Saskatchewan Office Updates

A Profitable Brew: A Financial Analysis of the SLGA and Its Potential Privatization by David Campanella challenges a number of the government’s economic assumptions in regards to the proposed...
December 3, 2014 | Saskatchewan Office
Warehousing Prisoners in Saskatchewan: A Public Health Approach by Dr. Jason Demers illustrates how Saskatchewan boasts one of the most highly strained provincial prison systems in the country. SK...
October 6, 2014 | Saskatchewan Office
As the Federal government scrambles to enact reforms to its' embattled Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) in the wake of revelations of widespread abuse, the Saskatchewan government has voiced...
July 8, 2014 | Saskatchewan Office
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall – despite his past promise not to privatize our existing public liquor stores – now muses about selling off the entire public liquor system. Such a decision will...
June 5, 2014 | Saskatchewan Office
The Saskatchewan Office was honoured to receive a 2014 Community Connections Award in recognition of research excellence for our A Living Wage in Regina Project from the Community Research Unit at...
April 17, 2014 | Saskatchewan Office
The authors of "A Living Wage for Regina" discuss the Living Wage with the Social Policy Research Unit at the University of Regina. View the discussion here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=5lvP8FcKDP8
April 10, 2014 | Saskatchewan Office
Thanks to all of you who came out last night for dinner at Bushwakker's. It was a great success! The winning 50/50 ticket number is 1492662. If you have this ticket please contact the Saskatchewan...
April 9, 2014 | Saskatchewan Office
A Living Wage for Regina is $16.46/per hour. While Saskatchewan’s economy has outperformed the rest of the country for the pastfew years, many underserved groups have not benefitted from the province...
January 31, 2014 | Saskatchewan Office
On Thursday September 26th, the Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives presented a night with former Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Kevin Page at the University of...
October 18, 2013 | Saskatchewan Office
On Thursday September 26th, the Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives will be presenting a night with former Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Kevin Page at the...
August 6, 2013 | Saskatchewan Office
Applications are now being accepted for Next Up: a leadership program for young people committed to social and environmental justice. This is an amazing, intensive and transformative program the CCPA...
July 19, 2013 | Saskatchewan Office
  Beaverlodge Lake, a 57 square kilometer water body, and three other watersheds in northern Saskatchewan are seriously contaminated with uranium and selenium. Most of the contamination dates back to...
July 12, 2013 | Saskatchewan Office
Is the Wall government playing a shell game with provincial employment numbers? The government regularly issues press releases - repeated by the media - claiming record job creation. However, how...
June 26, 2013 | Saskatchewan Office
What can the Saskatchewan office do for you? Take a look at our new CCPA-Saskatchewan Prospectus to see all the ways the Saskatchewan Office impacts public debate in our province. Whether it's...
June 14, 2013 | Saskatchewan Office
Once the victim of hasty prairie settlement, the PFRA Community Pastures became grassland jewels through belated foresight and science-based planning. The termination of this world-class program was...
June 7, 2013 | Saskatchewan Office