round of public sector bargaining](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/provincial-government-risks-recruitment-and-turnover-problems-if-it-ignores-wage-trends-in-next-round-of-public-sector-bargaining/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–As the BC government enters into collective bargaining with over 80% of the province’s public sector workers, it will have to consider that wages in the broader labour market are on the rise. Recent and forecast wage trends among major public and private employers are outlined in a report released
- [Debt repayment arguments don’t add up: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/debt-repayment-arguments-don-t-add-up-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that, contrary to popular belief, it does not make economic sense for the Canadian government to pay down the national debt. The study, by Tony Myatt and Joe Ruggeri of the University of New Brunswick,
- [CCPA-SK organizes Citizens' Budget Commission](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-sk-organizes-citizens-budget-commission/) - The Saskatchewan government appointed a commission to review business taxes in Saskatchewan earlier in the year. This Business Tax Commission will release its report on Thursday, Nov. 24th. “We are concerned about what this report will look like,” says Dr. Jim Mulvale, Research Associate with the Saskatchewan office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
- [Alternative Federal Budget decodes the spin, provides a guide to the Economic and Fiscal Update](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-federal-budget-decodes-the-spin-provides-a-guide-to-the-economic-and-fiscal-update/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Monday’s Economic and Fiscal Update is animated more by politics than economics. In the present political circumstances the temptation for the Liberals to massage their financial disclosures in a manner consistent with their pre-election strategy is great. A new report, Taking the Spin out of the Economic and Fiscal Update:
- [Reductions in employment standards and enforcement amount to wilful neglect of province’s most vulnerable workers, says labour economist](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/reductions-in-employment-standards-and-enforcement-amount-to-willful-neglect-of-province-s-most-vulnerable-workers-says-labour-economist/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver) Numbers obtained from the BC Ministry of Labour show that sweeping changes to the employment standards system have dramatically undermined the province’s ability to enforce minimum protections for workers. David Fairey, a labour economist, obtained the information while doing research for a study released today by the Canadian Centre
- [Nova Scotia makes poor showing on child poverty – report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-makes-poor-showing-on-child-poverty-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX: Child poverty in Nova Scotia has increased for the fourth year running and now stands at 20.7 percent, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Card, published annually since 1999, says this now puts one
- [Single parent students have to choose between family needs and attending university](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/single-parent-students-have-to-choose-between-family-needs-and-attending-university/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX–Single parents face a monthly shortfall of between $180 and $415 while attending university according to study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, Fairness in Education for Single Parents in Nova Scotia, presents the first detailed examination of income and expenses for single parent-university students
- [Action plan shows more stable future for forest communities is possible](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/action-plan-shows-more-stable-future-for-forest-communities-is-possible/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–A study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says there is no shortage of solutions available to the provincial government to secure the future of BC's forestry-dependent communities. "BC is at a crossroads," says Ben Parfitt, author of the study and a respected resource policy analyst. "The
- [Minority governments achieve progress for people, says Alternative Federal Budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/minority-governments-achieve-progress-for-people-says-alternative-federal-budget/) - OTTAWA—Today the Alternative Federal Budget released a detailed report card on the achievements of the 2004-05 Minority Parliament and awarded the Martin Minority an overall C grade for “some progress.” Minority Report: A Report Card on the 2004-05 Minority Government outlines the problems, grades the efforts, and outlines an unfinished People’s Agenda for the next
- [Genuine solutions to health care wait-time problem lie in the public sector](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/genuine-solutions-to-health-care-wait-time-problem-lie-in-the-public-sector/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that there are public sector solutions to Canada’s wait list problems. While often touted, private for-profit clinics actually tend to make things worse. Author Dr. Michael Rachlis asserts that, instead of going down this road, Canadians
- [Wanted: An honest budget debate](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/wanted-an-honest-budget-debate/) - BC Solutions Budget shows money is available to improve lives of women, share benefits of economic growth CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The provincial government has underestimated its revenues by $7.9 billion over the past four years and continues to low-ball projections. The government’s current “three-year fiscal plan” projects surpluses of just
- [McGuinty government has no one else to blame for public services gap](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/mcguinty-government-has-no-one-else-to-blame-for-public-services-gap/) - TORONTO—Ontario’s finances are in substantially better shape than the McGuinty government’s constant cries of poverty would suggest, says a new study from the Ontario Alternative Budget project of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. That means the Liberal government has no one but itself to blame for the continuing public services crunch in this province.
- [Investing in education for low-income adults pays off](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/investing-in-education-for-low-income-adults-pays-off/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The province must invest in education programs for low-income adults with upgrading needs if it wants achieve its goal of making BC the best-educated and most literate jurisdiction in North America. Shauna Butterwick, an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at UBC, is the author
- [La sécurité énergétique du Canada est en péril](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/la-securite-energetique-du-canada-est-en-peril/) - Il est temps que le gouvernement Harper adopte une stratégie énergétique faite au Canada CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA – Un rapport sur les sables bitumineux de l’Athabasca publié par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives, le Parkland Institute et le Polaris Institute met en garde contre l’énorme menace économique, sociale et écologique
- [Canada’s energy security in jeopardy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-energy-security-in-jeopardy/) - Time for the Harper government to bring in a made-in-Canada energy strategy: Report READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A report on the Athabasca tar sands released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Parkland Institute, and Polaris Institute warns of the potential enormous economic, social, and ecological threat from Athabaska tar sands development. “The
- [Low-income households still vulnerable to rising energy costs: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/low-income-households-still-vulnerable-to-rising-energy-costs-report/) - HALIFAX: Low income households are still vulnerable to increased energy costs according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). "Our winters of discontent: Addressing the problem of rising home heating costs”, examines the Nova Scotia government's “Keep the Heat” program, and the proposal to remove the HST from home
- [Budget timing opens the door to manipulation, warns Ontario Alternative Budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/budget-timing-opens-the-door-to-manipulation-warns-ontario-alternative-budget/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Despite all of Dalton McGuinty’s talk about taking politics out of budgets, the McGuinty government’s announcement to bring down its budget on March 23—a full two months earlier than last year’s and a month ahead of the normal budget schedule—is the most politically transparent move in recent history, says an
- [Study finds BC’s welfare system denying assistance to people in need, ‘diverting’ many to homelessness and hardship](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/study-finds-bc-s-welfare-system-denying-assistance-to-people-in-need-diverting-many-to-homelessness-and-hardship/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A major study released today finds that BC’s welfare system is systematically discouraging, delaying and denying assistance to many of the people most in need of help, with harmful consequences for some of the province’s most vulnerable residents. "Denied Assistance: Closing the Front Door on Welfare in
- [Conservative tax cuts disproportionately benefit high-income families—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/conservative-tax-cuts-disproportionately-benefit-high-income-families-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A new analysis finds that high-income families will receive a disproportionate share of the benefits from the Conservatives’ tax-cut promises. According to Standing Up For Which Families? Who Benefits From the Conservative Tax Cut Promises, by Sheila Block and Ellen Russell, the 5.4% of families earning over $150,000
- [We can't afford poverty](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/we-can-t-afford-poverty/) - Complacency is not acceptable, says Ontario Alternative Budget CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO— The Ontario Alternative Budget for 2006 released today by the Alternative Budget Working Group of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives takes on poverty and income inequality as its central focus. The Alternative Budget shines a spotlight on the
- [Getting the Balance Right](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/getting-the-balance-right/) - Fair Taxation Means Better Education, Better Health and Less Poverty CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Despite well-publicized spending commitments and a robust provincial economy, not all Saskatchewan people are benefiting and many people have been hurt by the government’s failure to adequately fund public services, according to the Saskatchewan Alternative Budget released today
- [CCPA calls on province to raise welfare rates](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-calls-on-province-to-raise-welfare-rates/) - Arbitrary cuts, inflation have driven down benefit rates by 30% since mid-90s READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver - The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is calling on the provincial government to immediately raise welfare rates, so that people can meet basic needs. Arbitrary cuts since the mid-1990s mean rates are now lower in absolute
- [Phony “fiscal imbalance” being used to undermine federalism, says study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/phony-fiscal-imbalance-being-used-to-undermine-federalism-says-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns that solving the alleged “fiscal imbalance” runs the risk of becoming a downsizing exercise for the federal government. The study, authored by CCPA Senior Economist Marc Lee, breaks the “fiscal imbalance” code. Different definitions of the term “fiscal imbalance,”
- [Nova Scotians need relief from under-funding not tax cuts: Alternative NS Budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotians-need-relief-from-under-funding-not-tax-cuts-alternative-ns-budget/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (HALIFAX): Nova Scotians continue to fall behind the rest of Canadians in the level of services they receive according to the Alternative Provincial Budget released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-NS). “Maintaining Investment in Nova Scotians”(APB) also finds the government has underestimated revenue by $474
- [La dépendance des écoles publiques à l’égard des fonds du secteur privé suscite des préoccupations au sujet de l’équité, de la responsabilisation — rapport](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/la-dependance-des-ecoles-publiques-a-l-egard-des-fonds-du-secteur-prive-suscite-des-preoccupations-au-sujet-de-l-equite-de-la-responsabilisation-rapport/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT Toronto—La vaste gamme d’activités de financement privé qui ont cours dans les écoles publiques du Canada pourrait menacer l’éducation équitable, de haute qualité et responsable devant la population pour tous les élèves du pays. Cette constatation a été puisée dans le rapport La commercialisation des écoles canadiennes : qui
- [Reduced access to home support leaving frail seniors isolated](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/reduced-access-to-home-support-leaving-frail-seniors-isolated/) - Health system missing key preventive means to postpone and avoid more costly care READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–Reduced access to publicly-funded home support means frail seniors and people with disabilities are being left without the basic supports needed to monitor their health and postpone, or even avoid, the need for residential or hospital care.
- [Public interest compromised by government’s pursuit of “P3s”](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/public-interest-compromised-by-government-s-pursuit-of-p3s/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–As industry proponents and BC government officials prepare for a closed-door conference promoting ‘public-private partnerships’ (P3s), a new study raises major concerns about higher costs and lack of accountability in P3 infrastructure projects. Value for Money? Cautionary Lessons About P3s from British Columbia was released today by the Canadian Centre
- [Fundamental change needed to save Ontario’s forestry-dependent communities—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/fundamental-change-needed-to-save-ontario-s-forestry-dependent-communities-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Ontario government must implement far-reaching forestry and hydro reforms if it is truly serious about safeguarding Northern communities and thousands of woodworking jobs, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “The Ontario forestry sector needs to undergo fundamental change—change that encourages higher-value manufacturing,
- [“Fiscal imbalance” caused by interprovincial tax competition--study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/fiscal-imbalance-caused-by-interprovincial-tax-competition-study/) - OTTAWA—The largest contributor to the so-called fiscal imbalance, is interprovincial tax cut competition—not federal cuts in transfer payments, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, by CCPA Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie, shows that federal cuts in transfers to the provinces had little real impact on provincial finances as
- [Déséquilibre fiscal—la concurrence fiscale est la cause principale](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/desequilibre-fiscal-la-concurrence-fiscale-est-la-cause-principale/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Selon une étude rendue publique aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), la concurrence interprovinciale au titre des réductions d’impôt serait le plus important facteur responsable du prétendu déséquilibre fiscal – et non les coupures fédérales dans les paiements de transfert. En effet, l’étude
- [BC needs comprehensive mental health strategy with focus on income, housing and employment supports: Professor](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-needs-comprehensive-mental-health-strategy-with-focus-on-income-housing-and-employment-supports-professor/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – An Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University is calling on the provincial government to re-think its approach to mental health care. “In recent years, we’ve seen cuts to a host of social services and changes to mental health care,” says Marina Morrow. “We need a
- [There’s nothing smart about “smart regulation”—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/there-s-nothing-smart-about-smart-regulation-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Federal deregulation—euphemistically called “smart regulation”—poses a serious threat to public health and the environment, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, by CCPA Executive Director Bruce Campbell and CCPA-BC Senior Economist Marc Lee, warns against federal efforts to place large
- [Sea-to-Sky highway price tag $220 million higher as a P3](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/sea-to-sky-highway-price-tag-220-million-higher-as-a-p3/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–An independent analysis of the Sea-to-Sky highway project has found that it will cost taxpayers an extra $220 million over the next 25 years as a P3 than if the government had used its traditional financing and procurement processes. Marvin Shaffer, an economist and author of the analysis released today
- [Les troupes canadiennes essuient le plus gros des pertes de la coalition](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-troupes-canadiennes-essuient-le-plus-gros-des-pertes-de-la-coalition/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA—Chez les forces de la coalition en Afghanistan, le fardeau des pertes que les Forces canadiennes subissent est disproportionné, selon Canada's Fallen, un rapport diffusé aujourd'hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives. Ce rapport, rédigé par les analystes de la défense Steven Staples et Bill Robinson, soulève de
- [Canadian troops bearing brunt of coalition casualties](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-troops-bearing-brunt-of-coalition-casualties/) - OTTAWA—Canadian Forces are incurring a disproportionately heavy burden of casualties among coalition forces in Afghanistan, says Canada's Fallen, a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The report, written by defence analysts Steven Staples and Bill Robinson, raises serious questions about why Canada is taking such heavy losses, and whether the government
- [BC lags rest of Canada on funding for public watchdogs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-lags-rest-of-canada-on-funding-for-public-watchdogs/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – A report published today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that BC ranks 8th among Canadian provinces on per capita funding for the Auditor General’s Office, and 6th out of eight provinces that have standalone Information and Privacy Offices. In Manitoba and New Brunswick this work
- [2007 BC Budget must tackle poverty, homelessness](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2007-bc-budget-must-tackle-poverty-homelessness/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – Amid rising public concern about poverty and homelessness, the provincial government is being urged to adopt a comprehensive anti-poverty strategy in its next budget. “With a surplus that is likely to pass the $4 billion mark next year, there is no reason why we can’t address the growing
- [Workers suffer continent-wide under NAFTA](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/workers-suffer-continent-wide-under-nafta/) - Three-country study details effects on economies, labour markets CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Twelve years under the rules of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, has had a perverse impact on the distribution of income, wealth, and political power across the continent. A new three-country report shows that NAFTA has not
- [Not all school boards benefiting from increased spending—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/not-all-school-boards-benefiting-from-increased-spending-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO—A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that, despite the province’s $600 million increase in education spending, 18 of Ontario’s 72 school boards—27.8% of Ontario’s student population—have less total funding on a cost-adjusted basis than they did in 1997. Four public boards—Essex, Peel,
- [Softwood deal will spur more raw log exports](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/softwood-deal-will-spur-more-raw-log-exports/) - The recent vote in the House of Commons ratifying the softwood lumber agreement with the United States may bring temporary relief in Canada’s long running dispute with its biggest trading partner. But it comes at a terrible price, one that British Columbia, the province with the lion’s share of US softwood shipments, will disproportionately bear.
