Updates from the CCPA
Families in Canada deserve affordable child care, but costs vary widely across Canada. Many Canadians don’t know that Quebec has the least expensive child care in the country at $7.30/day. Quebec’s...
April 15, 2015 |
National Office Economist David A Green has thoroughly reviewed the academic literature and found no evidence that a $15 minimum wage would cause harm — on the contrary, it would benefit families and reduce poverty...
April 14, 2015 |
BC Office It takes a lot for working parents to get by in Toronto, especially when you consider what it actually costs to rent an apartment, pay hydro bills, own a vehicle, take the TTC, buy groceries, and pay...
April 13, 2015 |
National Office, Ontario Office Yesterday, the Nova Scotia government released a provincial budget that shocked and concerned many. Instead of a proactive budget, the government whipped up hysteria about the deficit and debt...
April 10, 2015 |
Nova Scotia Office Executives from more than 100 companies, from all sectors of the economy, were surveyed by the Bank of Canada. And they all seem to say the same thing: falling oil prices are pulling everyone down—...
April 8, 2015 |
National Office In June 2010, the Canadian government unveiled a grand experiment in data collection. In the name of privacy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper ended the mandatory long-form census for the country and...
April 8, 2015 |
Ontario Office CCPA trade policy researcher Scott Sinclair appeared on the Julianna Forlano show (WBAI radio in NYC) to discuss the leaked investment chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which was released on...
April 7, 2015 |
National Office Our new study looks at the transportation choices of Vancouver parents of young kids. Author Arlene McLaren was surprised to find that despite the challenges — tired kids, bulky strollers, busy...
April 2, 2015 |
BC Office The federal budget may be missing in action, but the CCPA—along with leading Canadian economists and over a hundred members of civil society—have been hard at work. On March 19th, we released the...
March 30, 2015 |
National Office Update: On March 26th, the Ottawa Citizen published an op-ed co-authored by CCPA's Executive Director Bruce Campbell, Tim Gray (Environmental Defence), Éric Hébert-Daly (Canadian Parks and Wilderness...
March 30, 2015 |
National Office In this election year, some politicians are putting the focus on terrorism. But should they be putting the economy first? Armine Yalnizyan joined the Sunday Panel on CBC's The National to talk about...
March 24, 2015 |
National Office A new report questions the long-term environmental sustainability of many elements of Saskatchewan's economic growth strategy. Building an Environmentally Sustainable Future for Saskatchewan:...
March 13, 2015 |
Saskatchewan Office Public attention in Canada is appropriately focused on proposed omnibus security legislation (Bill C-51) that, from most expert accounts, appears to unnecessarily weaken privacy protections and ...
March 10, 2015 |
National Office To find out why Seth Klein, Marc Lee and Iglika Ivanova are voting yes in the upcoming referendum, read our short primer.
Seth will be discussing the referendum on CBC's Early Edition at 6:40 AM and...
March 3, 2015 |
BC Office IMF economists provide new research confirming that higher union density contributes to better Gini coefficient scores. In other words: unions promote income equality. According to the report, "The...
March 2, 2015 |