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Working toward an economically & socially just Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia office of the CCPA opened its doors in 1999. We raise debate and propose progressive economic & social policy alternatives that will get us closer to achieving a more economically and socially just—as well as environmentally sustainable—province and Atlantic region.
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Fast Facts: What kind of Economic Development Strategy requires a new convention centre?
The province’s NDP government has determined that its support of a new trade and convention centre in Halifax is in the best interest of all…
The Cost of Poverty in Nova Scotia
Download 759.83 KB34 pages The Nova Scotia Government’s 2009 Poverty Reduction Strategy sets out dual goals of reducing poverty and creating opportunities for prosperity. Inherent…
Poverty costs Nova Scotia over $1 billion a year
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX–The total economic cost of poverty in Nova Scotia is at least $1.5 to $2.2 billion dollars per year, accounting…
Nova Scotia must change energy cost politics
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax, Nova Scotia – It is time for Nova Scotia to focus on real energy affordability instead of…
Energy Cost Politics and the Environment in Nova Scotia
Reflections on the Government’s Backtrack on Mercury Emissions Download 334.83 KB 15 pages On July 22nd, 2010, the Government of Nova Scotia announced that it…
The Importance of the CCPA in Nova Scotia
In the policy milieu of the Maritimes, the Nova Scotia branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is showing itself to be a crucial…
Over-taxed or under-serviced, both or neither? Let’s get beyond the rhetoric in Atlantic Canada
The media report that the Canadian Taxpayers Foundation (CTF) wants to open up shop in Atlantic Canada. Is this a good thing for our region?…
Nova Scotia Alternative Budget calls for a new balance
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax, NS – The 11th Nova Scotia Alternative Budget entitled “Finding a New Balance: Building Capacity for Nova…
Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2010
Finding a New Balance: Building Capacity for Nova Scotia’s Future Download 1.33 MB54 pages Since 2000, the CCPA-NS has stimulated the dialogue on Nova Scotia’s economy through its alternative budget document, a tool to…
Back-to-Balance
“The Government of Nova Scotia has a serious problem,” states the Back to Balance website, “and needs your help to solve it.” The serious problem,…
Visioning Nova Scotia in 2020
Analyzing the current state of affairs in NS and searching for solutions In Nov. of 2009, the Nova Scotia office of the Canadian Centre for…
CCPA-NS responds to budget consultations
In The Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein shows that a perceived crisis can be used to frighten people into accepting unpopular “reforms” as “solutions,” such as…
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