- [Selling the Family Silver: Oil and Gas Royalties, Corporate Profits, and the Disregarded Public](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/selling-the-family-silver-oil-and-gas-royalties-corporate-profits-and-the-disregarded-public/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. REGINA–The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Parkland Institute of the University of Alberta have jointly published a study by Dr. John W. Warnock on the oil and gas industry, with a special case study of the situation in Saskatchewan. Dr. Warnock recently retired from teachingpolitical economy at the
- [Ontario’s finances in better shape than Liberals let on, says Ontario Alternative Budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-s-finances-in-better-shape-than-liberals-let-on-says-ontario-alternative-budget/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Ontario’s finances are in much better shape than Finance Minister Greg Sorbara claims, says an Ontario Alternative Budget (OAB) Technical Paper released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. According to the report A spinner of tales: Ontario’s Minister of Finance prepares for his (re-)election budget, authored by OAB
- [Where do we stand with Uncle Sam?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/where-do-we-stand-with-uncle-sam/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and James Lorimer & Co. Ltd. are pleased to announce the publication of Living with Uncle: Canada US Relations in an Age of Empire, a timely new book that offers fresh insights by leading thinkers on the complex challenges of living next
- [Growing Gap, Growing Concerns: Poll](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/growing-gap-growing-concerns-poll/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – A record high number of Canadians think Canada’s gap between rich and poor is growing – and it’s causing them concern, according to an Environics Research poll conducted for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The poll reveals three-quarters (76%) of Canadians believe Canada’s gap
- [Low-Income Families With Children Owed First Call on Government Surpluses](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/low-income-families-with-children-owed-first-call-on-government-surpluses/) - HALIFAX - Authors of Nova Scotia's Child Poverty Report Card say each tax cut for an economically secure Canadian is a broken promise to a child living in poverty. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives releases an annual report to record changes in the rates of child and family poverty each November. This year gives
- [Conservative tax cuts quickly draining public purse: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/conservative-tax-cuts-quickly-draining-public-purse-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) Economic and Fiscal Update, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, projects that the federal government will have budget surpluses of $4.2 billion in 2006-07 and $4.0 billion in 2007-08. The report, by CCPA Senior Economist Ellen Russell and CCPA Research
- [Taxes are good for a nation’s health and well-being—study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/taxes-are-good-for-a-nation-s-health-and-well-being-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada is falling behind a number of OECD nations in a wide range of social and economic areas, and a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives points to tax cuts as the culprit. The study, by Neil Brooks and Thaddeus Hwong, compares high-tax Nordic
- [Softwood Lumber Agreement spells trouble for jobs in BC's forest-dependent communities](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/softwood-lumber-agreement-spells-trouble-for-jobs-in-bc-s-forest-dependent-communities/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The new Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement, if it is ratified by the Canadian Parliament, spells bad news for BC's forest-dependent communities. According to a new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report, the deal will dampen efforts to move BC's forest industry up the value chain, and will
- [Province should share forest revenues 50-50 with First Nations](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/province-should-share-forest-revenues-50-50-with-first-nations/) - Stronger commitment needed for a long-term "new relationship" READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–BC should turn half of the roughly $1 billion it collects annually in stumpage fees from forest companies back to First Nations. A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says such a move would be an important step towards
- [No New Year’s hangover for top CEOs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/no-new-year-s-hangover-for-top-ceos/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO - By 12:13 pm on New Year's Day, while many Canadians were still nursing a hangover, Canada"s 100 highest paid CEOs had already pocketed what will take minimum wage workers the rest of 2007 to earn. The clock keeps ticking. By 9:46 am Jan. 2, as most
- [Aggressive measures needed to control drug spending: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/aggressive-measures-needed-to-control-drug-spending-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada’s current system of controlling drug prices helps contain spending but more aggressive measures are needed, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, by Dr. Joel Lexchin, finds evidence to support the contention that increasing the amount of public spending on medications
- [BC surplus to top $3 billion this year and next](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-surplus-to-top-3-billion-this-year-and-next/) - CCPA calls for bold action on poverty and homelessness READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – BC’s budget forecasts have become more fiction than fact, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) in its BC Solutions Budget 2007. Since 2002, provincial budgets have underestimated the year-end balance by a total of $10 billion (based
- [Atlantica agenda would have serious detrimental effects – new CCPA study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/atlantica-agenda-would-have-serious-detrimental-effects-new-ccpa-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX--The proposed Atlantica export corridor would have serious detrimental effects on Atlantic Canada, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Atlantica: Myths and Reality examines plans for a cross-border region spanning Atlantic Canada and northern New England promoted by the Atlantic Chambers of Commerce
- [Le programme Atlantica aurait des effets néfastes importants selon une nouvelle étude du CCPA](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/le-programme-atlantica-aurait-des-effets-nefastes-importants-selon-une-nouvelle-etude-du-ccpa/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. HALIFAX – Le couloir d’exportation Atlantica proposé aurait des effets néfastes importants pour le Canada atlantique, selon une étude publiée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA). L’étude intitulée « Atlantica : mythes et réalité » examine le plan de création d’une région transfrontalière couvrant le Canada
- [Deployment of tanks to Afghanistan wrong decision, says CCPA study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/deployment-of-tanks-to-afghanistan-wrong-decision-says-ccpa-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Department of National Defence was wrong to deploy Leopard 1 C2 tanks to the battlefield in Afghanistan, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study was written by Michael D. Wallace, Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia
- [BC-Alberta “trade” agreement a bad deal that should not be expanded to other provinces: studies](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-alberta-trade-agreement-a-bad-deal-that-should-not-be-expanded-to-other-provinces-studies/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Ottawa and Vancouver–The BC and Alberta governments should not implement the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA), according to two new studies from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. TILMA is scheduled to come into effect on April 1, 2007. The agreement is being promoted as a fairly innocuous
- [Ontario Alternative Budget gives Liberals a failing grade, sets out plan to rebuild public services](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-alternative-budget-gives-liberals-a-failing-grade-sets-out-plan-to-rebuild-public-services/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO—Four years after the McGuinty Liberals have been in office, Ontario is still living under the shadow of the Mike Harris/Ernie Eves government, says the 2007 Ontario Alternative Budget (OAB). The alternative budget, released today by the OAB Working Group of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, assesses
- [L’écart de croissance du Canada à son plus haut niveau en 30 ans](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/l-ecart-de-croissance-du-canada-a-son-plus-haut-niveau-en-30-ans/) - La majorité des familles travaillent plus et gagnent moins CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT TORONTO – Les familles canadiennes travaillent plus, cependant la plupart – 80 % d’entre elles – ne bénéficient que d’un plus faible pourcentage de l’économie croissante du Canada, si l’on se fie aux résultats
- [Canada's growing gap at new 30-year high](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-growing-gap-at-new-30-year-high/) - Majority of families working harder, less payoff READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Canadian families are putting in more work time, yet most – 80% of them – are getting a smaller share of Canada’s growing economy, says a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study finds Canada’s income gap
- [Selon un groupe de réflexion, le surplus fédéral s'épuise](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/selon-un-groupe-de-reflexion-le-surplus-federal-s-epuise/) - Le plan de Stephen Harper va à l'encontre des priorités des Canadiens CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA—Le gouvernement Harper aura bientôt épuisé son surplus fiscal dans un plan de dépenses préélectorales qui est contraire aux attentes des Canadiens, nous apprend le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives. Le Centre a diffusé aujourd’hui un sondage
- [Federal surplus evaporating: Think-tank](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-surplus-evaporating-think-tank/) - Harper plan at odds with Canadian priorities CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA — The Harper government is on the brink of exhausting its fiscal surplus on a pre-election spending plan that is at odds with what Canadians want, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Centre released a national Environics poll
- [Set minimum wages above poverty line: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/set-minimum-wages-above-poverty-line-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Not a single province in Canada pays a minimum wage that lifts working Canadians out of poverty, concludes a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Bringing Minimum Wages Above the Poverty Line shows that provincial governments have allowed the value of minimum wages to be eaten
- [Saskatchewan Alternative Provincial Budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/saskatchewan-alternative-provincial-budget/) - Addressing Poverty and Inequality during a Time of Prosperity READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Economic growth is supposed to benefit everyone, right? That’s not the case right now in Saskatchewan but it doesn’t have to be that way, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, which released its Alternative Provincial Budget today. "Despite the positive
- [Sticker Shock: BC Hydro customers in for big electricity bill surprises](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/sticker-shock-bc-hydro-customers-in-for-big-electricity-bill-surprises/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (VANCOUVER) BC Hydro customers can expect their electricity bills to escalate dramatically in coming years, thanks to the provincial government’s energy policy. It bans BC Hydro from developing new power generation, instead forcing the Crown Corporation to buy more and more energy from high-cost private developers -- at
- [Education funding gap hurting students at risk—study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/education-funding-gap-hurting-students-at-risk-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO—Ontario’s at-risk students are slipping through the cracks in the $1.2 billion funding gap caused by the province’s education funding formula, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. According to the study, authored by CCPA Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie, the flaws in Ontario’s
- [Ontario’s income gap at all-time high](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-s-income-gap-at-all-time-high/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Ontario’s after-tax income gap between the richest and poorest 10% of families raising children under 18 has reached an all-time high, according to a new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The richest 10% of families now earn 75 times more than the poorest
- [Canadians getting gouged for gas, says study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadians-getting-gouged-for-gas-says-study/) - OTTAWA—Canadians have been paying too much for gas for nearly two years, says an analysis released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The analysis, by economist and CCPA research associate Hugh Mackenzie, calculates how much Canadians should be paying for gas and finds that since August 2005 prices have consistently exceeded levels that
- [Canada's public health care system holds answers to surgery wait times](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-public-health-care-system-holds-answers-to-surgery-wait-times/) - (Ottawa) Surgical waitlists can be dramatically cut if governments develop a strategy to scale up innovations already underway in the public health care system, says a new study released today. Why Wait? Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists looks at groundbreaking projects in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario that have significantly reduced wait times for
- [Nova Scotia vulnerable to rising energy costs and supply shortfalls: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-vulnerable-to-rising-energy-costs-and-supply-shortfalls-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX: Nova Scotians need secure sources of energy if they are to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Energy Security in Nova Scotia reviews Nova Scotia’s existing sources and supplies of energy and
- [“No Bang for the Buck” report finds that forty percent of military contracts are “non-competitive”](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/no-bang-for-the-buck-report-finds-that-forty-percent-of-military-contracts-are-non-competitive/) - (Ottawa) Federal spending on multi-billion dollar military contracts has been mired in complaints of improper conduct as the government embarks on its $17 billion build-up of aircraft, helicopters, warships and vehicles. A study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives called “No Bang for the Buck: Military contracting and public accountability” supports the
- [Vicious downward spiral sees more coastal logs exported or left on ground to rot](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/vicious-downward-spiral-sees-more-coastal-logs-exported-or-left-on-ground-to-rot/) - Study reveals need for government action CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) Numerous opportunities to generate jobs from coastal forests are routinely squandered and in the absence of much-needed reforms the situation will only worsen, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study focuses on two
- [Trees and Jobs Wasted in Rush to Beat Beetle, Study Warns](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/trees-and-jobs-wasted-in-rush-to-beat-beetle-study-warns/) - Jointly issued by: BC Federation of Labour; BC Government and Service Employees’ Union; Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office; Communications Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada Western Region; ForestEthics; Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada; Sierra Club of Canada BC Chapter; Sierra Legal Defence Fund; United Steelworkers District 3 - Western Canada; the Valhalla
- [Canadian workers’ paycheques in 30-year holding pattern : Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-workers-paycheques-in-30-year-holding-pattern-study/) - OTTAWA – Canadians are working harder and smarter, contributing to a growing economy, but their paycheques have been stagnant for the past 30 years, says a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Rising Profit Shares, Falling Wage Shares finds that Canada’s economy grew steadily and workers’ productivity improved by 51 per
- [Bill 48 strips workers of their basic rights](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bill-48-strips-workers-of-their-basic-rights/) - Study says bill should be repealed, and minimum employment standards restored for all workers READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Legislation that allows employers to “opt out” of minimum legal employment standards has resulted in substandard and unfair working conditions and may be unconstitutional, according to a study released today by the Canadian Centre
- [Population aging not a demographic time bomb for health care costs: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/population-aging-not-a-demographic-time-bomb-for-health-care-costs-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—There is little to suggest that health care costs will spiral out of control as Canada’s population ages, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, by CCPA-BC Senior Economist Marc Lee, finds that population aging is only a small contributor to rising
- [Panhandling should not be criminalized, says study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/panhandling-should-not-be-criminalized-says-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Restrictions on peaceful panhandling—such as City of Winnipeg Bylaw No. 128/2005—constitute an illegitimate use of state power, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, by Arthur Schafer, director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba, says there
- [Scrap subsidies to oil and gas companies and enforce tight timeline to eliminate industry's unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions, new report urges province](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/scrap-subsidies-to-oil-and-gas-companies-and-enforce-tight-timeline-to-eliminate-industry-s-unnecessary-greenhouse-gas-emissions-new-report-urges-province/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–Efforts to cut BC's greenhouse gas emissions will fail unless the province ends subsidies to oil and gas companies, raises the royalties those companies pay and imposes tough regulations that end wasteful industry practices, a new study concludes. Foot Off the Gas: Regulating BC's Oil and Gas Industry as if
- [Removing the right to strike will not stop strikes: new CCPA study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/removing-the-right-to-strike-will-not-stop-strikes-new-ccpa-study/)
- [Hidden Montebello SPP agreement on industrial chemicals will weaken Canadian regulation—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/hidden-montebello-spp-agreement-on-industrial-chemicals-will-weaken-canadian-regulation-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Contrary to assurances from Prime Minister Harper, an SPP regulatory agreement signed at Montebello sets Canada on course toward a single North American regime for regulating industrial chemicals that will almost certainly weaken the existing Canadian regulatory system and erode policy autonomy, says a study released today by
- [Outsourced BC public employees feel contracting out has hurt workplace morale and quality of customer service](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/outsourced-bc-public-employees-feel-contracting-out-has-hurt-workplace-morale-and-quality-of-customer-service/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–Outsourced BC Hydro and Medical Services Plan workers believe an erosion of customer service is occurring, as they are pressured to increase call volumes, often at the expense of quality service, a new study finds. Workers also report a deterioration in the quality of their work life, including: lower morale,
- [Canada’s military spending exceeds Cold War peak —study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-military-spending-exceeds-cold-war-peak-study/) - OTTAWA—Canada is spending more public money on its military today than it has since the Second World War, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. According to the study, by Steven Staples, Director of the Rideau Institute and CCPA Research Associate, and Bill Robinson, Senior Advisor with the Rideau Institute,
- [Symposium: Public solutions to improve access to health care](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/symposium-public-solutions-to-improve-access-to-health-care/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT MONTREAL — Innovations in health care in Quebec and across Canada prove wait lists can be shortened, productivity increased, costs controlled and health improved within Canada’s public health system, a symposium on public solutions to improve access to health care will hear today. The interdisciplinary symposium, organized by
- [Canada’s rich not contributing fair share in taxes: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-rich-not-contributing-fair-share-in-taxes-study/) - TORONTO – More than a decade’s worth of tax cuts have disproportionately lined the pockets of Canada’s most affluent families, says a new tax study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study finds the top 1 percent of families in 2005 paid a lower total tax rate than the bottom 10 percent
- [Pourquoi attendre? Une étude sur les initiatives novatrices au Canada pour réduire les listes d’attente dans le système public](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/pourquoi-attendre-une-etude-sur-les-initiatives-novatrices-au-canada-pour-reduire-les-listes-d-attente-dans-le-systeme-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 Waitlists. Cette étude démontre comment
- [National Medicare Week](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/national-medicare-week/) - Celebrate Tommy’s Legacy, Read about Medicare READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA — To mark National Medicare Week, November 18-24, the Canadian Health Coalition and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives are launching a new book entitled Medicare: Facts, Myths, Problems, Promise. The book is based on contributions to a remarkable conference – S.O.S. Medicare
- [Les femmes pénalisées par l’assurance-emploi : Étude](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-femmes-penalisees-par-l-assurance-emploi-etude/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. TORONTO – Au Canada, la plupart des femmes sont pénalisées par la couverture prévue par l’assurance-emploi (AE), révèle une étude du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA). L’écart entre l’admissibilité des hommes et des femmes à l’AE est considérable : en 2004, 40 pour cent des hommes sans emploi
- [False promises for recent immigrants](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/false-promises-for-recent-immigrants/) - Study reveals low wage job cycle, workplace rights violations CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) In spite of high education levels, many recent immigrants to BC find themselves stuck in low wage jobs, with few meaningful protections in the workplace, according to a new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- [New Year’s party still going for top CEOs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-year-s-party-still-going-for-top-ceos/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO - By the time most Canadians roll up their sleeves to begin a new year of work, Canada's best paid 100 CEOs will already be having a good year: They'll pocket the national average wage of $38,998 by 10:33 am January 2nd. And they will continue to
- [Canada's rich taxed less than in the U.S and should pay more: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-rich-taxed-less-than-in-the-u-s-and-should-pay-more-study/) - OTTAWA—Canada should raise federal personal income tax rates on the rich to close the growing income gap and to bring them more in line with those in the U.S., says a study released today by the Alternative Federal Budget project of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, by economist Andrew Jackson, points out
- [Premier déficit fédéral en dix ans si l’économie ralentit](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/premier-deficit-federal-en-dix-ans-si-l-economie-ralentit/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA—Une décennie d'excédents budgétaires fédéraux pourrait prendre fin si un ralentissement économique se matérialise en 2008, selon un document technique de l"Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral, publié aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives. D’après cette étude, intitulé How Resilient is the Federal Budget to an Economic Downturn?
