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Women’s Poverty in Canada
Keynote Speech by Kate McInturff Kate McInturff, senior policy researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, gave a speech about women’s…
Specialist offers insight into lives of WorkSafe claimants with chronic pain: poverty, depression, suicide attempts
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A report released today takes an in-depth look at a sample of WCB (or…
Fast Facts: When was the first time you heard about CCPA Manitoba?
June 1 – 7th is our second annual Supporter Drive Week. Help us continue to be your local source for alternative policy…
Fast Facts: Springing to Action on Child Care
Numerous studies have demonstrated that quality child care has a positive correlation with improved childhood outcomes, notably higher social and cognitive scores…
Federal budget priorities out of balance with economic, social realities: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Tomorrow’s federal budget may deliver a surplus but it will fall short on delivering solutions…
A $15 minimum wage for BC would put a serious dent in working poverty
BC is a prosperous province in a prosperous country, but we have done a poor job of sharing that prosperity. Inequality in…
$15 minimum wage will help families, reduce inequality; no evidence that sky will fall
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – In the wake of the B.C. government’s shockingly low 20-cent increase to the minimum wage,…
Difficult Decisions: Whose Pain? Whose Gain?
Nova Scotia Budget Watch 2015 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX—The Nova Scotia government is set to release the provincial…
Fast Facts: Shooting for the stars-Inner city basketball program has big impact
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press on-line edition and in the Winnipeg Free Press Weekend Edition as Blog of the Week.…
Think tank projects federal deficit in 2015-16
Alternative Federal Budget advocates for stimulus to boost economic growth CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The 2015 Alternative Federal Budget…
Fast Facts: Alternative ideas to address Winnipeg’s woes
The Alternative Municipal Budget (AMB) is the tool we use to engage citizen groups on the Winnipeg budget. Part of our message…
Cuts to adult basic education would make it harder to escape poverty
Adult basic education – tuition-free high school level courses – can open up a wide range of possibilities for single parents, older…