New Data: Bank of Canada's rate hikes are making inflation worse
While they might have helped in the summer of last year, interest rate hikes are now actually increasing inflation.
February 2, 2023While they might have helped in the summer of last year, interest rate hikes are now actually increasing inflation.
February 2, 2023Federal cabinet ministers are expected to discuss regularization at a cabinet retreat this week
CCPA Senior Economist David Macdonald breaks down the numbers by creating a new methodology, which shows that corporate profits are eating up the vast majority of the extra inflation dollars, far outpacing increased labour costs or other expenses.
Changes are a step in the right direction, but don’t go far enough in important regards
Alberta is trying to provoke a showdown with the feds over just transition legislation. What does that mean, anyway?
And why our work for common security must continue
The authors of the curriculum made choices that favour Christianity over other religions, and minimize the historical impact of non-Christians in Alberta.
The history of student debt in Canada paints a dire picture of a worsening situation for students and graduates. It's time governments take it seriously.
This week’s North American Leaders’ summit is soured by dubious challenges to Mexican food and energy sovereignty
Income inequality went down between 2015 and 2020, thanks to government supports. But COVID-19 economic shutdowns threw a wrench into the works.
Canada is experiencing a permanent rental housing affordability crisis, which has only intensified since the COVID-19 pandemic began. At the same time, we’re seeing a greater consolidation of rental housing apartments by financial firms, accelerating the “financialization of rental housing,” a trend underway in Canada since the 1990s.
It’s hard to interpret recent political announcements as anything other than deceptive
Disinformation, when practiced at scale, can fracture societies. It’s up to us to stop it.
I’ve often said that the work we do at CCPA fills me with both gratitude and pride. I still refer to this job as work I “get” to do, because I fundamentally believe that it is a privilege.
Disinformation didn’t spring out of nowhere—it’s a tool the powerful use to protect themselves from accountability
The federal action plan is not the national action plan we've been fighting for.
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