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Fast Facts: Electing to house Canadians – or not?
Little has been said by the political parties about housing in the lead-up to the federal election on May 2. This is surprising, considering that…
Response to the Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Review Committee Report
Download 188.14 KB3 pages The Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Review Committee’s report is a very valuable resource document for understanding the situation of the most…
Silencing Dissent: The Conservative Record
Over the past five years, exercise of the fundamental freedom of speech in Canada has been curbed and discouraged by a federal government increasingly intolerant…
Fast Facts: Literacy, Women and Poverty
The Manitoba Government recently announced increased funding of $700,000 per year for adult literacy programs and Adult Learning Centres, bringing the yearly total to 20.6…
Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is
The Future of Dental Care in Canada Download 3.22 MB 44 pages The renegotiations of the federal-provincial-territorial health accord are on the horizon, and everyone is looking for a way…
From Charity to Entitlement
Look to history for best way to end persistent poverty I recently heard a caller to a radio talk-show complain about poor people turning to…
Our Schools/Our Selves: Spring 2011
Critical Mass: A primer for social change What do progressive people do when they realize that there are victories we can no longer take for…
The Charge of the Left Brigade
Changing governments can bring change only in a democracy George Bernard Shaw used to tell the story of how he encountered “the man who lost…
Democracy
Hennessy’s Index: A number is never just a number Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada…
Fast Facts: Housing Improvement Zones
A focused and grassroots approach to housing development On March 10, 2011, the Standing Committee on Property and Development recommended a move of $500,000 from…
Canada’s Colour Coded Labour Market
The gap for racialized workers Download 343.59 KB 20 pages This report draws on 2006 Census data to compare work and income trends among racialized…
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