- [New community development model emerging in Saskatoon inner city](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-community-development-model-emerging-in-saskatoon-inner-city/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Saskatoon – According to a recent Centre for Policy Alternatives groundbreaking study on inner city community development, a unique form of ‘bottom up’ development in Saskatoon and Winnipeg has been created largely by core residents themselves. Professor Jim Silver, University of Winnipeg, says in his study, The Inner
- [Inner-City residents gain strength and hope through their participation in community-based programs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/inner-city-residents-gain-strength-and-hope-through-their-participation-in-community-based-programs/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT WINNIPEG—Poverty, inadequate housing and lack of opportunity continue to provide immense challenges for inner-city residents. But community organizations are making a difference. Using a Participatory Action Research (PAR) framework, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba, in collaboration with Community Led Organizations United Together (CLOUT) interviewed 91
- [Feds to post first deficit in a decade if economy slows: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/feds-to-post-first-deficit-in-a-decade-if-economy-slows-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A decade of federal budget surpluses could come to an end if an economic slowdown materializes in 2008, says a technical paper for the Alternative Federal Budget, published today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. According to the study, the federal government’s Economic and Fiscal Update, which
- [Canada needs less foreign ownership, not more: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-needs-less-foreign-ownership-not-more-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Removing Canada’s existing foreign ownership restrictions would be a big mistake, says the author of a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by University of Toronto economist and CCPA Research Associate Mel Watkins, argues that more foreign ownership is not the answer to
- [Searching for the "good life" in a carbon-neutral BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/searching-for-the-good-life-in-a-carbon-neutral-bc/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–In the wake of a Premier's meeting dominated by concerns about climate change policies, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a discussion paper today about ways British Columbia can reconcile economic and social needs with its ambitious emissions reduction targets. "The provincial government's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- [Make work possible for more people with significant disabilities: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/make-work-possible-for-more-people-with-significant-disabilities-study/) - (Vancouver) People living with mental illnesses, developmental disabilities and serious conditions such as MS often find themselves in a catch-22 - unable to take on full-time year-round employment, but willing and able to work with the right supports and flexibility. A study released today urges the provincial government to adopt a series of creative recommendations
- [Ontario owes women workers $78.1 million in pay](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-owes-women-workers-78-1-million-in-pay/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Twenty years after Ontario introduced pay equity, a new study finds the practice is dying on the vine – starving from years of government neglect. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ study, Putting Fairness Back Into Women’s Pay, shows most Ontario employers ignore their obligation to pay women fairly; and
- [L’Alternative budgétaire le répète : Ne réduisons plus les impôts et agissons plutôt](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/l-alternative-budgetaire-le-repete-ne-reduisons-plus-les-impots-et-agissons-plutot/) - OTTAWA – Le gouvernement de Stephen Harper doit abandonner sa propension à réduire les impôts et investir pour régler les problèmes urgents auxquels se heurtent les Canadiens, selon l’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral 2008, diffusée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives. L’ABF 2008 semonce le gouvernement minoritaire pour son irresponsable cadeau fiscal
- [Alternative Budget challenges Feds: Stop cutting taxes, start solving problems](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-budget-challenges-feds-stop-cutting-taxes-start-solving-problems/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – The Stephen Harper government needs to give up its tax cut addiction and invest in solutions to pressing problems facing Canadians, says the 2008 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. AFB 2008 calls the minority government on its irresponsible $190 billion
- [CCPA study demonstrates Bill 6’s damaging effects on Saskatchewan’s industrial relations](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-study-demonstrates-bill-6-s-damaging-effects-on-saskatchewan-s-industrial-relations/) - Regina – A recent Centre for Policy Alternatives’ in depth analysis of Bill 6, the Saskatchewan government’s tabled amendments to the Trade Union Act, predicts significant damages to the province’s industrial relations climate. Jim Warren, a Regina-based researcher and labour historian, says in his study, Joining the Race to the Bottom: An Assessment of Bill
- [BCE deal could finesse Canada’s foreign control rules for telecom companies](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bce-deal-could-finesse-canada-s-foreign-control-rules-for-telecom-companies/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein is right to be skeptical about the proposed takeover of BCE Inc. by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and three U.S. private equity firms, say the contributors to a new book on telecom policy published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. With Teachers’ putting
- [Wealth, income inequality rising: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/wealth-income-inequality-rising-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – Canada’s inequality in wealth and income is growing, and at a more rapid pace than before, says a new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by economist Lars Osberg, looks at 25 years of income and wealth inequality in Canada
- [Redesigning HRM: What will happen to Uniacke Square?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/redesigning-hrm-what-will-happen-to-uniacke-square/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX – Uniacke Square could become a model for healthy and vibrant, low-income communities if there is a deliberate and strategic program of public investment in community-led revitalization. Instead, Uniacke Square’s future may be uncertain, according to a new study being released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova
- [Ground-breaking study follows BC welfare recipients for two years](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ground-breaking-study-follows-bc-welfare-recipients-for-two-years/) - Reveals welfare rules and rates cause disturbing harm to most vulnerable CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A ground-breaking study that for two years followed British Columbians living on welfare paints a disturbing picture of how people are forced to make ends meet under new welfare rules and low rates. The study was
- [Ontario plan for building hospitals could be pricey: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-plan-for-building-hospitals-could-be-pricey-study/) - Government cost savings estimates overstated READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Ontario taxpayers could be saddled with $585 million in higher costs due to the provincial government’s decision to let private sector bidders oversee 14 hospital projects, says a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and the Registered Nurses’ Association of
- [Budget provides opportunity to tackle climate change and poverty](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/budget-provides-opportunity-to-tackle-climate-change-and-poverty/) - CCPA-NS Releases Report on Nova Scotia’s Fiscal Situation READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX -- The government has the opportunity to tackle pressing problems like poverty and climate change in their upcoming budget, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia. The report titled Nova Scotia’s Fiscal Situation: Reflecting
- [Pénurie ou pas, le Canada est tenu de maintenir ses exportations de gaz naturel et de pétrole vers les États-Unis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/penurie-ou-pas-le-canada-est-tenu-de-maintenir-ses-exportations-de-gaz-naturel-et-de-petrole-vers-les-etats-unis/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. EDMONTON – En vertu de l’ALÉNA, même si le Canada est confronté à une pénurie en gaz naturel et qu’il importe 49 % du pétrole qu’il consomme, il lui est défendu de diminuer ses exportations actuelles de pétrole et de gaz naturel vers les États-Unis, qu’il y ait pénurie
- [Canada prohibited from cutting gas and oil exports to the U.S.](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-prohibited-from-cutting-gas-and-oil-exports-to-the-u-s/) - …even if we experience shortages READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. EDMONTON—Despite the fact that we are running out of natural gas, and that we import 49% of the oil we consume, NAFTA dictates that Canada’s government cannot reduce the percentage of oil and gas we now export to the United States even in times of
- [Le pipeline gazier en Afghanistan pourrait avoir des répercussions sur le rôle du Canada dans ce pays](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/le-pipeline-gazier-en-afghanistan-pourrait-avoir-des-repercussions-sur-le-role-du-canada-dans-ce-pays/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. Ottawa – Le nouveau rapport publié aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) soulève de sérieuses questions concernant les répercussions du projet de pipeline de gaz naturel en Afghanistan sur le rôle des Forces canadiennes dans ce pays ravagé par la guerre. On discute, dans ce rapport
- [Farmworkers relegated to second-class status: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/farmworkers-relegated-to-second-class-status-study/) - Proposed changes would end exploitation of BC’s immigrant and migrant farmworkers CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new study of farm work in BC reveals systematic violations of employment standards and health and safety regulations, poor and often dangerous working conditions, and dismal enforcement by government agencies. The study’s authors propose comprehensive
- [Afghanistan gas pipeline could impact Canada's role in Afghanistan: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/afghanistan-gas-pipeline-could-impact-canada-s-role-in-afghanistan-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – A new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) raises serious questions about the impact of a proposed trans-Afghanistan natural gas pipeline on the role of Canadian Forces in that war-torn country. A Pipeline Through a Troubled Land: Afghanistan, Canada and the New Great Energy
- [Richest 10% create bigger ecological footprint](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/richest-10-create-bigger-ecological-footprint/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – The richest 10 percent of Canadians create a bigger ecological footprint – a whopping 66 percent higher – than the average Canadian household, says a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, Size Matters: Canada’s Ecological Footprint, By Income, is the first Canadian
- [Les 10 % les plus riches créent une plus grande empreinte écologique](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-10-les-plus-riches-creent-une-plus-grande-empreinte-ecologique/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. TORONTO – Les 10 % de Canadiens et de Canadiennes les plus riches créent une plus grande empreinte écologique – dans une proportion considérable de 66 % – que le ménage moyen au Canada, révèle une nouvelle étude du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA). Sous le titre Size
- [Forest Land Reserve urgently needed to counter unsustainable logging rates and massive sell-off of Vancouver Island forestlands: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/forest-land-reserve-urgently-needed-to-counter-unsustainable-logging-rates-and-massive-sell-off-of-vancouver-island-forestlands-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VICTORIA — Logging rates and forestland sales by the three largest private forestland owners on southern Vancouver Island pose grave risks to globally rare Douglas fir forests and to the region’s livability, says a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study finds that in key
- [Paradox of BC’s economic boom means no payoff for casual workers: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/paradox-of-bc-s-economic-boom-means-no-payoff-for-casual-workers-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER — Despite solid economic growth and low unemployment rates, BC is home to a growing number of casual workers who struggle to achieve economic security, according to a new study by two University of Northern BC professors. Improving the Economic Security of Casual Workers in BC, released today by
- [Dwindling access to drinking water on Canadian university campuses: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/dwindling-access-to-drinking-water-on-canadian-university-campuses-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Water fountains are becoming an endangered species on university campuses across Canada. That’s one of the findings of a national on-line survey, Corporate Initiatives on Campus: A 2008 Snapshot, designed to document the commercial and corporate presence on Canadian campuses. Responses to the survey, which was developed by
- [Canadian productivity declines for third consecutive quarter](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-productivity-declines-for-third-consecutive-quarter/) - Harper government first in Canada to oversee negative productivity growth READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The Harper government has become the first elected federal administration to experience a decline in average national productivity during its entire term in office since Statistics Canada began gathering productivity data in 1961, says a study released today by the
- [Getting by is getting harder for those in “casual” jobs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/getting-by-is-getting-harder-for-those-in-casual-jobs/) - Many experts are puzzling over a paradox in BC’s economy — why have years of solid growth and low unemployment failed to translate into improved earnings for those in lower end jobs? One piece of the puzzle can be found in the growth in casual work. “Casual” means you have a job but no job
- [Majority want leadership on poverty: Poll](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/majority-want-leadership-on-poverty-poll/) - TORONTO – The majority of Canadians believe Canada should try to distinguish itself in the world as a country where no one lives in poverty, according to an Environics Research poll conducted for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The national poll reveals 90% of Canadians say they would be proud if their Premier
- [Compulsory arbitration no substitute for right to strike in health care: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/compulsory-arbitration-no-substitute-for-right-to-strike-in-health-care-report/)
- [Nova Scotians shut out of prosperity](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotians-shut-out-of-prosperity/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX – Nova Scotians are working harder and smarter but the majority have been denied the fruits of the economic growth they’ve helped create, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS). Hard Working Province: Is It Enough? by Mathieu
- [Federal deficits could be much larger than anticipated, says Alternative Federal Budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-deficits-could-be-much-larger-than-anticipated-says-alternative-federal-budget/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA — While it is now generally acknowledged that the federal government is headed for deficit in the coming years, a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) says those deficits could be much larger than are currently anticipated. The Alternative Federal Budget (AFB)
- [Softwood Lumber Agreement rebates not invested in BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/softwood-lumber-agreement-rebates-not-invested-in-bc/) - BC companies spend more than US$620 million on US sawmills while local forestry communities founder: study CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VICTORIA — In just two years, the Softwood Lumber Agreement has cost BC’s forest industry more than half a billion dollars in new export taxes and led some companies to invest outside
- [Les déficits fédéraux pourraient être bien plus grands que prévu, révèle l’Alternative budgétaire](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-deficits-federaux-pourraient-etre-bien-plus-grands-que-prevu-revele-l-alternative-budgetaire/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA—On convient généralement à présent que le gouvernement fédéral encourra des déficits ces prochaines années, mais un rapport rendu public aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) révèle qu’il pourrait s’agir de déficits bien plus grands que ce qui est actuellement prévu. Dans La Mise à jour
- [Ontario must get past the “d” word and deliver on investments to boost economy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-must-get-past-the-d-word-and-deliver-on-investments-to-boost-economy/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—During this economic downturn, Ontario could tolerate a deficit in its normal operations of up to $3 billion and provide temporary economic stimulus and support without falling into structural deficit, says an Ontario Alternative Budget report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by CCPA
- [Budgets profoundly affect human rights says international report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/budgets-profoundly-affect-human-rights-says-international-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Ottawa—On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights a new international report concludes that budgets profoundly impact the attainment of human rights, and the attainment of human rights impacts the quality of our lives. This conclusion flows from dozens of case studies from
- [Poverty reduction commitment needed from all BC political parties](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/poverty-reduction-commitment-needed-from-all-bc-political-parties/) - Concrete plan more important than ever in economic downturn: report READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–As the provincial election draws closer, a new report calls on BC’s political parties to commit to legislated targets and timelines to dramatically reduce poverty and homelessness. British Columbia has the highest poverty rate in Canada, and has had the
- [CCPA report demonstrates Medicare’s financial viability](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-report-demonstrates-medicare-s-financial-viability/) - Publicly funded health care continues to be affordable in Canada according to a recent Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ analysis, Financing the Health Care System: Is Long-term Sustainability Possible? Sean Burnett, a master’s student in the public administration program at the Johnson-Shoyama School of Public Policy, says that maintaining the Medicare system is a matter
- [Canada’s top CEOs reach new pay high](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-top-ceos-reach-new-pay-high/) - TORONTO – Canada may be in for a rocky economic ride, but the nation’s best paid 100 CEOs are still basking in the glow of the banner year of 2007: they got a record 22% average pay hike in 2007. Canada’s best paid 100 CEOs tallied one billion in average total earnings – a historical
- [Le Programme de stimulation de l’alternative budgétaire injecte 2% du PIB dans l’économie et permet de créer 407 000 emplois](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/le-programme-de-stimulation-de-l-alternative-budgetaire-injecte-2-du-pib-dans-l-economie-et-permet-de-creer-407-000-emplois/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA—Le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) a publié aujourd’hui le Programme de stimulation fiscale de l’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral, un programme d’un an qui doit permettre de créer 407 000 emplois, accroître l’économie de 3% et aider à protéger les canadiens contre les pires effets de
- [Alternative Budget stimulus package injects 2% of GDP into economy and creates 407,000 jobs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-budget-stimulus-package-injects-2-of-gdp-into-economy-and-creates-407-000-jobs/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released the Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) fiscal stimulus plan, a one-year package that would create 407,000 jobs, boost the economy by 3%, and help protect Canadians from the worst of a recession. Consistent with recommendations by the IMF and OECD, the plan
- [Five tests for Canada’s next federal budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/five-tests-for-canada-s-next-federal-budget/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA— The January 27 federal budget will be one of the most important in Canada’s history and should meet five key tests, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). “What’s in this budget matters, more than ever,” says CCPA Senior Economist Marc Lee. “Canadians expect a budget
- [Cinq critères pour le prochain budget fédéral du Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cinq-criteres-pour-le-prochain-budget-federal-du-canada/) - OTTAWA – Le budget fédéral du 27 janvier sera l’un des plus importants de toute l’histoire du Canada et devrait respecter cinq critères essentiels, a indiqué le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA). « Ce que comporte ce budget a des conséquences plus importantes que jamais » affirme l’économiste en chef du CCPA Marc Lee.
