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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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Offshore Oil and Gas Development in Atlantic Canada: A Bibliography
Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts Download 187.28 KB21 pages
Municipal taxation needs reforming
Tax increases are always controversial, but this year some Nova Scotians are particularly cranky about paying taxes and for good reason. I’m not talking about…
Minimum wage workers need a real raise
How much should the minimum wage increase? This is the question being considered by a committee reporting to the Minister of Environment and Labour. To…
CCPA-NS Newsletter
Winter 2005 Download 253.62 KB 4 pages
New opportunities for Nova Scotia
The provincial government finds itself facing a better financial position than it has in more than a decade. The Auditor General has pegged the forecast…
The Learning Tower of PISA
The recent release of results by the Project International Student Assessment (PISA) is always a subject for hand-wringing and apologetics on the part of Atlantic…
When Bush comes to town
John Hamm has asked us to welcome George Bush in a Nova Scotian manner. But being polite is frankly going to be difficult and it…
Nova Scotia fares poorly among Atlantic neighbours on measures of child poverty
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX: A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives assesses progress on several measures of…
Eroding Equalization
The issue of equalization has raised its barely comprehensible head once more. But just because it is complicated doesn’t mean it’s not important. So here…
Seven-day shopping won’t cure what ails us
Nova Scotians are having a plebiscite on Sunday shopping and debate on the issue is in full swing. The proponents of Sunday shopping have portrayed…
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