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Three decades lost: not even a 1% reduction in child poverty in Nova Scotia since 1989
It has been 30 years since the all-party resolution in the House of Commons to eliminate poverty among Canadian children by the year 2000. It…
Fast Facts: Time is Now for 2020 Vision
Need Manitoba Climate & Social Action Budget First published in the Winnipeg Free Press January 23, 2020 According to United Nations scientists we have just…
Work Life: How will the new federal government respond to an economic crisis?
This article first appears in The Monitor Jan/Feb 2020 Far from altering the risky behaviour that precipitated the 2008 financial crisis, bankers, financiers and corporate…
Three decades lost
Less than 1% reduction in child poverty in Nova Scotia since 1989 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax – In Nova Scotia there…
Social and Economic Trends: Taking Stock of Manitoba’s Social Housing Plan
In 2017 the federal government announced a 10-year, $40 billion National Housing Strategy (NHS) to “help reduce homelessness and improve the availability and quality of…
Fracking ban warranted to protect some of British Columbia’s biggest dams, FOI documents reveal
(Vancouver) Fracking should be immediately banned close to BC Hydro’s two existing Peace River dams as well as the Site C dam construction project until…
Familiarity Breeds Resistance: Harris-era parents know there’s nothing innovative about Ontario’s education cuts
I came of age as an activist and researcher when Mike Harris blustered his way into power in the 90s. His education minister, John Snobelen,…
The 2020s will be the decade of the Green New Deal
The idea of a Green New Deal—a radical and comprehensive transformation of the economy to cut greenhouse gas emissions while tackling inequality—has been gaining steam…
BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
January 2020 Download 2 MB12 pages In this issue: Celebrating excellence in research The Canada Pension Plan is fuelling the climate crisis Affordable non-market rental…
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