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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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Nova Scotia Budget a wedge, not a lever
There is an urgency for our government to use fiscal policy to promote a different kind of economic growth that no longer sacrifices the environment,…
We need a budget for the people
The Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2018 provides us with a blueprint READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX—The Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2018, released by the…
Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2018
A Budget For the People Download 656.44 KB30 pages The Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2018 is a blueprint of a budget for the people. The report…
Model Sites for Rural Midwifery in Nova Scotia: Built to Fail?
On Monday morning, there is a rally planned to try and save the South Shore Community Midwives, one of Nova Scotia’s rural midwifery programs. The…
Poverty solutions must address racial, gender and neighborhood inequities in HRM-new report on child and family poverty
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX — 13,690 children, almost one in five, were living in poverty in Halifax in 2015, according to a new fact…
Time for a new social contract to eradicate child and family poverty in Nova Scotia
The annual child and family poverty report card, published in partnership with Campaign 2000, is a reminder of how broken our social contract is, and…
2017 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
Download 1.14 MB46 pages This year’s Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia identifies a slight decrease in child poverty, with 1,600 children…
Time for a New Social Contract to Eradicate Child and Family Poverty
Halifax – The 2017 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia reveals that 35,870 children or more than 1 in 5 children…
Who will benefit from a $15 minimum wage in Nova Scotia?
The Issue: Nova Scotia has the lowest minimum wage in Canada On October 1, 2017, Nova Scotia became the province with the lowest minimum wage…
Encore budget offers pittance to tackle Nova Scotia’s real needs
The new provincial Liberal government budget is pretty lacklustre. We expected it to be much the same as the one tabled prior to the April…
Claims that gas price regulation costs consumers don’t stand up to scrutiny
Has gas price regulation in Atlantic Canada cost consumers $205 million in higher gas prices since provincial governments began regulating gas prices? This is the…
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