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Urgent action needed on income inequality in Nova Scotia: New report raises alarm, provides practical tool to tackle it
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax—In partnership with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS)…
Lessons from COVID-19: We are only as strong as our weakest link
There is a lot we still don’t know about COVID-19 (coronavirus) and how hard it will impact Canada. But one thing we’re learning: we are…
Protecting workers is key to protecting public health
Financial markets missed the memo about not panicking over COVID-19. They panicked, big time: several days of gut-wrenching drops that wiped more than 10% (or…
10 things to know about the 2020-21 Alberta budget
The 2020-21 Alberta budget was tabled on February 27, just four months after the previous post-election budget. Jason Kenney’s United Conservative government is cutting public…
Fast Facts: Change Starts Here
The Manitoba Alternative Provincial Budget 2020 One of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative Mb.’s most rewarding projects is putting together alternative municipal and provincial…
Fast Facts: Palliser Blaming, Punishing the Poor
This past week saw a new low with our provincial government singling out and imposing shame and burden on lower income families in Manitoba. Most…
Blockades aren’t the crisis. It’s the crumbling legitimacy of Canada’s democracy
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Budget Watch 2020: Taking stock 25 years after Beijing
Twenty-five years ago, 50,000 activists, diplomats and world leaders met at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, to plan for a world…
Winding Down BC’s Fossil Fuel Industries
Planning for climate justice in a zero-carbon economy Download 3.26 MB44 pages For British Columbia to meet its emissions targets and not perpetuate the climate…
Managed wind-down of BC’s fossil fuel industries good for climate, jobs and communities, new report
VANCOUVER — If BC is to meet its emissions targets and not perpetuate the climate crisis, it must phase out its fossil fuel industries by…
Fast Facts: Manitoba’s Losing its Edge:
It’s time to Reject Austerity First published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 3, 2020 January’s job numbers for Manitoba recently gained praise from Premier…
Change Starts Here
Manitoba Alternative Provincial Budget 2020 Download 3.53 MB148 pages The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba office launched its Alternative Provincial Budget (APB) which…
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