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Taking a hammer to Steeltown: Ontario government cancels funding for Hamilton’s LRT project
With virtually no prior warning, the Ontario government announced on Monday, December 16—five days ago—that they had cancelled the Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, a…
Extending EI sickness benefits a big step in the right direction for ill and injured workers
The federal government’s commitment to extend employment insurance (EI) sickness benefits from 15 weeks to 26 weeks is a welcome and overdue expansion of the Canadian social…
Fast Facts: Upholding the Legacy of Joseph Zuken: Roz Usiskin Citizen Activist
In 2017, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba (CCPA-MB) assumed responsibility for the Joseph Zuken Citizen Activist Award, which was established in 1987. Joe Zuken…
Racism in the labour market is costing us all
There has been no shortage of talk about race and racism in Canada of late.
It’s all about tax cuts
In the past year and a half, the Ontario government has demanded that Ontarians sacrifice many vital public services to address an alleged fiscal crisis. But…
Fast Facts: Reducing drug and mental health harms:
State of the Inner City Report 2019 Since 2005, the State of the Inner City research project has collaborated with Winnipeg community-based organizations (CBOs) working…
Planning for a Build-Out of Affordable Rental Housing in Metro Vancouver
How many units and how much would it cost? Download 2.11 MB 12 pages New investments from the British Columbia and federal governments indicate a…
State of the Inner City Report 2019
Forest For The Trees: Reducing Drug and Mental Health Harms in the Inner City of Winnipeg Download 1.37 MB 60 pages The 2019 State of…
10,000 affordable non-market rental housing units needed annually to stem Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis
CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT. VANCOUVER–To fully address Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis, an ambitious program of building 10,000 new units of non-market rental housing…
Raising taxes to build Toronto is not just good — it’s necessary
Mayor John Tory’s plan to increase property taxes is good news for Toronto. If approved by city council, Tory’s plan would help the city raise…
Canada’s Colour Coded Income Inequality
Download 716.92 KB 26 pages This report uses 2016 Census data to compare work and income trends among racialized and non-racialized Canadians. Overall, the report finds…
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