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Wanda Thomas Bernard
Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard is professor emerita, Dalhousie University.
Nova Scotia Budget Doesn’t Meet Current Challenges
Halifax, NS – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-NS is concerned that even more people will be left behind because of holes in our safety net that the Nova Scotia…
Report lays out costed plan to help Ontario school students recover from pandemic disruptions
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—The Ontario government must boost annual education funding by $4.3 billion a year to help elementary and secondary school students recover from two years of…
Tuition fee hikes at Memorial University will erode its competitive advantage: study
Province’s fiscal plan could make students pay for one-third of deficit by 2025 OTTAWA—Planned tuition fee hikes and funding cuts at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) will erode the school’s…
Ottawa still has money to fight COVID-19 and ensure a just recovery for all
Fall economic statement limits new long-term investments OTTAWA—Today’s fall economic statement shows that the federal government still has significant room to spend in the fight against COVID-19 and move ambitiously…
New report reveals the pervasive influence of big foreign oil in Canadian politics
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Ottawa – A new report by the Council of Canadians and the BC and Saskatchewan offices of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives…
Rapport sur les travailleurs racialisés et autochtones dans des emplois à risque d’infection par la COVID-19
TORONTO—Selon un nouveau rapport du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), les travailleurs autochtones et racialisés ont été plus nombreux, tout au long de la pandémie, à occuper des emplois…
Racialized and Indigenous workers in jobs at high risk of COVID-19 infection: Report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Throughout the pandemic, a larger share of racialized and Indigenous workers have been in jobs that put them in close proximity to others, increasing their…
Provincial subsidies fuel logging of millions of additional old-growth trees
First Nation, environmental and former labour leaders demand answers VANCOUVER – First Nation, environmental and former union leaders say the BC government must immediately disclose how many millions more old-growth…
Province told in 2010 that too few employed at River Forecast Centre
Horrific floods underscore need for increased capacity VANCOUVER — The BC government was clearly warned over a decade ago that staffing levels at its River Forecast Centre (RFC) were far…
Un demi-million d’enfants grandissent en situation de pauvreté en Ontario, révèle un nouveau rapport
CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT TORONTO—Un demi-million d’enfants grandissent en situation de pauvreté en Ontario, révèle un nouveau rapport publié par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA). «…
Nova Scotia has the worst provincial child poverty reduction record over 30 years—shows the 2021 Report Card
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax, NS—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the 2021 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Worst…
Le Budget fédéral alternatif présente les « priorités essentielles » du nouveau Parlement
OTTAWA – Alors qu’un nouveau parlement minoritaire prend forme à Ottawa, le Budget fédéral alternatif (BFA) du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) présente les priorités politiques urgentes d’une relance…
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