- [Call for better construction worker safety in study released on 28th anniversary of tragic Bentall Tower IV accident](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/call-for-better-construction-worker-safety-in-study-released-on-28th-anniversary-of-tragic-bentall-tower-iv-accident/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER - On the 28th anniversary of the deaths of four construction workers on the Bentall Tower IV, the BC Building Trades Council and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a new study calling on the province to significantly improve safety in the construction industry. Today a memorial event
- [The time is now for a legislated poverty reduction plan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-time-is-now-for-a-legislated-poverty-reduction-plan/) - 200 community organizations & leaders to BC political parties CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT On February 5, the CCPA's BC Office joined with 200 other organizations from across the province as signatories to an open letter calling for a legislated poverty reduction plan. Together these groups launched a website where individual British Columbians
- [Federal budget leaves unemployed in the cold](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-budget-leaves-unemployed-in-the-cold/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA -- Today’s federal budget leaves hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Canadians hanging on a very short rope and won’t provide the immediate stimulus our economy needs, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The budget fails to expand Employment Insurance (EI) to ensure laid-off Canadians are
- [End subsidies to biofuel industry, think tank urges](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/end-subsidies-to-biofuel-industry-think-tank-urges/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s federal and provincial governments should end their subsidies to the biofuel industry, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by Edward R. Boyle, questions whether governments can afford such expensive and wasteful subsidies in the current economic climate. “With federal
- [Harper government free riding on U.S. stimulus package: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/harper-government-free-riding-on-u-s-stimulus-package-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Harper government is relying too heavily on U.S. fiscal stimulus measures to pull Canada out of recession, says a Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) report released today in advance of President Obama’s first official visit. The net effect of Canada’s stimulus plan is equivalent to just
- [Depression-era hardship could await Ontarians](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/depression-era-hardship-could-await-ontarians/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – Without government action, the lack of adequate income security programs could plunge Ontarians suffering the worst of the current recession into dire straits, says a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Silence of the Lines: Poverty Reduction Strategies and the Crash of 2008
- [2009 budget deficit likely to be in $1-$2 billion range – before needed stimulus plan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2009-budget-deficit-likely-to-be-in-1-2-billion-range-before-needed-stimulus-plan/) - BC Budget must do heavy lifting on jobs, protecting vulnerable in coming recession READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – Next week’s provincial budget should assume BC will be in a recession in 2009 and perhaps longer – and include an aggressive stimulus plan capable of reducing the length and severity of the downturn. That’s
- [Ontario budget must fill federal void](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-budget-must-fill-federal-void/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – The province’s upcoming budget needs to make up for the federal government’s failed response to the economic recession, says the Ontario Alternative Budget released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). No Choice But to Lead: Filling the Federal Budget Void says the failure
- [Low interest rates alone not enough to jump-start global economy: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/low-interest-rates-alone-not-enough-to-jump-start-global-economy-report/) - OTTAWA—Monetary policy with zero or close-to-zero interest rates are not enough to pull the national and global economies out of the current recession, says a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “The overall solution to the current global economic crisis will require much more than traditional monetary stimulus,” says co-author Doug
- [We need protection now against home heating emergencies - say authors of new reports](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/we-need-protection-now-against-home-heating-emergencies-say-authors-of-new-reports/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT - Part 1 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT - Part 2 Halifax, N.S. - Our safety is at risk when governments fail to respond effectively to changing heat supplies and prices, according to Larry Hughes, the lead author of two new reports released today by the
- [Majority of BC families can't get ahead: study reveals 30-year decline in incomes for all but the richest](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/majority-of-bc-families-can-t-get-ahead-study-reveals-30-year-decline-in-incomes-for-all-but-the-richest/) - (Vancouver) A new study reveals that BC’s poor and middle class families are in worse financial shape than their parents’ generation. The study, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, finds that fully 60% of families with children are earning less than their counterparts in the late 1970s, while incomes for the wealthiest
- [Wood wasted at BC logging sites would fill a cross-country truck convoy — twice](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/wood-wasted-at-bc-logging-sites-would-fill-a-cross-country-truck-convoy-twice/) - Costs include thousands of potential jobs, sharply higher CO2 emissions: report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new report on BC’s forest industry finds that startling numbers of usable logs are being left to rot or burn at logging sites, at a potential cost of thousands of forestry jobs and big increases
- [New report questions economic benefits of cruise industry for the Maritimes](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-questions-economic-benefits-of-cruise-industry-for-the-maritimes/) - Halifax, NS­ The Maritimes experienced an 1800 percent increase in cruise passenger numbers between 1990 and 2008. However, the author of a new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-NS report, entitled Cruising without a Bruising: Cruise Tourism and the Maritimes, warns that this growth is not necessarily good for local ports and communities. According to Ross
- [Public being misled by marketing of medical scans, new research reveals](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/public-being-misled-by-marketing-of-medical-scans-new-research-reveals/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Authors of a new study warn that private clinics selling high-tech services to screen healthy people for disease could be harming Canadians and placing an undue burden on the public health system. The study, entitled What’s in a Scan? was published today by the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives. The
- [Un nouveau projet de loi menace la sécurité et la qualité des grains du Canada, selon une étude](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/un-nouveau-projet-de-loi-menace-la-securite-et-la-qualite-des-grains-du-canada-selon-une-etude/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT OTTAWA – Un projet de loi controversé qui vise à modifier le régime de réglementation des grains du Canada menace la sécurité et la qualité des grains, affirme-t-on dans une étude dévoilée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA). Selon le rapport, le projet de loi C-13
- [New Bill threatens Canada’s grain safety and quality: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-bill-threatens-canada-s-grain-safety-and-quality-study/) - OTTAWA—A controversial bill to change Canada’s grain regulatory system threatens Canada’s grain safety and quality, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the study, Bill C-13 ignores the lessons learned about the dangers of cutting back public inspection. It would eliminate independent government inspection of grain delivered
- [Harper devrait suivre son propre conseil sur la stimulation par les dépenses, selon une étude](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/harper-devrait-suivre-son-propre-conseil-sur-la-stimulation-par-les-depenses-selon-une-etude/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Le premier ministre Stephen Harper devrait suivre certains de ses propres conseils et augmenter le plan de stimulation économique du gouvernement, affirme-t-on dans une nouvelle étude dévoilée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives. L’étude réalisée par David Macdonald, économiste du CPPA, montre que le
- [Les services publics: une bonne affaire pour les Canadiens](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-services-publics-une-bonne-affaire-pour-les-canadiens/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. TORONTO – La majorité des ménages du Canada bénéficient d’une meilleure qualité de vie parce que les services publics que paie l’argent de leurs impôts constituent une très bonne affaire, selon une nouvelle étude du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA). Canada’s Quiet Bargain: The Benefits of Public Spending
- [Harper should take his own advice on stimulus spending: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/harper-should-take-his-own-advice-on-stimulus-spending-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper should take some of his own advice and increase his government’s economic stimulus plan, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, by CCPA economist David Macdonald shows the federal stimulus plan was a matter of too
- [Public services a bargain for Canadians: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/public-services-a-bargain-for-canadians-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – The majority of Canadian households enjoy a higher quality of life because the public services their taxes fund come at a solid bargain, according to a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Canada’s Quiet Bargain: The Benefits of Public Spending responds to incessant calls
- [Province falls short on promise of 5,000 long-term care beds, seniors’ access to home and residential care drops: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/province-falls-short-on-promise-of-5-000-long-term-care-beds-seniors-access-to-home-and-residential-care-drops-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–A major study released today finds that BC’s home and community health care system is in serious decline — the result of reduced access to services and poorly planned restructuring. An Uncertain Future for Seniors: BC’s Restructuring of Home and Community Health Care 2001-2008 builds on past CCPA studies. It
- [Recession packs biggest wallop since 1930s: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/recession-packs-biggest-wallop-since-1930s-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – This recession is hitting Canada harder and faster than any previous downturn and Canadians are more exposed to economic ruin than they’ve been since the 1930s, says a report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Exposed: Revealing Truths About Canada’s Recession examines the previous 13
- [La récession qui frappe le plus fort depuis les années 30, selon une étude](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/la-recession-qui-frappe-le-plus-fort-depuis-les-annees-30-selon-une-etude/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA – La récession en cours frappe le Canada plus durement et plus rapidement que tout ralentissement antérieur et les Canadiens sont plus exposés à la ruine financière qu’ils l’ont été depuis les années 30, affirme-t-on dans un rapport publié par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA). Exposed:
- [Health Canada’s drug safety procedures lacking, says study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/health-canada-s-drug-safety-procedures-lacking-says-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Health Canada’s drug safety procedures leave a lot to be desired, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Drug Safety and Health Canada: Going, Going… Gone? by Dr. Joel Lexchin says Health Canada’s priorities are skewed in favour of rapid approval of
- [New report calls for independent credit rating agencies](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-calls-for-independent-credit-rating-agencies/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Credit rating agencies (CRAs) must be independent in order to be effective, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by Doug Peters and Arthur Donner, is critical of the role CRAs played in the current financial crisis. They suggest
- [Les Priorités dans le ‘budget alternatif’](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-priorites-dans-le-budget-alternatif/) - Éliminer les frais de scolarité au collégial, offrir une couverture universelle pour les soins à la petite enfance, réduire la pauvreté, pendant que l’on favorise un tournant vert pour l’économie: Les possibilités pour la Nouvelle Ecosse CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. 'Halifax, NS­ - Le Centre Canadien de Politiques Alternatives présente son « Budget
- [AIMS misleading the public on gas price regulation](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/aims-misleading-the-public-on-gas-price-regulation/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX – A new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in Nova Scotia busts the myth that was created by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) that regulation of prices at the gas pump ‘robs from consumers’ in Atlantic Canada. The CCPA-NS mythbuster takes a
- [Canada’s recession a he-cession, says new CCPA report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-recession-a-he-cession-says-new-ccpa-report/) - OTTAWA—Prime working age men are bearing the brunt of Canada's recession, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the report, 71% of those who have lost their jobs in the recession so far are men. Canada's unemployment gender gap is wider now than at any time since Statistics
- [Canada’s EI benefits well below OECD average: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-ei-benefits-well-below-oecd-average-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Employment Insurance benefits in Canada are well below the OECD average, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study Canada’s Declining Social Safety Net: The case for EI reform by economist Lars Osberg finds that in terms of access, benefit duration, and
- [The Sky is Falling, the Sky is Falling... or is it?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-sky-is-falling-the-sky-is-falling-or-is-it/) - New CCPA Nova Scotia Report on the NDP's Independent Review of Finances READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax, N.S. – Today’s launch of the interim report of the government’s “independent” review of the province’s finances is an exercise in cynical political manipulation, says a new report issued today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- [“Shadow banking” system must be regulated, says report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/shadow-banking-system-must-be-regulated-says-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—It’s time for the “shadow banking” system to come out of the closet and be regulated, just as the banks are, says a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). “The recent financial meltdown worldwide has been the result of a failure to recognize the basic
- [Recession sidelines policies to address women’s poverty: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/recession-sidelines-policies-to-address-women-s-poverty-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada still has shockingly high rates of women’s poverty but the recession seems to have sidelined anti-poverty policies, says a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Women’s Poverty and the Recession reveals even after taking into account government transfers and tax credits, almost one-quarter (24%) of
- [Inflation-obsessed central bank could impede Canada’s recovery: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/inflation-obsessed-central-bank-could-impede-canada-s-recovery-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada is not up to the challenges brought on by the world financial crisis, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. According to the report, the central bank’s new initiatives to deal with the crisis—such as a prolonged near-zero interest rate
- [BC government should repeal all secretive, haphazard cuts](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-government-should-repeal-all-secretive-haphazard-cuts/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver-The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is calling on the BC government to reverse all cuts to public programs and/or grants made since the February 2009 budget. “The government has introduced a litany of cuts in areas ranging from the arts to community sports to autism programs for children in
- [Alternative Provincial Budget for Nova Scotia – balancing priorities](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-provincial-budget-for-nova-scotia-balancing-priorities/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX–The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released its ‘alternative budget’ today. The NS Alternative Budget Working Group, which is comprised of a coalition of academics and community representatives, developed an alternative budget that positions Nova Scotia to achieve greater social and economic equality, create a greener economy, and thus
- [Pension system needs urgent attention: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/pension-system-needs-urgent-attention-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA— Canada’s pension system needs urgent attention, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by CCPA Research Associate and pension expert Monica Townson, outlines some of the problems with Canada’s pension system and examines some of the options that have been
- [Affordability gap between rich and poor](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/affordability-gap-between-rich-and-poor/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – There is a major affordability gap between Canada’s richest and poorest households, says a new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study released today. The Affordability Gap: Spending Differences Between Canada’s Rich and Poor reveals how Canada’s poorest households often forego buying things most Canadians consider essential, from eyeglasses
- [Ontario’s school funding is falling behind: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-s-school-funding-is-falling-behind-study/) - TORONTO–Ontario’s per student school funding places the province far behind most peer jurisdictions in North America, according to a comprehensive study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). No Time for Complacency: Education Funding Reality Check ranks Ontario in 46th place compared to American states and ninth among Canada’s 13 jurisdictions. “The
- [Economy still not recovering: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/economy-still-not-recovering-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA - Canada's economy is still mired in recession and a long way from recovery, despite months of "green shoot" speculation, says a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Canada's Long Road to Economic Recovery, by Jim Stanford and David Macdonald, examines Canada's
- [Canadian corporate tax cuts hand $4-6 billion to U.S. treasury: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-corporate-tax-cuts-hand-4-6-billion-to-u-s-treasury-study/) - OTTAWA—Planned federal and provincial corporate tax cuts will transfer $4-6 billion of annual revenue from Canadian governments to the U.S. treasury, concludes a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by economist and CCPA Research Associate Erin Weir, explains that the U.S. taxes its corporations on a worldwide basis.
- [Weak Canadian position at Copenhagen just one symptom of flawed business model in energy sector](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/weak-canadian-position-at-copenhagen-just-one-symptom-of-flawed-business-model-in-energy-sector/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT EDMONTON—Canada’s inability to play a leadership role at international climate change is just one of many negative consequences of an energy sector that is dominated by large for-profit corporations, and we need to begin exploring alternate business models for the industry. This is a key message of a
- [Old Age Security system needs strengthening: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/old-age-security-system-needs-strengthening-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s Old Age Security system needs improvement in order to help ensure the economic security and dignity of Canadians in retirement, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by pension expert and CCPA Research Associate Monica Townson, reviews OAS
- [Deal could surrender Canadian procurement, while leaving Buy American laws in place: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/deal-could-surrender-canadian-procurement-while-leaving-buy-american-laws-in-place-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Ongoing negotiations between Ottawa and Washington over Buy American laws may give away provincial and municipal procurement sovereignty, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the study, by CCPA trade researcher Scott Sinclair, the agreement now in the works
- [La faible position à Copenhague n’est qu’un symptôme seulement des lacunes du modèle d’affaires dans le secteur de l’énergie](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/la-faible-position-a-copenhague-n-est-qu-un-symptome-seulement-des-lacunes-du-modele-d-affaires-dans-le-secteur-de-l-energie/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. EDMONTON – L’incapacité du Canada de jouer un rôle de premier plan dans le domaine du changement climatique international n’est qu’une des nombreuses conséquences négatives de la domination du secteur de l’énergie par les grandes sociétés à but lucratif. Nous devons commencer à explorer d’autres modèles d’affaires pour l’industrie.
- [Federal environment spending dwarfed by rising defence budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-environment-spending-dwarfed-by-rising-defence-budget/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A new report shows that Canada’s rising National Defence spending is $21.185 billion in 2009-2010, making Canada’s rank 13th highest in the world, and 6th highest among NATO’s 28 members, dollar for dollar. Defence analyst and author Bill Robinson says the rise in defence spending is an indication
- [Soft landing for Canada’s CEOs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/soft-landing-for-canada-s-ceos/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO—Canadians may have been hit hard by a worldwide economic recession, but it appears Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs are enjoying a soft landing. A report on executive compensation by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), a progressive think tank, reveals Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs pocketed
- [Revision to CCPA’s 2008 executive compensation report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/revision-to-ccpa-s-2008-executive-compensation-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—In the CCPA’s annual review of executive compensation in Canada released January 4, 2010 (A Soft Landing: Recession and Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs), an oversight was inadvertently made in reporting the value of stock options issued by the National Bank in 2008 to its CEO. Our report indicated in
- [EI system failing recession “stress test”—report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ei-system-failing-recession-stress-test-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s Employment Insurance system is failing the “stress test” of the recession and fixing it must be a key priority in the upcoming federal budget, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the report, even as the EI system became easier
- [Buy American deal gives away Canadian procurement sovereignty](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/buy-american-deal-gives-away-canadian-procurement-sovereignty/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The tentative Buy American deal fails to gain a meaningful exemption for Canadian suppliers from provisions in the U.S. stimulus package while permanently curtailing provincial and municipal procurement sovereignty, says a new analysis of the deal from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). “The agreement is highly unbalanced and
- [Budget 2010 advance warning: more government spending cuts will further slow BC’s sluggish economic recovery](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/budget-2010-advance-warning-more-government-spending-cuts-will-further-slow-bc-s-sluggish-economic-recovery/)
- [La tâche du budget fédéral: mettre fin à la crise de l'emploi du Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/la-tache-du-budget-federal-mettre-fin-a-la-crise-de-l-emploi-du-canada/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA - Le Canada est confronté à sa pire crise de l'emploi depuis une génération, et le gouvernement fédéral doit monter au créneau en proposant une solution dans le budget qu'il présente cette semaine. C'est ce que déclare le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA). Parallèlement à la diffusion
