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Keys to a housing secure future for all Nova Scotians—new report release
Halifax, NS— The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia with the Housing for All Working Group released the report, Keys to a housing secure future…
Investing in Care, Not Profit
Recommendations to transform long-term care in Ontario Download 362.38 KB20 pages The evidence is clear, overwhelming and tragic: Canada has a fundamental problem providing quality…
Eminent policy experts draw roadmap to end for-profit long-term care in Ontario
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – With licenses for more than 30,000 long-term care beds set to expire in 2025 and 15,000…
Thousands of users risk losing access to water as application deadline looms: government must act swiftly to avoid crisis
VANCOUVER – Thousands of non-domestic groundwater users across BC risk losing their historic water rights if they fail to apply for licences before a fast-approaching…
Fast Facts: Regulator’s failure puts water at risk
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 19, 2021 CanWhite Sands Corporation (CWS) has not yet received an environment licence from the Province of…
CCPA presentation to the federal finance committee
The time to invest in a short- and long-term COVID-19 recovery plan is now.
Education Property Tax Cuts Worsen Income Inequality in Manitoba
Download 621.06 KB4 pages The Education Property Tax Reduction Act will increase income inequality in Manitoba and will not help those impacted by COVID. Property…
The corporate-government power relationship: Capture and complicity
For more than four decades the economic paradigm that prioritized private market-led policy has been embraced by corporate, academic, bureaucratic and political elites.
Fast Facts: Nova Scotia Education Overhaul a Cautionary Tale for Manitoba
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press on Wednesday May 12, 2021 Public education is a public good that promotes well-being and citizenship for all.…
Seed is key to the kingdom
CUSMA puts Canada’s multi-billion dollar grain sector in jeopardy by giving new U.S. access to the Canadian grain handling system and regulatory change processes
Mother’s Day under COVID-19, again
Work and mental health are challenging many mothers
Long-term care reform: No time to waste
No more delays, not more excuses. It’s time to act.
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