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Quebec was a hotbed of COVID-19 transmission—what went wrong?
Quebec took an authoritarian approach to COVID-19 instead of dealing with the elephant in the room: it was spread in workplaces, schools, health care facilities and institutions.
On n’y est pas encore
Pour se doter de services de garde à 10 $ par jour, il faut remédier au problème des déserts de services de garde au Canada…
The Transition to Adulthood for Young Adults with Disabilities in Manitoba: A “Winding Up-Hill Road”
Download 1.04 MB28 pages The Transition from school to adult life is often a stressful period as young adults face a multitude of changes and…
The Missing Piece in Health and Education
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 1, 2023 Although recent media coverage of our healthcare and education problems here in Manitoba has been…
Why did Canada’s housing and dental benefits have such low take-up rates?
We need to do better at getting benefits to those who need them.
A hit-and-miss budget: Canada’s 2023 federal budget moves on climate and dental—but avoids almost everything else
Investments in a clean economy, dental care, and a GST top-up stole the show; many other needed investments have gone missing.
Sask. Budget 2023: One weird trick to underfund public services
Faced with a crisis in health care and underfunded schools, the government of Saskatchewan is using its huge surplus to pay down the deficit.
Budget 2023/24 Does not Make Up for Seven Years of Health Care Cuts and Privatization
Manitoba health care is at a crossroads. From emergency care to home care, the entire system is at a breaking point caused by Pallister-era decisions…
A bumpy ride
Bumpy Ride Spring 2022 Update: An analysis of the experiences of female workers from 2019 to 2021 reveals that Canada’s economic recovery has proven to be as unequal as the initial downturn.
Canada’s gender pandemic response
Canada’s federal response to gendered impacts of the pandemic was on par with other high-income countries. Roughly 30 per cent of programs introduced between March…
2022 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Kids Can’t Wait
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX/KJIPUKTUK – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the 2022 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty…
2022 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
Kids Can’t Wait Download 653.73 KB53 pages The 2022 report provides child and family poverty rates for Nova Scotia, based on 2020 data. Nova Scotia’s child poverty…
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