- [Federal budget task: Fix Canada’s job crisis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-budget-task-fix-canada-s-job-crisis/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Canada faces its worst job crisis in a generation and the federal government needs to step forward with a solution in this week’s budget, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Along with the release of its annual Alternative Federal Budget, the CCPA proposes a
- [Budget growth forecasts unreliable: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/budget-growth-forecasts-unreliable-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – It’s time to remove the rose-coloured glasses around the reliability of “consensus” forecasts used in the federal budget, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) The report, Removing the Rose-Coloured Glasses In Budget Forecasting by economist David Macdonald, highlights the underlying
- [Nova Scotia Alternative Budget calls for a new balance](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-alternative-budget-calls-for-a-new-balance/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax, NS – The 11th Nova Scotia Alternative Budget entitled “Finding a New Balance: Building Capacity for Nova Scotia’s Future” was released today by the Nova Scotia office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). “This year’s Alternative Budget challenges the assumption that we are in a
- [Job creation should be top Ontario budget priority: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/job-creation-should-be-top-ontario-budget-priority-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – The global recession hit Ontario harder than most provinces, making the need for job creation – not deficit reduction -- a top priority in this week’s provincial budget, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Steering Ontario Out of Recession, by
- [L’écart de revenu perdure pour les Autochtones, selon un rapport](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/l-ecart-de-revenu-perdure-pour-les-autochtones-selon-un-rapport/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA – L’inégalité de revenu entre les Autochtones et le reste des Canadiens perdure, affirme le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) dans une nouvelle étude intitulé The Income Gap Between Aboriginal Peoples and the Rest of Canadians qui marque une étape. Les Autochtones ont gagné 70 cents seulement pour
- [Income gap for Aboriginal peoples stubbornly high: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/income-gap-for-aboriginal-peoples-stubbornly-high-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Income inequality between Aboriginal peoples and the rest of Canadians is stubbornly high, says a groundbreaking new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). For every dollar non-Aboriginals earned in 2006, Aboriginal peoples earned only 70 cents – a slight narrowing from 1996 when
- [Financial markets must be regulated to avoid another Minsky moment: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/financial-markets-must-be-regulated-to-avoid-another-minsky-moment-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—In a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), two prominent economists warn of the ongoing the inherent instability of financial markets. The report, by Doug Peters, former Secretary of State (Finance) and former TD Bank Chief Economist, and economic consultant Arthur Donner, analyzes
- [Expanding CPP most effective means of pension reform: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/expanding-cpp-most-effective-means-of-pension-reform-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Expanding the Canada Pension Plan would be the most effective way to ensure all Canadian have adequate retirement incomes, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by pension expert and CCPA Research Associate Monica Townson, provides an analysis of the options
- [Saskatchewan labour laws violate Charter: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/saskatchewan-labour-laws-violate-charter-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Regina — The Saskatchewan office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is releasing University of Regina business administration professor S. Muthu’s study, Restoring the Bargain: Contesting the Constitutionality of the Amendments to the Saskatchewan Trade Union Act, a thorough analysis of the constitutionality of the province’s labour legislation. This
- [Richest 20% of BC households have biggest carbon footprint](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/richest-20-of-bc-households-have-biggest-carbon-footprint/) - GHG emissions reduction policies will be more successful if geared to income: study READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) The richest 20% of BC income earners are responsible for almost double the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of those in the lowest income group, according to a new Climate Justice Project brief from the Canadian Centre
- [Proposed Canada-EU trade agreement a threat to procurement and public services: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/proposed-canada-eu-trade-agreement-a-threat-to-procurement-and-public-services-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The proposed Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) poses a serious threat to Canada’s procurement policies and a broad range of public services, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The release of the report Negotiating From Weakness: Canada-EU trade treaty threatens Canadian purchasing
- [Le gouvernement fédéral mine la sécurité au travail selon une étude](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/le-gouvernement-federal-mine-la-securite-au-travail-selon-une-etude/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA – La veille du Jour de deuil national à la mémoire des travailleurs morts au travail, le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) dévoile deux études qui soulignent la nécessité d’améliorer l’application de la législation et de la réglementation sur la santé et la sécurité. Selon Le succès n’est
- [Federal government undermining workplace safety: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-government-undermining-workplace-safety-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—On the eve of the National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is releasing two studies highlighting the need for improved health and safety enforcement and regulation. According to Success is No Accident, by CCPA Research Associate David
- [Regulation needed for credit card companies: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/regulation-needed-for-credit-card-companies-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The new federal Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada doesn’t do enough to protect consumers or address the stability of the payments system, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report Credit Card Institutions and Canada’s Payment System,
- [2010 living wage shows the real costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2010-living-wage-shows-the-real-costs-of-raising-a-family-in-metro-vancouver/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – $18.17 is the 2010 family living wage, according to a report released today that calculates an hourly wage based on the real costs of raising a family in Vancouver. Working for a Living Wage 2010: Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver updates the first
- [Quebec earnings gap at 30-year high](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/quebec-earnings-gap-at-30-year-high/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. MONTREAL – A groundbreaking new report shows the earnings gap between the rich and the rest of Quebeckers is at a 30-year high and poised to worsen due to recession. The report Who Is Getting Richer, Who Is Getting Poorer: Quebec 1976–2006, co-published by Institut de recherche et d’informations socio-economiques
- [New study outlines path to renewable electricity in Saskatchewan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-study-outlines-path-to-renewable-electricity-in-saskatchewan/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Regina —The Saskatchewan office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ series "Transforming Saskatchewan's Electricity Future" was launched with the publication of "Sustainability is Achievable, But How Do We Get There?" by Mark Bigland-Pritchard and Peter Prebble. The report – developed in partnership with Green Energy Project Saskatchewan
- [L’écart de richesse atteint un sommet au Québec](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/l-ecart-de-richesse-atteint-un-sommet-au-quebec/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. MONTRÉAL – L’écart actuel entre les revenus des riches et les revenus des autres Québécois.e.s est le plus grand jamais observé depuis 30 ans et pourrait bien croître à cause de la récession, selon une étude publiée aujourd’hui. Cette étude intitulé Qui s’enrichit, qui s’appauvrit, co-publiée par l’Institut de
- [Ontario’s racialized gap persists: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ontario-s-racialized-gap-persists-study/) - Race, gender a barrier in the workforce READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Ontarians from racialized backgrounds are far more likely to live in poverty, face barriers to finding a job, and receive less pay for work, says a study of Census data by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Sexism and racial
- [New report disputes the economic case for nuclear power in Saskatchewan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-report-disputes-the-economic-case-for-nuclear-power-in-saskatchewan/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Regina — The Saskatchewan office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released a new study on the economic costs of pursuing nuclear power in Saskatchewan. "In the Red: The Green Behind Nuclear Power," authored by policy researcher Heath Packman, critically examines the economic costs that the
- [Social housing reality check](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/social-housing-reality-check/) - Ministry’s own service plans show few net new units since 2006 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new report shows that despite some positive recent developments on rental assistance and homelessness, BC’s progress in building new social housing units has been minimal. Unpacking the Housing Numbers: How Much New Social Housing is
- [Housing bubble at precarious 30-year peak](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/housing-bubble-at-precarious-30-year-peak/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – For the first time in 30 years, a synchronized housing bubble has spread to six red-hot real estate markets in Canada, says a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Canada’s Housing Bubble: An Accident Waiting to Happen examines trends in house prices in
- [In The Red](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/in-the-red/) - The Green Behind Nuclear Power Download 559.49 KB19 pages
- [Un régime universel d’assurance-médicaments pan-canadien pourrait éviter des dépenses de 10,7 milliards de dollars par année, selon une étude](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/un-regime-universel-d-assurance-medicaments-pan-canadien-pourrait-eviter-des-depenses-de-10-7-milliards-de-dollars-par-annee-selon-une-etude/) - OTTAWA – Un régime public universel d’assurance-maladie pour tous les Canadiens pourrait réduire de jusqu’à 10,7 milliards de dollars les dépenses en médicaments d’ordonnance, affirme une étude dévoilée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) et l’Institut de recherche et d’informations socio-économiques (IRIS). L’étude réalisée par Marc-André Gagnon, professeur à l’Université Carleton et
- [National pharmacare plan could save up to $10.7 billion a year: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/national-pharmacare-plan-could-save-up-to-10-7-billion-a-year-study/) - OTTAWA—A universal public pharmacare plan could generate savings of up to $10.7 billion on prescription drugs, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and Institut de recherche et d’informations socio-economiques (IRIS). The study, by Carleton University professor and Harvard research fellow, Marc-André Gagnon finds Canadians could save between
- [Nova Scotia must change energy cost politics](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotia-must-change-energy-cost-politics/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax, Nova Scotia – It is time for Nova Scotia to focus on real energy affordability instead of the dubious and opportunistic politics of energy price increases. In a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) Energy Cost Politics and the Environment in Nova
- [F-35 Stealth Fighter Purchase a ‘Pilot Error’: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/f-35-stealth-fighter-purchase-a-pilot-error-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The planned purchase of 65 F-35 stealth fighter jets is the result of a ‘pilot error’ by the Canadian government, says a new report published today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, called Pilot Error: Why the F-35 stealth fighter is wrong for Canada,
- [Poorly designed third party advertising rules chilled election debate, reduced voter access to information: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/poorly-designed-third-party-advertising-rules-chilled-election-debate-reduced-voter-access-to-information-study/) - (Vancouver) A new study finds that BC’s third party advertising rules caused extensive problems for “small spenders” such as non-profits and charities during the 2009 provincial election. The rules – brought in through the controversial Bill 42 in 2008 – led to widespread confusion, wasted resources, anxiety and self-censorship among organizations that spent little or
- [Poverty Free Saskatchewan launches “Let’s Do Something About Poverty” campaign](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/poverty-free-saskatchewan-launches-let-s-do-something-about-poverty-campaign/) - REGINA–“Poverty still exists in Saskatchewan and remains a serious problem that affects us all.” This is the message of Let’s Do Something About Poverty, a discussion document authored by Poverty Free Saskatchewan (PFS) and due to be released in Regina on October 18th. PFS is a new network of individuals and organizations working toward poverty
- [NAFTA investor-state claims against Canada surge: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nafta-investor-state-claims-against-canada-surge-study/) - OTTAWA—All levels of government in Canada are increasingly being targeted by investors for alleged breaches of Chapter 11, NAFTA’s investment chapter, says an analysis released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the analysis, by CCPA Senior Trade Researcher Scott Sinclair, as of October 2010, 43% of the known 66 claims
- [Canada-EU free trade deal could cost up to 150,000 Canadian jobs: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-eu-free-trade-deal-could-cost-up-to-150-000-canadian-jobs-study/) - OTTAWA—A Canada-EU free trade deal would create a huge trade deficit for Canada, resulting in the loss of up to 150,000 Canadian jobs, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by economist and CCPA Research Associate Jim Stanford, models three scenarios to provide a range of estimates
- [Tough on crime will likely lead to more crime, bigger deficit: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tough-on-crime-will-likely-lead-to-more-crime-bigger-deficit-report/) - OTTAWA - The Harper governmentís tough on crime agenda will likely increase the incidence of crime and the deficit, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by CCPA Research Associate Paula Mallea, analyses the financial and human costs of the tough on crime agenda and concludes
- [BC’s legal aid system is “broken”](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-s-legal-aid-system-is-broken/) - Thousands lack access to justice, leading to high economic and social costs READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–It’s time for a complete overhaul of BC’s legal aid system, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and West Coast LEAF (Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund). “Our system is in crisis,”
- [Richest 1% income shares at historic high](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/richest-1-income-shares-at-historic-high/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Canada’s richest 1% are taking more of the gains from economic growth than ever before in recorded history, says a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The Rise of Canada’s Richest 1% looks at income trends over the past 90 years and reveals the 246,000
- [Industry consumes well over half of all electricity in Saskatchewan, efficiencies must be made a priority: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/industry-consumes-well-over-half-of-all-electricity-in-saskatchewan-efficiencies-must-be-made-a-priority-report/) - Regina — In the next ten years, industry will consume close to two-thirds of Saskatchewan’s electrical generation, with mining, steel, chemicals, oil refining and upgrading poised to consume 46.8% of the province’s electricity alone. That is one of the startling findings in a new report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Saskatchewan Office.
- [14,000 children in Nova Scotia still living in poverty is 14,000 too many](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/14-000-children-in-nova-scotia-still-living-in-poverty-is-14-000-too-many/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX, NS –Twenty-one years ago (in 1989), the government of Canada promised to end child poverty by the year 2000. In 2000, not only had they not kept the promise, but the child poverty rate was even higher. Today, 10 years after the goal date, the broken promise remains. This
- [The Halifax Convention Centre – a bottomless money pit?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-halifax-convention-centre-a-bottomless-money-pit/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX, NS – The proposed new convention centre has the potential to be a bottomless money pit, cautions a new report being released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Nova Scotia. Entitled Convention Centre in Nova Scotia: Economic Wellspring or Bottomless Pit, report author, Christopher Majka, has
- [BC’s Forest Service jeopardized by deep cuts: time for a formal inquiry](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-s-forest-service-jeopardized-by-deep-cuts-time-for-a-formal-inquiry/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–A decade of layoffs and budget cuts, combined with the recent radical cabinet reorganization, have so thoroughly gutted BC’s Forest Service that the door is wide open to abuses of the province’s cherished public forestlands, a new study concludes. Based on analysis of government employment data, the study, Axed: A
- [What Can Be Learned from the Financial Crisis in the U.S. and the Much Milder Crisis in Canada?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/what-can-be-learned-from-the-financial-crisis-in-the-u-s-and-the-much-milder-crisis-in-canada/) - Download 166.67 KB 7 pages
- [Mortgage financing reform needed to avoid another crisis: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/mortgage-financing-reform-needed-to-avoid-another-crisis-report/) - OTTAWA—In a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), two prominent economists propose changes to U.S. and Canadian mortgage finance polices to prevent a future financial crisis. The report is authored by Doug Peters, former Secretary of State (Finance) and former TD Bank Chief Economist, and economic consultant Arthur Donner. “The
- [Canada’s best-paid CEOs ‘recession-proof’: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-best-paid-ceos-recession-proof-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Canada’s best-paid 100 CEOs breezed through the worst of the recession with earnings 155 times higher than the average Canadian income earner, says a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, Recession-Proof, looks at 2009 compensation levels for Canada’s best paid 100 CEOs
- [Saskpower: Coal-dependent laggard or renewable energy leader?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/saskpower-coal-dependent-laggard-or-renewable-energy-leader/) - Regina — The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Saskatchewan Office released today Transforming Saskatchewan’s Electrical Future: The Potential for Wind and Solar Power, by Mark Bigland-Pritchard, a member of Green Energy Project Saskatchewan. The report offers a practical and workable set of integrated proposals for electrical generation in the medium and long term that has
- [Poverty costs PEI over $240 million a year](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/poverty-costs-pei-over-240-million-a-year/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. CHARLOTTETOWN/HALIFAX–It is estimated that the total cost of poverty in Prince Edward Island is at minimum between $240 and $320 million per year, which corresponds to about $1,720 and $2,265 per person, per year. These costs are calculated in The Cost of Poverty in PEI, published by the Canadian Centre
- [New Brunswick Tax Reform – ineffective, regressive and unsustainable](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-brunswick-tax-reform-ineffective-regressive-and-unsustainable/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT The government’s tax reform package is based on the belief that income tax cuts have the power to provide a strong stimulus to the provincial economy, and thus are considered self-financing. “Not only is there little to no empirical evidence to support this belief and key objective of
- [Saskatchewan's Potash: Who Really Benefits? Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/saskatchewan-s-potash-who-really-benefits-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Regina — The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Saskatchewan Office today released Exploiting Saskatchewan’s Potash: Who Benefits? by John W. Warnock. The new report considers the history of potash exploitation in the province with an eye to answering the question of whether the people of Saskatchewan are receiving the full
- [Les budgets plafonnés n’ont pas d’effet sur les coûts d’impartition du fédéral, selon une étude](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-budgets-plafonnes-n-ont-pas-d-effet-sur-les-couts-d-impartition-du-federal-selon-une-etude/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – Si le gouvernement fédéral veut être pris au sérieux lorsqu’il parle de contrôler les dépenses, il doit examiner d’un œil critique l’explosion des coûts d’impartition, affirme-t-on dans une nouvelle étude dévoilée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives. Selon l’étude intitulé La fonction publique fantôme dirigée par
- [Fix carbon tax by ending corporate tax breaks, using revenues for climate action and new tax credit: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/fix-carbon-tax-by-ending-corporate-tax-breaks-using-revenues-for-climate-action-and-new-tax-credit-study-2/)
- [Federal outsourcing costs untouched despite budget caps: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-outsourcing-costs-untouched-despite-budget-caps-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—If the federal government wants to get serious about spending controls, it needs to look critically at its ballooning outsourcing costs, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the study, by CCPA Research Associate David Macdonald, the growing and
- [Canadian military spending higher than any time since WWII: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canadian-military-spending-higher-than-any-time-since-wwii-study/) - OTTAWA—Twelve years of budget increases have left Canadian military spending higher than at any time since the end of the Second World War, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the study, by Bill Robinson, Senior Advisor with the Rideau Institute, Canada will spend at least $22.3
- [What would you do with $84 million?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/what-would-you-do-with-84-million/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax – For 10 years, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Nova Scotia has published alternative budgets that challenge Nova Scotians to consider the best use of limited government resources. Striking a Healthy Balance: Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2011 offers ways to redirect resources, such as the $84 million
- [Colour code keeps workers out of good jobs: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/colour-code-keeps-workers-out-of-good-jobs-study/) - TORONTO – Despite an increasingly diverse population, a new report on Canada’s racialized income gap shows a colour code is still at work in Canada’s labour market. Canada’s Colour Coded Labour Market, co-produced by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and the Wellesley Institute, draws on 2006 Census data to compare work and income
- [Les réductions de l’impôt sur le revenu des sociétés sont inefficaces sur le plan économique](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-reductions-de-l-impot-sur-le-revenu-des-societes-sont-inefficaces-sur-le-plan-economique/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA – La réduction en trois points des taux d’impôt que proposent les Conservateurs coûterait au Trésor 6 milliards de dollars par année, mais elle entraînerait seulement quelque 600 millions de dollars de nouveaux investissements des entreprises par année, affirme-t-on dans une étude dévoilée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives
- [Corporate tax cuts not delivering on job creation—study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/corporate-tax-cuts-not-delivering-on-job-creation-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—After a decade of corporate tax cuts, the benefits to Canada’s largest corporations are clear but the job creation payoff for Canadians hasn’t materialized, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by CCPA Research Associate David Macdonald, tracked 198 of
