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Manitoba releases a long-awaited homelessness strategy: It must be election time
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press Saturday March 11, 2023 The Manitoba government released its Homelessness Strategy on February 28th. The primary questions being…
More risky liquor privatization legislation introduced by PC government
The Stefanson government’s full-on privatization of provincial liquor sales went into overdrive last week with the introduction of Bill 30. The new legislation provides a…
Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2023
Leave No One Behind Download 532.07 KB45 pages The Nova Scotia Alternative Budget is a collaborative Budget, involving stakeholders from many sectors of our province,…
Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2023: Leave No One Behind
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax/Kjipuktuk -The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2023: Leave No On Behind.…
More of Budget 2023 tax changes go to Manitoba’s richest 10% than bottom 50% combined
Statistical analysis of the Manitoba Government Budget 2023 changes to the Basic Personal Amount (BPA) and income tax brackets find the top 10% are slated…
Kids Can’t Wait: Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia in 2020
The widespread relief programs in the early days of the pandemic showed that it is indeed possible to quickly and dramatically reduce child poverty.
A bumpy ride
Bumpy Ride Spring 2022 Update: An analysis of the experiences of female workers from 2019 to 2021 reveals that Canada’s economic recovery has proven to be as unequal as the initial downturn.
Canada’s gender pandemic response
Canada’s federal response to gendered impacts of the pandemic was on par with other high-income countries. Roughly 30 per cent of programs introduced between March…
2022 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
Kids Can’t Wait Attachments Graphic A-CCPA 2022 Child Poverty-DRAFT v3.pdf Graphic B-CCPA 2022 Child Poverty-DRAFT v3.pdf Graphic C-CCPA 2022 Child Poverty-DRAFT v3.pdf Read the news…
2022 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
Kids Can’t Wait Download 653.73 KB53 pages The 2022 report provides child and family poverty rates for Nova Scotia, based on 2020 data. Nova Scotia’s child poverty…
Canada’s Gender Pandemic Response: Did it Measure Up?
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