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The Monitor, Sept/Oct 2019
Election 2019: Thinking Bigger, Demanding Better Download 6.52 MB The pollster Nik Nanos claimed in June that climate change would be “one of the defining…
A Rising Tide to Lift All Boats
Recommendations for Advances to Nova Scotia’s Labour Standards Code Download 1.14 MB133 pages This report examines how Nova Scotia’s protections for workers compared to other…
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…
There’s nothing moderate about this Ontario budget
The public relations team in Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli’s office must have been high-fiving and smiling when they saw the news coverage of their…
Failing Grade: Manitoba Poverty Reduction Strategy and Budget 2019
Download 326.39 KB 12 pages “I grew up poor. I appreciate the reality that many Manitobans face. It’s very difficult for many Manitobans right now.…
CCPA spokespeople available for federal budget commentary and analysis
OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), will have the following representatives available for federal budget commentary and analysis: David Macdonald, CCPA Senior Economist Katherine…
Fast Facts: The Big Squeeze between City and Provincial Budgets
The Big Squeeze The City of Winnipeg budget is always affected by the provincial budget, but this year Mayor Bowman did his best to reverse…
Fast Facts: Social Impact Bonds
A Costly Innovation First published by the Winnipeg Free Press January 16, 2019 Social Impact Bonds or ‘SIBs’ are a relatively new mechanism for governments…
The State of Ontario’s Finances
Cutting through the fog ahead of the 2019 budget Download 342.09 KB12 pages In advance of the Ford government’s first Ontario budget, this report examines…
BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
January 2019 Download 2.99 MB12 pages In this issue: Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in BC Happy retirement, Dianne Novlan!…
CCPA Submission to BC Budget Consultations 2019
Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services of the Legislative Assembly of BC
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