- [Afghan training mission has high risk of casualties, low chance of success](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/afghan-training-mission-has-high-risk-of-casualties-low-chance-of-success/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The government’s plan to extend the Canadian Forces mission in Afghanistan deserves a public debate, argues a new report published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Rideau Institute. Analysts Michael Byers and Stuart Webb determine that the new training mission, first proposed by the Liberals then adopted
- [Nova Scotians paying more than their fair share for post-secondary education: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/nova-scotians-paying-more-than-their-fair-share-for-post-secondary-education-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released a new report today which shows that Nova Scotia students and their families are paying almost three times as much as the provincial government. The report, entitled Fairness, Funding and our Collective Future: a way forward for
- [Fairer taxes on finance could generate $10 billion annually: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/fairer-taxes-on-finance-could-generate-10-billion-annually-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s financial sector has been the greatest beneficiary of recent corporate income tax cuts, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by economist Toby Sanger, says Canada should join other countries in introducing fairer taxes on the financial sector that
- [New technology creating options for sustainable energy in Saskatchewan - Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-technology-creating-options-for-sustainable-energy-in-saskatchewan-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Regina — In the debate over sustainable energy options for the future, wind and solar power usually receive the bulk of attention. However, recent technological developments are creating a new assortment of viable sustainable energy options that Saskatchewan is well placed to take advantage of. CCPA Saskatchewan’s newest
- [Federal budget set to unleash significant program spending cuts: CCPA](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-budget-set-to-unleash-significant-program-spending-cuts-ccpa/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Monday’s federal budget is expected to unleash one of the biggest assaults on the public sector in Canada’s history, says a new Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report gives Canadians a sense of what to expect from the Harper
- [BC’s unfair tax system means richest households pay lowest overall tax rate](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-s-unfair-tax-system-means-richest-households-pay-lowest-overall-tax-rate/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Public debate about taxes may be focused on the HST, but a new report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ BC Office suggests that the HST is only one piece of an inequitable provincial tax system, a system in which the richest 20% of British Columbians
- [Lack of action on poverty costs BC $8-$9 billion annually: study calculates healthcare, justice and productivity costs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/lack-of-action-on-poverty-costs-bc-8-9-billion-annually-study-calculates-healthcare-justice-and-productivity-costs/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Watch the 3-minute video here. Vancouver–Governments frequently claim that they can’t afford to take action on poverty, but a new study shows that it’s much more costly to allow poverty to continue and pay for the consequences. Poverty is consistently linked to poor health, lower literacy, poor school performance for
- [Building a Renewable Energy Society in Saskatchewan: What Needs to be Done: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/building-a-renewable-energy-society-in-saskatchewan-what-needs-to-be-done-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Regina — With the release of the final report in the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Saskatchewan series Transforming Saskatchewan’s Electrical Future, former Saskatchewan Cabinet Minister Peter Prebble outlines the public policies that will be required to truly transform Saskatchewan into a renewable energy leader. The Public Policies Needed to Build
- [Rising university tuition fee burden squeezing Ontario families: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/rising-university-tuition-fee-burden-squeezing-ontario-families-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Ontario’s system of financing higher education is becoming less equitable and more regressive for families, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the study, if a middle-income Ontario family dedicated every cent of their after-tax earnings towards the cost of their child’s
- [Poverty costs New Brunswickers $2 billion dollars per year](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/poverty-costs-new-brunswickers-2-billion-dollars-per-year/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax/Moncton–A new study released today, entitled Cost of Poverty in New Brunswick, co-authored by economist Angella MacEwen and Christine Saulnier, reveals that: ➢ Poverty costs the New Brunswick government a half a billion dollars per year. ➢ These costs accounted for 6.5% of the 2009/10 New Brunswick government budget. ➢
- [BC missing out on greener, more sustainable jobs for forest industry, report finds](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-missing-out-on-greener-more-sustainable-jobs-for-forest-industry-report-finds/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – Despite having the richest forest resources in Canada, BC lags well behind other provinces in generating jobs making higher-value wood products, and is at increased risk of losing further ground as it exports more raw logs and low-value wood products to China. However, a report released today, Making
- [La pauvreté coûte 2 milliards $ par an aux citoyens du Nouveau-Brunswick](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/la-pauvrete-coute-2-milliards-par-an-aux-citoyens-du-nouveau-brunswick/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. Halifax / Moncton) Une nouvelle étude publiée aujourd'hui, intitulée «Coût de la pauvreté au Nouveau-Brunswick», réalisée conjointement par l'économiste Angella MacEwen et Christine Saulnier, révèle que: ➢ La pauvreté coûte au gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick un demi-milliard de dollars par an; ➢ Ces coûts représentaient 6,5 % du budget du
- [BC energy policies help wealthier homeowners, hurt low-income households](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-energy-policies-help-wealthier-homeowners-hurt-low-income-households/) - Study recommends new approach READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – A new study calls for a more fair and effective approach to residential energy efficiency in BC as part of an aggressive climate action framework. The study recommends protecting low-income households from rising electricity costs and investing in retrofits for multi-unit buildings and rental
- [Canada needs comprehensive energy strategy to address global warming: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-needs-comprehensive-energy-strategy-to-address-global-warming-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada needs a comprehensive national energy policy, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by John Calvert and Marjorie Griffin Cohen, finds Canadian energy policy is explicitly driven by private market-based decisions, rather than careful planning by government to ensure good economic,
- [Canada and Mexico punching below their weight in Washington](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-and-mexico-punching-below-their-weight-in-washington/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Despite their moderate size – taken together, Canada and Mexico would only be the fifth largest of the world's economies – they are the major foreign source of the United States' wealth and security, says a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) which is based
- [Richest 20% of Canadians have biggest carbon footprint](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/richest-20-of-canadians-have-biggest-carbon-footprint/)
- [Reduction in Child Poverty Stalled in Nova Scotia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/reduction-in-child-poverty-stalled-in-nova-scotia/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX, NS – Twenty-two years ago (in 1989), the government of Canada promised to end child poverty by the year 2000. However, as Lesley Frank, author of a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives –Nova Scotia, says, "analysis of the latest available data -for 2009- tells us
- [BC’s climate goals, hydro and water resources at risk as shale gas fracking industry expands](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-s-climate-goals-hydro-and-water-resources-at-risk-as-shale-gas-fracking-industry-expands/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–A new study concludes that BC’s ballooning shale gas industry is the natural gas equivalent of Alberta’s tar sands, placing the province’s water and hydro resource at risk as well as jeopardizing climate change policies. Despite industry and government assertions that natural gas from shale rock is a “green” alternative
- [The time to act on poverty reduction in PEI is now](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-time-to-act-on-poverty-reduction-in-pei-is-now/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Halifax/Charlottetown)—According to economist, Angella MacEwen, the co-author of a new report released today, "Prince Edward Island cannot afford to allow people to live in poverty any longer. While thousands of Islanders face the daily stress and consequences of not being able to make ends meet, poverty is costing
- [Canada's fossil fuel exports a threat to global climate: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-fossil-fuel-exports-a-threat-to-global-climate-study/) - OTTAWA—To get serious about climate change, Canada needs to not only cut its consumption of fossil fuels, but also stop peddling fossil fuels in export markets, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the study, greenhouse gas emissions embodied in Canadian exports of fossil fuels in 2009
- [Pooled Registered Pension Plans not the answer to pension crisis: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/pooled-registered-pension-plans-not-the-answer-to-pension-crisis-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The newly proposed Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP) program will do nothing to solve Canada’s pension crisis, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by pension expert and CCPA research associate Monica Townson, provides an analysis of the PRPP program and argues
- [CEOs vs the 99%: No contest when it comes to pay](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ceos-vs-the-99-no-contest-when-it-comes-to-pay/) - TORONTO—The highest paid 100 CEOs on Canada’s TSX Index had reason to cheer the New Year: By noon January 3, they had already pocketed $44,366 – what it takes the average wage earner an entire year to make. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ (CCPA) annual look at CEO compensation reveals Canada’s Elite 100 CEOs
- [Les PDG vs le 99% : aucune argumentation lorsque l’on parle de salaire](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-pdg-vs-le-99-aucune-argumentation-lorsque-l-on-parle-de-salaire/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. TORONTO – Les PDG les mieux rémunérés au Canada selon l’index TSX ont raison d’être heureux en cette nouvelle année. Dès midi le 3 janvier, ils auront gagné 44 366,00$; ce qui représente ce que le travailleur moyen gagne annuellement L’étude annuelle par le Centre canadien des politiques alternatives
- [Activity Based Funding won’t solve waitlists and overcrowding in hospitals, creates barriers to needed reforms: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/activity-based-funding-won-t-solve-waitlists-and-overcrowding-in-hospitals-creates-barriers-to-needed-reforms-study/) - READ THe REPORT summary HERE. VANCOUVER–As Canada’s premiers meet in Victoria to discuss different approaches to health system reform, a new study raises serious concerns about “Activity Based Funding” (ABF), a new funding model introduced in BC that pays hospitals based on the number of surgeries they perform. Research evidence from the U.S., U.K. and
- [Les compressions du gouvernement fédéral entraîneront la perte de plus de 60 000 emplois selon une étude.](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/les-compressions-du-gouvernement-federal-entraineront-la-perte-de-plus-de-60-000-emplois-selon-une-etude/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA – Les compressions au niveau fédéral annoncées dans les budgets de 2010 et 2011 auront comme conséquence des pertes de plus de 60 000 emplois selon une étude publiée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien des politiques alternatives (CCPA). Toutes compressions additionnelles dans le prochain budget entraîneront des pertes
- [Federal spending cuts will cost more than 60,000 jobs: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-spending-cuts-will-cost-more-than-60-000-jobs-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Federal cutbacks announced in the 2010 and 2011 budgets will result in more than 60,000 job losses, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Any additional cuts in the upcoming federal budget would result in even more job losses. The study, by
- [Canada’s economic recovery incomplete, mediocre: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-economic-recovery-incomplete-mediocre-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The twin claims by political leaders that the damage done by the recession to the Canadian economy and labour market have been repaired and that Canada survived the recession much better than other countries are both false, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
- [An additional quarter billion dollars could go a long way in New Brunswick](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/an-additional-quarter-billion-dollars-could-go-a-long-way-in-new-brunswick/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX/MONCTON–The authors of a new report estimate that the New Brunswick government could increase its annual revenue by more than $260 million per year if it chooses to make progressive changes to its income tax system. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS), a non-partisan, not-for-profit research institute,
- [Un quart de milliard de dollars de plus donnerait un bon coup de pouce à l'économie du Nouveau-Brunswick](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/un-quart-de-milliard-de-dollars-de-plus-donnerait-un-bon-coup-de-pouce-a-l-economie-du-nouveau-brunswick/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT (Halifax / Moncton) Les auteurs d'un nouveau rapport estiment que la province du Nouveau-Brunswick pourrait voir ses revenus annuels augmenter de plus 260 millions de dollars par année si seulement elle choisissait de faire des changements progressifs à son impôt sur le revenu. Le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives
- [Standards for Workers in Nova Scotia Not Up to Par](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/standards-for-workers-in-nova-scotia-not-up-to-par/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released a new report today showing that standards for Nova Scotia’s non-unionized workers are well behind the standards in other provinces. “Workers in Nova Scotia are some of the poorest paid in Canada and this report shows that
- [Consequences of outsourcing Toronto's city cleaning jobs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/consequences-of-outsourcing-toronto-s-city-cleaning-jobs-d2/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Canadians were justifiably outraged when Electro-Motive, owned by Caterpillar, threatened its London, Ont., workers with a 50 per cent pay cut and then left Canada in search of cheaper labour in the U.S. In Toronto, a similar story is unfolding, only it’s city council — not an industrial giant —
- [Alternative Budget Moves Nova Scotia Forward, Not Back](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-budget-moves-nova-scotia-forward-not-back/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Nova Scotia released its 2012 alternative provincial budget today. In contrast to the Nova Scotia government’s 'back-to-balance' plan of across-the-board cuts, the Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2012: Forward to Fairness makes strategic investments; and finds creative ways to save money and increase revenue.
- [2012 living wage calculation shows the real costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2012-living-wage-calculation-shows-the-real-costs-of-raising-a-family-in-metro-vancouver/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. From the Living Wage for Families Campaign VANCOUVER – For families with young children, the costs of basic necessities like food, rent and child care quickly add up. Even with full-time work year round, both parents in a family of four must earn at least $19.14 to escape severe financial
- [Mexico’s middle class gaining from economic growth; Canada and the U.S. trailing](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/mexico-s-middle-class-gaining-from-economic-growth-canada-and-the-u-s-trailing/) - HALIFAX –– An examination of income inequality in North America reveals that Mexico is the only part of the continent where the middle class has been gaining from growth, according to a study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Internationally respected economist Lars Osberg, Dalhousie University professor and CCPA Research Associate, has
- [Dévoilement du sauvetage secret des banques du Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/devoilement-du-sauvetage-secret-des-banques-du-canada/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA – Dans une étude dévoilée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), les auteurs calculent l’ampleur auparavant secrète de l’aide extraordinaire dont les banques du Canada ont eu besoin au cours de la crise financière. Selon l’étude réalisée par David Macdonald, économiste principal du CCPA, l’aide accordée aux
- [Few jobs, massive emissions from oil and gas: look to green investments for stronger economy, says report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/few-jobs-massive-emissions-from-oil-and-gas-look-to-green-investments-for-stronger-economy-says-report/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Accelerated oil and gas extraction will boost profits but won't drive major employment gains, says a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Instead, embracing a "green industrial revolution" will allow Canada to meet its climate change commitments while boosting a lacklustre economy. The
- [Consider Made-In-Canada Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft, Report Urges](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/consider-made-in-canada-fixed-wing-search-and-rescue-aircraft-report-urges/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – A new report, released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, calls on the government to replace the Canadian Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) fleet in a timely and objective manner, and proposes that a number of made-in-Canada aircraft be considered to
- [Canada’s banks not immune from global crises, says report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-banks-not-immune-from-global-crises-says-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada is not immune to the banking problems we see abroad, cautions “No More Swimming Naked”, a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Like all banks worldwide, Canadian banks are structurally vulnerable to instability. The report examines how banks work, why they are inherently vulnerable
- [University education in Canada becoming less affordable: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/university-education-in-canada-becoming-less-affordable-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Average tuition and compulsory fees for Canadian undergraduate students are estimated to rise almost 18% over the next four years, from almost $6,200 in 2011-12 to over $7,300, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study looks at trends in tuition
- [CETA Could Throw Ontarians Out of Work: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ceta-could-throw-ontarians-out-of-work-report/) - OTTAWA—A trade deal with the European Union (EU) that’s being negotiated behind closed doors could result in as many as 70,000 job losses in Ontario, says a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ (CCPA) Ontario office. Straightjacket: CETA’s Constraining Effects on Ontario details the ways in which the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
- [CCPA-NS releases first ever Alternative Municipal Budget for the HRM](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ccpa-ns-releases-first-ever-alternative-municipal-budget-for-the-hrm/) - Halifax, NS—Now is the time to have serious discussions about what kind of community Halifax residents want for themselves and their neighbours. That's why the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) releases its first ever Alternative Municipal Budget for the HRM today during the election campaign and well in advance of the normal budget
- [Saskatchewan’s proposed labour legislation changes could set dangerous precedent: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/saskatchewan-s-proposed-labour-legislation-changes-could-set-dangerous-precedent-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Regina —The Saskatchewan government’s contemplated changes to labour legislation as outlined in the Consultation Paper on the Renewal of Labour Legislation in Saskatchewan will have the perverse effect of lowering wages, undermining workplace democracy and contributing to worsening inequality in Saskatchewan, says a report released today by the Canadian Centre
- [Canada's underemployed youth slow to recover in post-recession: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-underemployed-youth-slow-to-recover-in-post-recession-study/) - OTTAWA—The ability of Canada’s young workers to find stable, well-paid, and meaningful work is increasingly under threat, says a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The report, by CCPA research associate Karen Foster, looks at trends in youth employment. The unemployment rate for Canadians aged 15-24 has grown from 12.9% in
- [The CETA and Nova Scotia: Oversold Benefits, Untold Costs](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-ceta-and-nova-scotia-oversold-benefits-untold-costs/) - Halifax—Close consideration of the probable costs and benefits of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (“CETA”) for Nova Scotia reveals that the agreement's benefits are being oversold, while its costs and consequences are minimized or even ignored. According to projections in the new CCPA-NS report, CETA and NS: Who pays for 'free' trade?, the CETA could
- [BC’s move to escalate natural gas production is contrary to government’s own GHG legislation: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-s-move-to-escalate-natural-gas-production-is-contrary-to-government-s-own-ghg-legislation-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Just five years ago the BC government legislated targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), but the province’s 2012 Natural Gas Strategy risks breaking that legislation. The legislation calls for a 33% reduction in GHG emissions by 2020 and 80% by 2050. In a report entitled BC’s Legislated
- [Saskatchewan’s Public Liquor System Superior to Alberta and BC private retailers in price, revenue and mitigating social harm: Report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/saskatchewan-s-public-liquor-system-superior-to-alberta-and-bc-private-retailers-in-price-revenue-and-mitigating-social-harm-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Regina —Saskatchewan’s public liquor system is superior to both Alberta and British Columbia’s private liquor delivery system in terms of price, revenue generation and the mitigation of social harm. That is the conclusion of a new collaborative report by the Saskatchewan office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and
- [Lax regulation of industry, underpricing jeopardize BC’s water and hydroelectricity resources: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/lax-regulation-of-industry-under-pricing-jeopardize-bc-s-water-and-hydroelectricity-resources-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) A new study warns that BC’s water and hydroelectric resources are at risk of being depleted by industrial users, thanks to lax reporting requirements and extremely low water prices. Released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the University of Victoria’s POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, the
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- [Canada can learn from Norway’s management of oil wealth: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-can-learn-from-norway-s-management-of-oil-wealth-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives compares the Canada and Alberta experience to that of Norway, another major petroleum producing and exporting country, and finds they have taken very different paths and with very different outcomes. “Norway’s experience shows that there is a better way to
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- [Government should consider options for Sea King replacement, report urges](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/government-should-consider-options-for-sea-king-replacement-report-urges/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – A major, deep-reaching report about the maritime helicopter procurement has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “The worst procurement in the history of Canada”: Solving the maritime helicopter crisis was written by University of British Columbia political science professor
- [Percentages are cold comfort to Atlantic Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/percentages-are-cold-comfort-to-atlantic-canada/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax- Atlantic Canadians deserve to know how many federal jobs will be cut in their region, their province, and their community. They also deserve to know how these job cuts will affect the delivery of service in their community, as well as how the cuts will affect the broader economy.
