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Depositors Beware
Cyprus-style bank “bail-ins” now also approved for Canada One of our most solidly entrenched assumptions, going back even to childhood, is that when we deposit our money in a bank,…
Canada’s Ongoing Involvement in Dirty Wars
Like the U.S., Canada is “outsourcing” warfare in Afghanistan The U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) published its latest of many reports last February, indicating that the United States has increasingly…
Fast Facts: It’s getting great
Government investment in social housing Over the last few years, the Province of Manitoba has invested millions of dollars in renovating and providing resources in two public housing complexes in…
Work Life: Poverty or Prosperity, Indigenous Children in Canada
As we celebrate National Aboriginal Day this year, we must also take the opportunity to consider the unacceptable conditions so many Canadian Aboriginal people struggle with. This reality is sadly…
Infographic: From Bad to Worse: Child Poverty Rates in Canada
From bad to worse: our infographic reveals Indigenous and non-Indigenous child poverty rates across Canada, based on our study Poverty or Prosperity: Indigenous children in Canada. The Atlantic and territorial…
The Latin American Revolution (Part XX)
Union in Colombia battles anti-union Canadian oil company In May 2012, the third edition of my report Profiting from Repression: Canadian Investment in and Trade with Colombia was published and…
The Harper Government’s War on Science
Many scientific programs terminated, many scientists fired Canada’s Information Commissioner, Suzanne Legault, is investigating the muzzling of federal scientists, but far more troubling is the actual elimination of scientific programs…
Infographics: Tax options for BC
In our report Progressive Tax Options for BC, we present many possible scenarios for reforming our tax system to increase revenues and make the system more fair. These images illustrate…
Seniors Fact Sheet: Social Support
Click here to download this fact sheet <PDF> Enhancing Social Support for Seniors Living in BC Although it is important for seniors to “age in place,” they must also be…
It Pays To Pay A Living Wage
Canadian communities are embracing “living wage” campaigns Work should lift us out of poverty. It’s a simple aspiration, an equation many of us believe in, but one that eludes far…
What Price, Austerity?
Hennessy’s Index: A number is never just a number Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the…
Seniors Fact Sheet: Housing
<Click here to download this fact sheet (PDF)> Affordable Housing Options for Seniors Living in BC Introduction BC’s provincial government has said it is committed to ensuring seniors can remain…
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