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The CCPA’s Ontario Office specializes in provincial and municipal issues. We deliver original, independent, peer-reviewed, non-partisan research.
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Canada needs a Digital New Deal
We find ourselves in at a point where we have the opportunity to push transformative policy change.
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No plans to spend $2.2 billion in found money, Ontario says
A multi-billion dollar budgetary windfall is an opportunity to tackle some of our most pressing challenges.
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Ontario’s plan for education hurts the most marginalized students
As classes across the province come to an end, it is time to take stock of Ontario’s approach to public education over the past year.…
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Is Doug Ford’s government planning to cut taxes next year? Such a move would be an unmitigated disaster for Ontario
Less than a year out from the next Ontario election, campaign planning is in full swing for all parties. At this stage we know few…
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Ontario’s fiscal plan doesn’t tell it like it is
Post-COVID budgets are built on cuts
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How to create a paid sick leave plan for Ontario
It’s not rocket science—a strong provincial sick leave plan can be created quickly by following a few basic principles.
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The Day of Mourning is April 28. The time for paid sick leave is now
For labour activists, it’s a sombre occasion—sadness layered over a base of quiet anger. But this year that anger won’t be quiet. Not a chance.
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With more than 250,000 households in arrears, it’s time for rent forgiveness
In the bigger COVID picture, rent arrears of $350 million is a small sum that could easily be cancelled with the will of governments and…
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Ontario pandemic school funding: a board-by-board, school-by-school analysis
What’s the true story about what’s happening at Ontario’s schools during the pandemic? Ricardo Tranjan examines funding across the province, school board by school board.
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Ontario budget: Tax hikes are the only sustainable option
Don’t expect any big surprises in the March 24th Ontario budget. The top-line numbers in the document are already well known, more or less, and so is the government that will deliver it.
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Making it easier for Ontarians to drink more isn’t a good idea
As 7-Eleven applies to serve beer and wine in 61 stores across Ontario, spare a thought for alcohol policy experts. Around the world, scholars have…
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By the numbers: Race, gender and the Canadian labour market
Canada’s population is increasingly racialized. The 2016 census counted 7.7 million racialized individuals in Canada. That number represented 22% of the population, up from 16%…
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