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Platform crunch 3: Every party is promising tax cuts and cash transfers
With the federal election campaign in full swing, the parties are continuing to release pieces of their vision for how they would govern.
The latest research, analysis and commentary on issues that matter to you
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Platform Crunch: CBC funding is a wedge issue in Canada’s federal election
Long before the federal election race began, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigned on defunding Canada’s public broadcaster, the CBC (while sparing Radio-Canada).
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What exactly just happened with Trump’s big tariff announcement?
This article was originally published in Angella MacEwen’s substack. It is republished here with permission.
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Greater public role in child care will accelerate gains
In Manitoba, the parents of more than 39,000 children now pay just $10/day for child care, thanks to new federal investments. This is a wise…
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About that deficit: How much fiscal capacity does the federal government have?
In the absence of costed election platforms, political promises need to be scrutinized carefully for an “impossible trinity.” That is, the federal government can only…
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Mixed signals
With a growing number of communities who are deprived of local news, Hamilton offers an example of how Canada’s public broadcaster could step in.
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Stoking the fire to make change
This study examines how CBOs in Winnipeg support community and grassroots policy advocacy to address the needs of their participants.
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Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social work in Nova Scotia
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released a new report, Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social…
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Mapping Colonial Harms
Social emergencies on Manitoba First Nations are not unforeseen circumstances, predictable events that are rooted in colonial conditions.
Hard-hitting news from our offices
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Platform Crunch: CBC funding is a wedge issue in Canada’s federal election
Long before the federal election race began, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigned on defunding Canada’s public broadcaster, the CBC (while sparing Radio-Canada).
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About that deficit: How much fiscal capacity does the federal government have?
In the absence of costed election platforms, political promises need to be scrutinized carefully for an “impossible trinity.” That is, the federal…
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Canadian tech bros are taking a page out of their U.S. brethrens’ playbook
Looking down south at the state of American politics, you wouldn’t think there is much Canadians would want to emulate. Yet an…
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Working toward reproductive justice in Manitoba
Imagine walking into a pharmacy and picking up birth control without a second thought about cost. For many people in Manitoba, this…
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Are the kids alright? Low-income and food insecurity rising among Ontario’s children
While the recent provincial election sparked numerous debates about the future of Ontario, one issue remained notably absent: the well-being of Ontario’s…
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CCPA Nova Scotia Annual Report
2024 marked CCPA Nova Scotia’s 25th anniversary. Over these 25 years, we’ve made an incredible impact, becoming a trusted source of knowledge…
