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Manitoba Rent Assist shelter benefit came from community pressure: New report
WINNIPEG— A new paper released today documents some of the organizing history leading up to implementation of the Rent Assist shelter benefit and changes to…
Status First Nations child poverty rates deplorably high: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Almost half of status First Nations children live in poverty—by far the highest rate of child poverty of…
Future trade deals must give priority to people and planet over corporations: Report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Ottawa / Washington, D.C. / New York, NY / Mexico City, Mexico—With ratification of NAFTA 2.0 still up…
Fossil-Power Top 50 launched
Who’s who of Canada’s fossil fuel industry in a publicly accessible database (VANCOUVER) What do Suncor, Encana, the Royal Bank of Canada, the Fraser Institute…
The Monitor, July/August 2019
Conservatism, populism and crisis Download 6.97 MB Canada is addicted to oil. Like all addictions, ours is debilitating. It has erased the line between state…
Employment Insurance program is failing to support low-wage workers: Report
Just over one-in-four workers earning $15 or less per hour are eligible for benefits, despite their significant EI contributions CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL…
Canadian investors need to stop suing foreign governments over environmental-friendly policies
Canadian corporations are taking advantage of Canada’s free trade and investment agreements to undermine environmental policies in developing countries. And it’s putting the global fight…
The Monitor, May/June 2019
The Surveillance Economy Download 4.51 MB Google (Alphabet), Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon. They are among the world’s most valuable and most trusted companies, but increasingly…
Federal Budget Response 2019
Budget 2019 identifies important targets, but falls short of substantial change OTTAWA—Budget 2019, tabled today in the House of Commons, takes steps forward on municipal…
The Monitor, March/April 2019
Direct Action and the Strike Download 6.5 MB This May, Canada marks the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike, when tens of thousands of…
Saskatchewan’s Failing Report Card on Child Care
Download 765.97 KB16 pages Canada ranks very poorly among peer nations for overall quality and rates of access to regulated child care, with Saskatchewan ranking…
Early Childhood Educators in Nova Scotia feeling “unappreciated and underpaid,” results of new workforce survey reveals
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released a new report today that provides a snapshot of…
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