- [Canada’s tax system needs fairness overhaul: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-s-tax-system-needs-fairness-overhaul-study/) - OTTAWA—Canada’s tax system is in dire need of reform, says a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the study, by CCPA economists Marc Lee and Iglika Ivanova, ad-hoc tax changes over the last two decades have seriously weakened the redistributive role of Canada’s tax system at a time when
- [Bitumen development poses critical challenges for Canada: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bitumen-development-poses-critical-challenges-for-canada-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A failure to carefully regulate the Canadian bitumen industry is putting Canada on a dangerous economic and environmental trajectory, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and the Polaris Institute. The Bitumen Cliff: Lessons and Challenges of Bitumen Mega-Developments for Canada’s Economy in
- [Property tax reform advocates team up for change](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/property-tax-reform-advocates-team-up-for-change/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Chambers of Commerce believe it is time for the Province of Nova Scotia to take a serious look at eliminating property taxes. They are calling on the province to
- [Le développement des sables bitumineux pose un défi critique au Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/le-developpement-des-sables-bitumineux-pose-un-defi-critique-au-canada/) - CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA – Le défaut de réglementer attentivement l’industrie canadienne du sable bitumineux place le Canada sur une trajectoire économique et environnementale dangereuse, affirme t on dans un rapport dévoilé aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) et l’Institut Polaris. L’analyse intégrée originale de l’étude montre que l’orientation
- [NS Alternative Provincial Budget says we need a jobs and growth budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ns-alternative-provincial-budget-says-we-need-a-jobs-and-growth-budget/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia releases its 12th annual Alternative Provincial Budget today. Strengthening Connections, Connecting Communities is a fully costed budget that invests to build a stronger economy more rooted in our communities and better able to respond to the diversity of community needs. Christine Saulnier, Nova Scotia
- [Avoid Austerity: Keep Newfoundland and Labrador’s economy strong, says report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/avoid-austerity-keep-newfoundland-and-labrador-s-economy-strong-says-report/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. St. John’s, NL—At a time when global austerity measures are causing profound hardship among populations and are proving harmful to their economies, a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) says public spending cuts could deeply damage Newfoundland and Labrador’s economic and social well-being. Prosperity for All: An
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- [New study calls for zero waste in BC; says recycling can’t solve our pollution problems](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/new-study-calls-for-zero-waste-in-bc-says-recycling-can-t-solve-our-pollution-problems/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) British Columbians are familiar with the three R’s approach to waste management: reduce, reuse and recycle. But a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Wilderness Committee shows that while we have made progress in recycling, we need to focus on reducing and
- [Fossil fuel divestment necessary in order to avoid “carbon bubble”: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/fossil-fuel-divestment-necessary-in-order-to-avoid-carbon-bubble-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s economy is experiencing a “carbon bubble” that could have significant consequences for Canada’s financial markets and pension funds, according to a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Between two-thirds and four-fifths of known fossil fuel reserves have been deemed to be "unburnable
- [Federal spending cuts disproportionately focused on services: analysis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/federal-spending-cuts-disproportionately-focused-on-services-analysis/) - 28,700 federal public service jobs to be cut by 2016 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Despite assurances by the federal government that spending cuts would target the “back office” and avoid cuts to services, a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds spending cuts have disproportionately focused on service delivery.
- [Close pay gap between men and women: report](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/close-pay-gap-between-men-and-women-report/) - TORONTO – A new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-Ontario) report challenges the Ontario government to take 10 steps to close the province’s persistent pay gap between men and women. The report, 10 Ways To Close Ontario’s Gender Pay Gap, shows women in Ontario still earn 28 per cent less than men – despite increased levels
- [Procurement of Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships contains Titanic blunder, report finds](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/procurement-of-arctic-offshore-patrol-ships-contains-titanic-blunder-report-finds/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – A new report examining the government’s plans to build Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Titanic Blunder: Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships on course for disaster was written by University of British Columbia political science professor Michael Byers, and
- [BC’s public sector the smallest in Canada; public services short-staffed](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/bc-s-public-sector-the-smallest-in-canada-public-services-short-staffed/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – A report released today finds that spending cuts and staff reductions have seriously weakened BC’s public sector, which is the smallest in Canada when measured as a share of the population. “The message to the public has been that public sector employment can be cut – usually in
- [Gender gap leaves Canadian women "leaning in" for the next 228 years: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/gender-gap-leaves-canadian-women-leaning-in-for-the-next-228-years-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Without a change in public policy, Canada’s gender gap won’t go away anytime soon, says a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by CCPA Research Associate Kate McInturff, looks at Canada’s progress in closing the gap between men and women over the
- [L’acquisition des navires de patrouille extracôtiers / de l'Arctique comporte une erreur digne du Titanic, selon un rapport d’expert](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/lacquisition-des-navires-de-patrouille-extracotiers-de-larctique-comporte-une-erreur-digne-du-titanic-selon-un-rapport-dexpert/)
- [Migrant Voices](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/migrant-voices/) - A ground-breaking report will be released on the steps of the Manitoba legislature today at noon. The report, by the Migrant Worker Solidarity Network and The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba, gives a voice to Manitoba's migrant farm workers. Approximately 400 migrant labourers, mostly Mexican men, come to Manitoba each summer under Canada's Seasonal Agricultural
- [2013 living wage calculation: costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver rising faster than inflation](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2013-living-wage-calculation-costs-of-raising-a-family-in-metro-vancouver-rising-faster-than-inflation/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – $19.62 is the 2013 Vancouver living wage, according to a report released today that calculates the hourly wage that two working parents with young children must earn to cover the real costs of raising a family. Working for a Living Wage 2013: Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family
- [The answer to Toronto’s $2.5 billion transit question](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-answer-to-toronto-s-2-5-billion-transit-question/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-Ontario) lays out a compromise solution to political gridlock over how to pay for the region’s $2.5 billion in planned public transit expansion. Toronto’s $2.5 Billion Question: GTA and Hamilton Public Transit Expansion Revenue Options, by economist Hugh Mackenzie, weighs
- [Future of Canada’s submarine program is in doubt, report finds](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/future-of-canada-s-submarine-program-is-in-doubt-report-finds/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – A new report on the future of Canada’s submarine program has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “That Sinking Feeling: Canada’s Submarine Program Springs a Leak” was written by University of British Columbia political science professor Michael Byers
- [That Sinking Feeling](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/that-sinking-feeling/) - Canada’s Submarine Program Springs a Leak Download 2.18 MB58 pages The Royal Canadian Navy projects that its (second-hand) Victoria-class submarine fleet will reach the end of their life cycle by 2030. A plague of serious mechanical problems suggests an even earlier date. However, the replacement of Canada’s submarines was not included in the National Shipbuilding
- [Province must get serious about tracking industrial water use and ensure that major consumers pay their fair share, new report finds](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/province-must-get-serious-about-tracking-industrial-water-use-and-ensure-that-major-consumers-pay-their-fair-share-new-report-finds/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – The BC government has a poor handle on how much water major industries are using, even though those industries are expanding and climate change is altering stream and river flows, a new report concludes. Released today by the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance and the Canadian Centre for
- [Gov’t investment in postsecondary education more than pays for itself: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/gov-t-investment-in-postsecondary-education-more-than-pays-for-itself-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA— Public investment in postsecondary education is paid back to governments in full and helps to reduce the financial risks taken on by students, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by economist and CCPA Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie,
- [Premier Wall's employment record lags Calvert and Blakeney](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/premier-wall-s-employment-record-lags-calvert-and-blakeney/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Regina – A new policy brief from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Saskatchewan Office, The Great Wall Ties Chairman Calvert’s Five-Year Plan: Employment Growth in the New Saskatchewan, challenges the provincial government’s spin regarding job creation. “Many of the Saskatchewan Party government’s much-vaunted employment records reflect seasonal fluctuations,” notes
- [40% of Indigenous children in Canada live in poverty: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/40-of-indigenous-children-in-canada-live-in-poverty-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Indigenous children in Canada are over two and a half times more likely to live in poverty than non-Indigenous children, according to a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and Save the Children Canada. The study disaggregates child poverty statistics and identifies three tiers of
- [Fast Facts: It's getting great](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/fast-facts-its-getting-great/) - Government investment in social housingOver the last few years, the Province of Manitoba has invested millions of dollars in renovating and providing resources in two public housing complexes in Winnipeg, Gilbert Park and Lord Selkirk Park. These investments have re-energized the two communities, and are making a positive difference in tenants' day-to-day lives. Along with
- [Changes to Special Needs Allowances: Costs more, does less for those in need](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/changes-to-special-needs-allowances-costs-more-does-less-for-those-in-need/) - Halifax—On August 8th, 2011, the Nova Scotia government made several changes that affect access to special needs allowances under the income assistance system. Last summer, the CCPA-NS began an analysis of these changes, interviewing stakeholders and holding a community forum. Today the report, Cornerstone Compromised: a critical analysis of the changes to special needs assistance
- [Canada lacks coherent response to end violence against women: Study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-lacks-coherent-response-to-end-violence-against-women-study/) - READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA— Progress on ending violence against women in Canada is stalled by the absence of a coherent national policy and consistent information about the levels of that violence says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). “The difficulty of collecting data about violence against women
- [Working together for fairness is possible: CCPA-NS shows the way](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/working-together-for-fairness-is-possible-ccpa-ns-shows-the-way/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax, NS – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia is pleased to release our latest report Working Together For Fairness. The report critically analyzes the current government’s record in five policy areas over the past four years and makes recommendations for progressive next steps. “We
- [Cost of university education to rise 13% over next four years: study](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cost-of-university-education-to-rise-13-over-next-four-years-study/) - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The average cost of tuition and compulsory fees for Canadian undergraduate students will rise by almost 13% over the next four years, from $6,610 this fall to an estimated $7,437 in 2016-17, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study looks
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## People

- [Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/hadrian-mertins-kirkwood/)
- [Ricardo Tranjan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/ricardo-tranjan/)
- [Andrew Longhurst](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/andrew-longhurst/)
- [Daniel Cerdas Sandí](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/daniel-cerdas-sandi/)
- [Jon Milton](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/jon-milton/)
- [David Macdonald](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/david-macdonald/)
- [Andy Regier](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/harold-newmarket/)
- [Cynthia Taylor](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/cynthia-taylor/)
- [Matt McLean](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/matt-mclean/)
- [Joel Swaan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/nathan-martindale/)
- [Christine Saulnier](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/christine-saulnier/)
- [Trish Hennessy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/trish-hennessy/)
- [Stuart Trew](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/stuart-trew/)
- [Marc Lee](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/marc-lee/)
- [Peter Miller](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/fadi-ennab/) - Anti-racism and Migration
- [Michelle Lark](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/bernice-pontanilla/)
- [Sarah Zell](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/kyle-mason/)
- [Peggy Nash](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/peggy-nash-executive-director/)
- [Gina Gill Hartmann](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/gina-gill-hartmann/)
- [Niall Harney](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/niall-harney/)
- [Amanda Klang](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/amanda-klang/)
- [Molly McCracken](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/molly-mccracken/)
- [Erika Shaker](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/erika-shaker/)
- [Katherine Scott](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/katherine-scott/)
- [Simon Enoch](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/simon-enoch/)
- [Jess Klassen](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/jess-klassen/)
- [Tracy Zambory](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/tracy-zambory/)
- [Rick Sawa](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/rick-sawa/) - PhD (University of Saskatchewan), Research Interests: Education, Trade, Water.
- [Cheryl Stadnichuk](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/cheryl-stadnichuk/) - Research Interests: Public health, Privatization, Public-Private Partnerships (P3).
- [Andrew Stevens](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/andrew-stevens/) - PhD (Queen's University). Research Interests: Sociology of work, Labour studies, and Industrial relations
- [Abe Mejia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/abe-mejia/)
- [Kim Wilson](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/kim-wilson/)
- [Colleen Bell](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/colleen-bell/)
- [Charles Smith](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/charles-smith-2/) - PhD (York University), Research Interests: Organized Labour and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Law, Politics and Collective Bargaining in Canada, Canadian Provincial Politics
- [Sarah Cooper](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/sarah-cooper/) - Housing policy, housing and community development; planning in colonial contexts, Indigenous planning; neoliberal urbanism; community-based research
- [Shauna MacKinnon](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/shauna-mackinnon/) - Adult Education, Poverty Reduction
- [Susan Prentice](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/susan-prentice/) - Family, Child Care Policy
- [Tim Sale](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/tim-sale/) - Federal Housing Policy
- [Ray Silvius](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/ray-silvius/) - Political Economy
- [Michael Barkman](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/michael-barkman/)
- [Marleny M. Bonnycastle](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/marleny-m-bonnycastle/) - Refugee women, Homelessness, FASD, Northern Issues, Community-Based Research
- [Patrick Falconer](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/patrick-falconer/) - Labour, Training
- [Mark Hudson](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/mark-hudson/) - Green Jobs, Climate, Oil Sands Extraction, Forest Management
- [Peter Kulchyski](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/peter-kulchyski/) - Community Economic Development
- [Linsday Larios](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/linsday-larios/)
- [Paul Moist](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/paul-moist/)
- [Maureen Simpkins](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/maureen-simpkins/) - City planning, participatory research, northern issues, homelessness, gender
- [Owen Toews](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/owen-toews/) - Racial capitalism
- [Kirsten Bernas](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/kirsten-bernas/)
- [Jerry Buckland](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/jerry-buckland/) - Faculty Member, International Development Studies, University of Winnipeg
- [Jill Buckluschuck](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/jill-buckluschuck/)
- [Lawrence Deane](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/lawrence-deane/) - Housing
- [Julie Guard](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/julie-guard/) - Labour
- [Jesse Hajer](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/jesse-hajer/)
- [Ian Hudson](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/ian-hudson/) - Provincial Budget, Taxation
- [Kathy Mallett](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/kathy-mallett/) - Early Learning, Aboriginal Education, Inner-City
- [Jacqueline Romanow](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/jacqueline-romanow/) - Indigenous rights, natural resources and economic development
- [Jim Silver](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/jim-silver/) - Inner City, Indigenous Issues
- [David Alper](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/david-alper/) - Housing, health and social policy
- [Fletcher Baragar](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/fletcher-baragar/) - Associate Professor, Economics, University of Manitoba
- [Elizabeth Comack](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/elizabeth-comack/) - Gender, Social Justice
- [Annette Desmarais](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/annette-desmarais/) - Agriculture, food policy and food systems
- [Bronwyn Dobchuck-Land](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/bronwyn-dobchuck-land/) - Criminal Justice
- [Anne Lindsey](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/anne-lindsey/) - Environment, Community Development, Health
- [Andrew Lodge](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/andrew-lodge/) - Community Health
- [Andrew Woolford](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/andrew-woolford/) - Crime, Aboriginal issues
- [Adele Perry](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/adele-perry/)
- [Wayne Antony](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/wayne-antony/)
- [Brianne Goertzen](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/brianne-goertzen/)
- [Keith Lowe](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/keith-lowe/)
- [Max Paches](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/max-paches/)
- [Tim Smith](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/tim-smith/)
- [Tania Jarzebiak](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/tania-jarzebiak/)
- [Howie West](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/howie-west/)
- [Gary Fenn](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/gary-fenn/)
- [Larry Brown](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/larry-brown/)
- [Taylor Bendig](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/taylor-bendig/) - Research Interests: Privatization, Contracting out, Privacy and freedom of information
- [Mark Bigland-Pritchard](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/mark-bigland-pritchard/) - PhD (University of Sheffield), Research Interests: Energy and climate policy, Nuclear policy, Environmental assessment
- [Paul Gingrich](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/paul-gingrich/) - Research Interests: Income inequality, Poverty, Post-secondary education, Immigration and integration
- [Priscilla Settee](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/priscilla-settee/) - PhD (University of Manitoba), Research Interests: Indigenous Foods, Food Sovereignty, Indigenous Women's Rights, Impact of Globalization on Indigenous Peoples, Protection of Biodiversity, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Social Economies in Indigenous Communities
- [Michelle Stewart](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/michelle-stewart/) - PhD (University of California, Davis), Research Interests: Political and legal anthropology, Contemporary policing practices, Medical anthropology, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
- [Jason Demers](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/jason-demers/) - PhD (University of Toronto), Research Interests: Prison policy; Race and incarceration; Incarceration and human rights; Prison privatization; Prison writing; Cultural representations of incarceration; Literature and social justice.
- [James Gacek](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/james-gacek/) - PhD (University of Edinburgh), Research Interests: (1) corrections and community justice; and (2) environmental crimes, harms and justice. He continues to extensively publish in sociological and criminological reviews, journals and international fora, particularly in areas of incarceration; genocidal carcerality; critical issues in media, justice, and security studies; the exploitation of human-animal relations; sex work, indecency and obscenity jurisprudence; and the broader politics of judicial reasoning.
- [Joyce Green](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/joyce-green/) - PhD (University of Alberta), Research Interests: Canadian politics, Electoral reform, Colonialism and decolonization matters in Canada
- [Marc Spooner](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/marc-spooner/) - PhD (University of Ottawa), Research Interests: Standardized testing and assessment, Post-secondary education and audit culture, Poverty and homelessness.
- [David Campanella](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/david-campanella/) - Research Interests: Political Economy, Privatization.
- [Emily Eaton](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/emily-eaton/) - PhD (University of Toronto), Research Interests: Resource development policy and impacts, Saskatchewan's oil industry, Farmers and ranchers living amid oil, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, Carbon Capture at Boundary Dam, the corporate power of the carbon extractive industries in SK
- [Clare Polster](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/clare-polster/) - PhD (York University), Research Interests: Higher education policy, University corporatization, The privatization of public knowledge; Strategies to revitalize public serving universities.
- [Brian Banks](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/brian-banks/) - Research Interests: Income inequality, Poverty, Environmental sustainability.
- [Cathy Holtslander](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/cathy-holtslander/) - Research Interests: Agricultural policy, with expertise in seed issues, Trade agreements, GMOs, Organic agriculture, Supply management, Climate change, Biodiversity, Agroecology.
