Updates from the CCPA
On Wednesday, September 29th at 9:00 am the CCPA–MB is releasing its latest report at the Freight House (Door5), 200 Isabel Street. The launch is part of a one-day conference entitled “Building...
September 23, 2010 |
Manitoba Office The AFB has long argued that budgets are always about choices. Canada is a rich country and governments can and should spend our money on priorities that are important to us. Today, it was revealed...
September 21, 2010 |
The AFB 2011 process has begun anew with many new ideas for the 15th anniversary. Stay tuned with an RSS feed for AFB related developments.
September 17, 2010 |
The main argument that is typically made against the establishment of universal Pharmacare is economic in nature. However, a new CCPA report shows that the economic argument in favour of such a...
September 13, 2010 |
National Office The recession may be officially over, but six in 10 Canadians say they would be in financial trouble if their paycheque was delayed by just a week, according to a new national survey.
The survey...
September 13, 2010 |
National Office Despite many recent announcements from the provincial government (over 100 housing-related news releases in the last year), BC continues to face a serious lack of affordable housing. We partnered...
September 13, 2010 |
BC Office CCPA-Manitoba is releasing the 2010 Alternative Municipal Budget on Thursday September 9th at 10:30 a.m. at the Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre, 430 Langside Street.
This is a timely event as...
September 8, 2010 |
Manitoba Office
A Public Forum with Dr. Michael Rachlis
Health policy analyst, University of Toronto Associate professor and author of Prescription for Excellence: How Innovation is Saving Canada's Health...
September 3, 2010 |
Saskatchewan Office Join us on October 15th and 16th for a special evening with Trevor Herriot. A renowned prairie naturalist, essayist and commentator, Trevor will discuss the intersection of culture and nature on the...
September 1, 2010 |
Saskatchewan Office
Join us on October 4, 2010 for a one-day conference at the University of Toronto Scarborough celebrating the release of "Anti-Racism in Education: Missing in Action." The day will feature Charles C...
September 1, 2010 |
National Office A new CCPA study finds that for the first time in 30 years, six of Canada's hottest real estate markets are in a housing bubble. Canada’s Housing Bubble: An Accident Waiting to Happen examines trends...
August 31, 2010 |
National Office How exciting to see the little gold ribbons on our YouTube homepage! The CCPA's YouTube channel is the most viewed non-profit channel in Canada, and the second most subscribed non-profit channel in...
August 30, 2010 |
National Office, BC Office Many of us at the CCPA have been troubled by Canada's reaction to the arrival of 492 Tamil asylum seekers on the MV Sun Sea. Seth Klein, Director of our BC Office, put words to this discomfort in an...
August 23, 2010 |
National Office, BC Office The Education Project's latest publication is now in the bookstore. Climate Change -- Who's Carrying the Burden? The chilly climates of the global environmental dilemma, goes beyond the traditional...
August 19, 2010 |
National Office A new report by CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan warns that if past recessions are any guide, between 750,000 and 1.8 million more Canadians will be counted as poor before recovery is complete...
August 19, 2010 |
National Office