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Living Wages in Nova Scotia 2023
Read the news release here.
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A Critical Assessment of Virtual Mental Health Care for Rural Nova Scotians
Download 1.17 MB8 pages The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on mental health and healthcare systems across Nova Scotia and the country. While demand…
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Filling Data Gaps in the Nova Scotia Housing Crisis
As it stands, the province relies on small non-profits for data collection—we need more to address the crisis.
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Lack of affordable housing in Nova Scotia requires urgent action
It’s time for the provincial government to step up for tenants
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Eastern Canada needs to speed up its climate transition
Organized opposition has already put the stop to a number of fossil fuel projects in Eastern Canada—it’s time to put the stake through the industry as a whole.
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Families in Nova Scotia Urgently Need Expansion of Licensed Child Care
Nova Scotia is making real progress on child care cost—now it’s time to expand spaces.
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Nova Scotia Budget Leaves Many Nova Scotians Behind
This budget could have been so much more than it is. Let’s break down how.
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Kids Can’t Wait: Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia in 2020
The widespread relief programs in the early days of the pandemic showed that it is indeed possible to quickly and dramatically reduce child poverty.
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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…
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Nova Scotia’s 2022: Wages, Work, Food and Fiona
2022 was a struggle for Nova Scotians, in many ways. The government can act to alleviate it.
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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…
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