- [Robert Chernomas](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/robert-chernomas/) - Health Economics, Post Secondary Education
- [Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/sabreena-ghaffar-siddiqui/)
- [Rob Gillezeau](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/rob-gillezeau/)
- [Thevaki Thevaratnam](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/thevaki-thevaratnam/)
- [Mike Belmore](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/mike-belmore/)
- [Monica Rusnak](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/monica-rusnak/)
- [Michael Spitale](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/michael-spitale/)
- [Moya Teklu](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/moya-teklu/)
- [Dave Campanella](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/dave-campanella/)
- [Igor Delov](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/igor-delov/)
- [Filomena Ferraro](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/filomena-ferraro/)
- [Angele Alook](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/angele-alook/) - Angele is an Assistant Professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at York University. As a member of Bigstone Cree Nation in Treaty 8 territory, her research has mainly focused on the political economy of oil and gas in Alberta. She specializes in Indigenous feminisms, life course approaches, Indigenous research methodologies, cultural identity, and the sociology of family and work. She is a co-investigator on the SSHRC-funded (Partnership Grant) Corporate Mapping Project, where she completed research with the Parkland Institute on Indigenous experiences in Alberta’s oil industry and its gendered impact on working families. Angele is also a member of the Just Powers research team, a SSHRC-funded Insight Grant.
- [Dania Majid](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/dania-majid/)
- [Archana Rampure](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/archana-rampure/)
- [Brynne Sinclair-Waters](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/brynne-sinclair-waters/)
- [Beyhan Farhadi](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/beyhan-farhadi/) - Beyhan is a postdoctoral researcher, secondary teacher, and an advocate for a fully-funded and inclusive public education system. She currently works with Dr. Sue Winton at York University on policy enactment in secondary schools, researching the implementation of educational policy online during COVID-19 school closures. Beyhan holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Toronto (2019) and an MA in English from York University (2010). Her dissertation research examined the relationship between online learning and educational inequality in the Toronto District School Board. She is currently revising this dissertation for a book project with University of Toronto Press.
- [Anthony Morgan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/anthony-morgan/) - Anthony is a racial justice analyst with an expertise in addressing anti-Black racism. He is also a lawyer that has appeared at various levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and has represented the interests of African Canadians before the United Nations. Anthony’s column, Colour-Coded Justice, appears regularly in the CCPA’s magazine, The Monitor. A father to a wonderful little girl, Anthony is also a Toronto-based municipal public servant. He is completing an M.St. in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford, and holds an LL.B. and a B.C.L. from McGill University.
- [Martine August](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/martine-august/) - Martine is an Assistant Professor in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo. Her research focuses on the political economy of housing and the pursuit of urban social justice, exploring themes related to gentrification, displacement, community organizing, public housing redevelopment, and the politics of social mix. Her current research focuses on the financialization of real estate in Canada, including multi-family apartments, student housing, and seniors housing. She was previously a postdoctoral fellow at Rutgers University, and worked as a housing policy advisor at the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, in the Housing Policy Branch and Homelessness Secretariat.
- [S. Ashleigh Weeden](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/s-ashleigh-weeden/) - Ashleigh is an award-winning rural futurist, feminist, and researcher. Her work focuses on the way people, place, and power dynamics are reflected in and affected by policymaking, particularly in rural contexts. A long-time advocate for community-engaged, place-based approaches to public policy, Ashleigh has spent her career championing locally-led innovation. She is currently completing her PhD in Rural Studies at the University of Guelph. Recognized as a thought leader on rural revitalization and contributor to a growing body of research on ‘the right to be rural,’ Ashleigh works to advance evidence-based policy and public sector leadership across a wide variety of critical portfolios, including infrastructure, innovation, and inclusive community economic development.
- [Tim Scarth](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/tim-scarth/)
- [Aminah Sheikh](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/aminah-sheikh/) - Aminah is a union and community organizer in Canada. Her love for organizing came from her late father who was a hospital worker at Sick Kids Hospital and a community leader. Her work is aimed at strengthening inter- worker solidarity and building workers' power globally. She completed her Bachelor of Arts at York University in Gender and Sexuality Studies and her Masters in Globalisation and Development with specialisation in Gender at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Connect with her @AminahSheikh.
- [Melanie Allison](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/melanie-allison/)
- [Letisha Toop](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/letisha-toop/)
- [Katie Loftus](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/katie-loftus/)
- [Jason Moores](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/jason-moores/)
- [Charlene Frenette](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/charlene-frenette/)
- [Anskia Gingras](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/anskia-gingras/)
- [Tony Clarke](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/tony-clarke/) - PhD
- [Toby Sanger](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/toby-sanger/)
- [Stephen Shrybman](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/stephen-shrybman/) - LLB
- [Steven Staples](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/steven-staples/)
- [Sean Geobey](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/sean-geobey/) - PhD candidate
- [Robin Shaban](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/robin-shaban/)
- [Pat Armstrong](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/people/pat-armstrong/) - PhD
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- [Tirer la sonnette d’alarme Répercussions de la COVID-19 sur le secteur des services de garde à l’enfance au Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/tirer-la-sonnette-dalarme-repercussions-de-la-covid-19-sur-le-secteur-des-services-de-garde-a-lenfance-au-canada/)
- [Turning Point? Time to Renovate Ontario's Education Funding Formula](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/turning-point-time-to-renovate-ontarios-education-funding-formula/)
- [Turning the Tide: Renewing Workers Compensation in Manitoba](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/turning-the-tide-renewing-workers-compensation-in-manitoba/)
- [Unconventional Wisdom: Lectures from the John Kenneth Galbraith Prize in Economics](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/unconventional-wisdom-lectures-from-the-john-kenneth-galbraith-prize-in-economics/)
- [Under Pressure: How Public Policy is Constraining Municipalities](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/under-pressure-how-public-policy-is-constraining-municipalities/)
- [Underinvesting in Our Future: Revenues and Expenditures of Saskatchewan School Boards from 2004 to 2014](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/underinvesting-in-our-future-revenues-and-expenditures-of-saskatchewan-school-boards-from-2004-to-2014/)
- [Undermining Wages in Nova Scotia: The Minimum Wage from 1976 - 2002](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/undermining-wages-in-nova-scotia-the-minimum-wage-from-1976-2002/)
- [Understanding and Responding to the Rising Cost of Living in Manitoba](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/understanding-and-responding-to-the-rising-cost-of-living-in-manitoba/)
- [Understanding the Link Between Welfare Policy and the Use of Food Banks](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/understanding-the-link-between-welfare-policy-and-the-use-of-food-banks/)
- [Understanding Union Security and its Effects](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/understanding-union-security-and-its-effects/)
- [Disaster in the Making: The Quiet Erosion of Canada’s Regulation System](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/disaster-in-the-making-the-quiet-erosion-of-canadas-regulation-system/)
- [An Over-the-Top Exemption: It’s Time to Fairly Tax and Regulate the New Internet Media Services](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/an-over-the-top-exemption-its-time-to-fairly-tax-and-regulate-the-new-internet-media-services/)
- [A prescription for savings: Federal revenue options for pharmacare and their distributional impacts on households businesses and governments](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/a-prescription-for-savings-federal-revenue-options-for-pharmacare-and-their-distributional-impacts-on-households-businesses-and-governments/)
- [Unearth this buried treasure: adult education in Manitoba](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/unearth-this-buried-treasure-adult-education-in-manitoba/)
- [Unearthing Resistance: Aboriginal Women in the Lord Selkirk Park Housing Developments](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/unearthing-resistance-aboriginal-women-in-the-lord-selkirk-park-housing-developments/)
- [Unfinished Business: A Parallel Report on Canada’s Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/unfinished-business-a-parallel-report-on-canadas-implementation-of-the-beijing-declaration-and-platform-for-action/)
- [The Unheard Speak Out: Street Sexual Exploitation in Winnipeg](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/the-unheard-speak-out-street-sexual-exploitation-in-winnipeg/)
- [The Unintended Consequences of Outsourcing Cleaning Work](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/the-unintended-consequences-of-outsourcing-cleaning-work/)
- [The Union Card: A Ticket Into Middle Class Stability](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/the-union-card-a-ticket-into-middle-class-stability/)
- [Unions and Democracy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/unions-and-democracy/)
- [Unions Boost Democracy and Prosperity for All](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/unions-boost-democracy-and-prosperity-for-all/)
- [Unions in a Democratic Society: A Response to the Consultation Paper on the Renewal of Labour Legislation in Saskatchewan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/unions-in-a-democratic-society-a-response-to-the-consultation-paper-on-the-renewal-of-labour-legislation-in-saskatchewan/)
- [United Parcel Service (UPS) v. Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/united-parcel-service-ups-v-canada/)
- [Unpacking the Housing Numbers: How Much New Social Housing is BC Building?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/unpacking-the-housing-numbers-how-much-new-social-housing-is-bc-building/)
- [Unlimited License: An Analysis of the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee's Report on Patenting Higher Life Forms](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/unlimited-license-an-analysis-of-the-canadian-biotechnology-advisory-committees-report-on-patenting-higher-life-forms/)
- [Unprepared for Peace? The Decline of Canadian Peacekeeping Training (and What to Do About It)](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/unprepared-for-peace-the-decline-of-canadian-peacekeeping-training-and-what-to-do-about-it/)
- [Precarious Temporary Agency Work in British Columbia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/precarious-temporary-agency-work-in-british-columbia/)
- [Predatory Lending A Survey of High Interest Alternative Financial Service Users](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/predatory-lending-a-survey-of-high-interest-alternative-financial-service-users/)
- [Preferential Treatment The History and Cost of Tax Exemptions Credits and Loopholes in Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/preferential-treatment-the-history-and-cost-of-tax-exemptions-credits-and-loopholes-in-canada/)
- [Preparing BC for Climate Migration](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/preparing-bc-for-climate-migration/)
- [A prescription for savings Federal revenue options for pharmacare and their distributional impacts on households businesses and governments](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/a-prescription-for-savings-federal-revenue-options-for-pharmacare-and-their-distributional-impacts-on-households-businesses-and-governments-2/)
- [Private Gain or Public Interest? Reforming Canada's Oil and Gas Industry](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/private-gain-or-public-interest-reforming-canadas-oil-and-gas-industry/)
- [Private Profit at a Public Price Deciding the Future of the Public-Private Partnership Schools in Nova Scotia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/private-profit-at-a-public-price-deciding-the-future-of-the-public-private-partnership-schools-in-nova-scotia/)
- [Privatization & Declining Access to BC Seniors’ Care An urgent call for policy change](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/privatization-declining-access-to-bc-seniors-care-an-urgent-call-for-policy-change/)
- [A Profitable Brew A Financial Analysis of the SLGA and Its Potential Privatization](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/a-profitable-brew-a-financial-analysis-of-the-slga-and-its-potential-privatization/)
- [Profiting From a Manufactured Housing Crisis](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/profiting-from-a-manufactured-housing-crisis/)
- [In Progress Child care fees in Canada 2019](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/in-progress-child-care-fees-in-canada-2019/)
- [Progress on Women’s Rights: Missing in Action A Shadow Report on Canada’s Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/progress-on-womens-rights-missing-in-action-a-shadow-report-on-canadas-implementation-of-the-beijing-declaration-and-platform-for-action/)
- [Promises to Keep The Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Card 1989-2001](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/promises-to-keep-the-nova-scotia-child-poverty-report-card-1989-2001/)
- [Prosperity for All An Alternative Economic Path for Newfoundland and Labrador](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/prosperity-for-all-an-alternative-economic-path-for-newfoundland-and-labrador/)
- [Protecting the Crowns The Role and Value of Public Enterprises in BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/protecting-the-crowns-the-role-and-value-of-public-enterprises-in-bc/)
- [Provincial call for Winnipeg Public-Private Partnership for Sewage Stinks](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/provincial-call-for-winnipeg-public-private-partnership-for-sewage-stinks/)
- [Public Forests Public Returns A Way Forward for Ontario](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/public-forests-public-returns-a-way-forward-for-ontario/)
- [From Public Good to Private Exploitation Electricity Deregulation Privatization and Continental Integration](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/from-public-good-to-private-exploitation-electricity-deregulation-privatization-and-continental-integration/)
- [Public Housing Risks and Alternatives Uniacke Square in North End Halifax](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/public-housing-risks-and-alternatives-uniacke-square-in-north-end-halifax/)
- [Redesigning HRM: What will happen to Uniacke Square?](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/redesigning-hrm-what-will-happen-to-uniacke-square/)
- [From Public Servants to Corporate Employees The BC Government’s Alternative Service Delivery Plan in Practice](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/from-public-servants-to-corporate-employees-the-bc-governments-alternative-service-delivery-plan-in-practice/)
- [Public Solutions to Health Care Waitlists](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/public-solutions-to-health-care-waitlists/)
- [Punching Below Their Weight Why Canada and Mexico are so important to the United States yet so impotent in Washington](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/punching-below-their-weight-why-canada-and-mexico-are-so-important-to-the-united-states-yet-so-impotent-in-washington/)
- [Putting Canadians At Risk How the federal government's deregulation agenda threatens health and environmental standards](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/putting-canadians-at-risk-how-the-federal-governments-deregulation-agenda-threatens-health-and-environmental-standards/)
- [Putting Fairness Back Into Women's Pay The Case for Pay Equity in Ontario](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/putting-fairness-back-into-womens-pay-the-case-for-pay-equity-in-ontario/)
- [Putting Health First Canadian Health Care Reform Trade Treaties and Foreign Policy](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/putting-health-first-canadian-health-care-reform-trade-treaties-and-foreign-policy/)
- [Putting Health First Canadian Health Care Reform in a Globalizing World](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/putting-health-first-canadian-health-care-reform-in-a-globalizing-world/)
- [A Quarter Century of Economic Inequality in Canada 1981-2006](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/a-quarter-century-of-economic-inequality-in-canada-1981-2006/)
- [Working for a Living Not Living for Work Living Wages in the Maritimes 2018](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/working-for-a-living-not-living-for-work-living-wages-in-the-maritimes-2018/)
- [Working for a Living Wage Making paid work meet basic family needs in Metro Vancouver: 2023 Update](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/working-for-a-living-wage-making-paid-work-meet-basic-family-needs-in-metro-vancouver-2023-update/)
- [UNSPUN: Manitoba Provincial Election Commentary E-Book 2016](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/unspun-manitoba-provincial-election-commentary-e-book-2016/)
- [Upstairs Downstairs and in Between: The Assets and Debts of British Columbians](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/upstairs-downstairs-and-in-between-the-assets-and-debts-of-british-columbians/)
- [Upzoning Metro Vancouver’s Low-density Neighbourhoods for Housing Affordability](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/upzoning-metro-vancouvers-low-density-neighbourhoods-for-housing-affordability/)
- [Value For Money? Cautionary lessons about P3s from British Columbia](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/value-for-money-cautionary-lessons-about-p3s-from-british-columbia/)
- [The Vanishing Efficiency Gains of Debt Repayment: Alternative Federal Budget 2006: Technical Paper #2](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/the-vanishing-efficiency-gains-of-debt-repayment-alternative-federal-budget-2006-technical-paper-2/)
- [The View From Here 2015 Manitobans call for a renewed poverty reduction plan](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/the-view-from-here-2015-manitobans-call-for-a-renewed-poverty-reduction-plan/)
- [In A Voice of Their Own Urban Aboriginal Community Development](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/tag/in-a-voice-of-their-own-urban-aboriginal-community-development/)

## Projects

- [Think Upstream](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-think-upstream/)
- [New Economy Initiative (MB)](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-new-economy-initiative-mb/)
- [Understanding Precarity in BC](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-understanding-precarity-in-bc/)
- [Manitoba Research Alliance](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/manitoba-research-alliance/)
- [Social Watch](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-social-watch/)
- [Good Economy Project](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-good-economy-project/)
- [Seniors Care](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-seniors-care/)
- [Labour Matters](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-labour-matters/)
- [Education Project](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-education-project/)
- [Resource Economics Project (BC)](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-resource-economics-project-bc/)
- [Economic Security Project (BC)](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-economic-security-project-bc/)
- [Alternative Federal Budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-alternative-federal-budget/)
- [Ontario Alternative Budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-ontario-alternative-budget/)
- [Nova Scotia Alternative Budget](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-nova-scotia-alternative-budget/)
- [Trade and Investment Research Project](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-trade-and-investment-research-project/)
- [Corporate Mapping Project](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-corporate-mapping-project/)
- [Growing Gap](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-growing-gap/)
- [Making Women Count](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-making-women-count/)
- [Climate Justice Project](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-climate-justice-project/)
- [Public Interest Research Project (BC)](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/category-public-interest-research-project-bc/)
- [Colour-Coded Canada](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/colour-coded-canada/)
- [Rental Housing](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/rental-housing/)
- [Beyond Recovery](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/beyond-recovery/)
- [Ontario](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/ontario/)
- [TIRP](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/tirp/)
- [Manitoba Alternative Budgets](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/manitoba-alternative-budgets/)
- [Alternative Municipal Budget - Winnipeg](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/alternative-municipal-budget-winnipeg/)

## Team Offices

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## Reports

- [CEO Pay](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/our-reports/ceo-pay/)
- [Ontario Alternative Budget 2003: Budget Document](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/our-reports/ontario-alternative-budget-2003-budget-document/)
- [Transforming Saskatchewan’s Electrical Future (Part 2)](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/our-reports/transforming-saskatchewans-electrical-future-part-2/)

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