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Canada lacks coherent response to end violence against women: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA— Progress on ending violence against women in Canada is stalled by the absence of a coherent national policy and…
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40% of Indigenous children in Canada live in poverty: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Indigenous children in Canada are over two and a half times more likely to live in poverty than non-Indigenous children,…
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40 % des enfants autochtones du Canada vivent dans la pauvreté, selon une étude
lire l’etude ici. OTTAWA – Les enfants autochtones du Canada sont deux fois et demie plus susceptibles de vivre dans la pauvreté que les enfants non…
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The answer to Toronto’s $2.5 billion transit question
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-Ontario) lays out a compromise solution to political gridlock over…
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2013 living wage calculation: costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver rising faster than inflation
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – $19.62 is the 2013 Vancouver living wage, according to a report released today that calculates the hourly wage…
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Close pay gap between men and women: report
TORONTO – A new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-Ontario) report challenges the Ontario government to take 10 steps to close the province’s persistent pay…
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BC’s public sector the smallest in Canada; public services short-staffed
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – A report released today finds that spending cuts and staff reductions have seriously weakened BC’s public sector, which…
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Cutting infrastructure spending the wrong choice for Canada, says think tank
OTTAWA—Despite government claims to the contrary, today’s federal budget actually reduces infrastructure spending, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Building Canada Fund has…
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Avoid Austerity: Keep Newfoundland and Labrador’s economy strong, says report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. St. John’s, NL—At a time when global austerity measures are causing profound hardship among populations and are proving harmful to…
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Austerity doing Ontario more harm than good: report
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT. TORONTO – Ontario’s experiment with austerity in 2012 is contributing to an economic slowdown that demands a different…
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Property tax reform advocates team up for change
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia and the Nova…
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Bitumen development poses critical challenges for Canada: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A failure to carefully regulate the Canadian bitumen industry is putting Canada on a dangerous economic and environmental trajectory, says…
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