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What’s driving inflation and how Ottawa can push back
Prepared remarks to the House of Commons finance committee’s study on inflation
Fast Facts: Policy Alternatives in the Face of Rising Prices:
Who will Bear the Burden? Media headlines and price tags alike are sending the message loud and clear: The cost of living is increasing, with…
Understanding and Responding to the Rising Cost of Living in Manitoba:
An Update for Workers, Lower-income Households and Allied Organizations Download 878.27 KB48 pages Media headlines and price tags alike are sending the message loud and…
BC Budget 2021—Missed opportunities and inadequate investments
VANCOUVER—The BC government made some needed investments in its 2021 budget for COVID-19 recovery, but there is scarce new funding for major priorities like child…
Another Year in Paradise
CEO pay in 2020 Download 992.32 KB25 pages Canada’s top CEOs had another fruitful year, this time amid the misery of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
What can governments do to combat inflation? A lot
Tackling inflation can be part of a public-led recovery—it only requires government to reduce or maintain prices in areas they control.
Big Oil in City Hall
Climate and Energy Politics in the Queen City Download 2.46 MB32 pages Big Oil in City Hall: Climate and Energy Politics in the Queen City…
Not all provinces protect their poorest from inflation
Despite the likely transitory nature of this inflation, many of the poorest Canadians won’t be protected.
A Disproportionate Burden
COVID-19 labour market impacts on Indigenous and racialized workers in Canada Download 581.29 KB31 pages This report examines the racial and gender lines in Canada’s…
Un fardeau disproportionné
Répercussions de la COVID-19 sur le marché du travail des autochtones et des personnes racialisées au Canada Download 1.08 MB35 pages Ce rapport analyse les…
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…
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