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Fast Facts: Stop the Education Property Tax Cut until We Have a Better Plan
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Nov 14, 2022 The Manitoba government’s plan to eliminate the education property tax – a tax that…
Work Life: Provinces, including Manitoba are richer than they think
Across Canada, initial provincial budget projections early in the pandemic showed provinces would be struggling with large deficits for years to come. Since 2020-2021, these…
Women’s employment rate trending below spring highs
Bumpy Ride Fall 2022 Update #1: Labour market data from Fall 2022 shows an uneven recovery for women workers.
Canada Post – TD Bank partnership opens door to public postal banking
Postal workers have a plan to build alternatives to for-profit banking sector
Ottawa is flush with cash but signals caution as recession looms
The federal government just released its latest fiscal update. CCPA senior economist David Macdonald has the details.
Fast Facts: Manitobans with disabilities deserve income supports with dignity
Manitoba’s the Disability Support Act establishes a framework for providing financial assistance outside the Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) system to persons with prolonged and…
Fast Facts: Remembering Don Sullivan
Don Sullivan was an environmentalist, best described as an ecosocialist, and a highly skilled political activist. He played a lead role in many environmental campaigns…
Work Life: A Roadmap for Adult Education in Manitoba
Manitoba is awash with problems. Many have been allowed to grow for decades. There is no quick fix. However, one part of a longer-term solution—and…
Five things to know about Ontario’s strikebreaking law
The Ontario government just declared war on the constitutionally protected right to strike, using the notwithstanding clause.
Flush with cash
In March 2022 we published a report predicting that most provinces would be in fiscal surplus territory by the end of the 2021–22 fiscal year…
The Nova Scotia government must commit to housing as a human right
One of the critical causes of homelessness and the lack of affordable housing is government’s lack of commitment to protecting and advancing housing as a…
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