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Province can tackle fossil-flation with local clean energy
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press February 24, 2023 With the price of gas, groceries, utilities, mortgages and rent all up, Manitobans are feeling the squeeze of inflation. …
Fast Facts: Whose Freedom?
The Convoy that took over Ottawa for a month last year just met outside Winnipeg this past weekend. While the right to protest is an essential part of our democracy,…
Financialization of housing must be confronted
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press January 12, 2023 Government housing policy preferences are based on values, the most fundamental being the extent to which housing is viewed as…
Fast Facts: Manitoba Needs Programs like BUILD
A version of this article was published in the Winnipeg Free Press January 11, 2022 Just before the holidays, BUILD, Inc. announced the closure of its training program upon the…
The Impact of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Vulnerable Nova Scotians
Submission to the Standing Committee on Community Services by Christine Saulnier, Ph.D., Director, CCPA-NS Dealing with cost increases is possible if your income is rising or your income was already…
Fast Facts: Crowd Funding For Public Education?
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press Dec 5, 2022 Students knocking on doors to fundraise for classroom books, school libraries, and general school supplies was already a strange practice….
Severe climate events cost BC economy billions more than widely reported estimates, study finds
VANCOUVER — The costs to British Columbia’s economy from last year’s unprecedented heat dome, horrific wildfires, widespread flooding and crippling landslides could be more than $17 billion, making it the…
Fast Facts: Climate Action Requires Provincial Leadership
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press Dec. 1, 2022 All governments must heed the dire warnings from United Nations scientists for action on climate. The provincial government’s Made in…
NS Solutions: News and Commentary from the CCPA’s NS Office, November 2022
Nova Scotia’s Minimum Wage, Workers Deserve a Real Raise Supporting Rural, Low-Income Mothers in Nova Scotia: Pandemic Lessons, No One Benefits from a Two-Tiered University Professoriate The Nova Scotia Government Must Commit to Housing as…
Fast Facts: Stop the Education Property Tax Cut until We Have a Better Plan
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Nov 14, 2022 The Manitoba government’s plan to eliminate the education property tax – a tax that has funded our public schools…
Work Life: Provinces, including Manitoba are richer than they think
Across Canada, initial provincial budget projections early in the pandemic showed provinces would be struggling with large deficits for years to come. Since 2020-2021, these estimates have been adjusted, showing…
Work Life: A Roadmap for Adult Education in Manitoba
Manitoba is awash with problems. Many have been allowed to grow for decades. There is no quick fix. However, one part of a longer-term solution—and governments really must begin to…
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