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Women’s Poverty in Canada
Keynote Speech by Kate McInturff Kate McInturff, senior policy researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, gave a speech about women’s poverty in Canada…
Fast Facts: A welcoming home for refugees – removing the stigma and increasing the support
Refugees across Canada are facing a structural housing crisis. Stagnant shelter allowances for the Government Assisted Refugees eligible to receive them, a federal retreat from…
Manitoba Conservatives open door to privatization
Social service schemes announced this week by the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives to encourage private childcare and introduce Social Impact Bonds soften the ground towards privatization.…
Working for a Living, Not Living for Work
The Halifax Living Wage 2015 Download 745.11 KB67 pages This study uses the Canadian Living Wage Framework to calculate the living wage for Halifax. It…
The Number Games
Are the TFSA Odds Ever in Your Favour? Download 256.73 KB9 pages This report suggests that the federal budget’s claims regarding who would benefit from…
Infographic: TFSA Fact Check
The 2015 federal budget vehemently argued that raising the annual TFSA contribution ceiling from $5,500 to $10,000 would disproportionately benefit lower- and middle- income Canadians.…
Unjust treatment of farm workers should end
On September 15, the BC government will increase the general minimum wage by a measly 20 cents, from $10.25 to $10.45, and apply a 2%…
Our Schools/Our Selves: Spring 2015
Constellations of Black Radical Imagining: Black Arts and Popular Education This issue of Our Schools/Our Selves is a collective response to the demonstrable lack of educational…
“It’s Home”
Listening to Female Post-Secondary Students in Northern Manitoba, Canada Download 822.62 KB24 pages Our research study responds to questions: how do female students define and…
Fast Facts: Make Homelessness History
Homelessness has recently been much in the news, because of the tragic deaths of three homeless people in Winnipeg and also because of the Canadian…
Iglika’s wild idea: A living wage for all Canadians
CCPA-BC Senior Economist Iglika Ivanova presents her “wild idea” at Transforming Society: 5 Wild Ideas for a Better Future, an event hosted by Changemakers Vancouver, Upstream…
The Union Card
A Ticket Into Middle Class Stability Download 1.09 MB40 pages This report examines 30 years of unionization and income data to examine the impact of…
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