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National News & Updates
2025 Alternative Federal Budget offers election platform ideas for political parties
September 17, 2024Canada should make the most of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review process
It should push to strengthen labour rights and environmental enforcement in the agreement
May 30, 2024Many women workers in Canada still feel economic upheavals of pandemic
Decent work is still out of reach, especially for women in low-paying jobs
May 8, 2024Tax deadline today: In spite of income taxes, Canada’s tax system has remained mostly flat
Canada’s new top capital gains inclusion rate is a small step toward greater progressivity, but more is needed
April 30, 2024Canadian cities could raise tens of millions of dollars with one tool: a local income tax
Instead of raising money primarily through property taxes, cities should be given access to income tax revenue
March 26, 2024L’écart salarial entre les hommes et les femmes au Canada se rétrécit dans le secteur public
Le secteur public est plus équitable pour les femmes et les néo-Canadiens; le secteur privé privilégie les hommes et les cadres supérieurs
February 28, 2024Canada’s gender and immigration pay gap narrowing in the public sector
Public sector pay compensates women, new Canadians more fairly; private sector pay privileges men, top execs
February 26, 2024Canadian Dental Care Plan is underfunded by $1.45 billion, squeezing out 4.4 million uninsured Canadians
Without more investment, the largest expansion of public health care in decades will exclude 11 per cent of Canadians
January 17, 2024Canadian CEO pay breaks all records, reflecting a new Gilded Age for Canada’s rich: report
100 highest-paid CEOs now make 246 times more than average workers
January 2, 2024$20 billion LNG lawsuit exposes NAFTA’s toxic legacy: report
December 14, 2023Call for proposals: The Omatsu Files
July 9, 20242024 federal budget analysis roundup
April 16, 2024What’s at stake in Canada’s trade negotiations with Ecuador?
March 21, 20242023 federal budget analysis roundup
March 28, 2023CCPA urges Canada to back proposal at WTO to waive intellectual property rights for pandemic treatments and technologies
November 22, 2022CCPA and 380+ civil society organizations urge governments at COP27 quit the ISDS regime
November 22, 2022Bumpy Ride: Fall 2022 labour market updates
November 21, 2022