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Balanced budget leaves Ontarians behind

It bears repeating—properly funded public services do more to improve Ontarians' lives than deficit reduction.

Nova Scotia Budget Leaves Many Nova Scotians Behind

This budget could have been so much more than it is. Let's break down how.

Sask. Budget 2023: One weird trick to underfund public services

Faced with a crisis in health care and underfunded schools, the government of Saskatchewan is using its huge surplus to pay down the deficit.

Canada must cancel its free trade deal with Israel

Commitments to “inclusive” trade are meaningless if they support violations of international law.

Trade Ministers of the World Unite? Climate Crises and the Future of Trade

Is the new Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate a branding exercise, or a potentially useful tool?

Kids Can’t Wait: Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia in 2020

The widespread relief programs in the early days of the pandemic showed that it is indeed possible to quickly and dramatically reduce child poverty.

Canada could help stop a $15-billion climate-wrecking lawsuit

Canada should agree with the U.S. that TC Energy has no NAFTA case against the cancellation of its Keystone XL pipeline

Increasing permanent residency for migrants strengthens labour power

Working conditions are about power—and permanent status allows workers to exert it.

Ontario: Brutal underfunding punishes health and education

The government of Ontario is deliberately starving public services.

Canada’s cosy relationship with the pharmaceutical industry has a long history

News of government cooperation with the industry isn’t a surprise; it’s been going on for decades.

Closing the electoral gap: Canada’s glacial march towards gender equality

Canada has made significant progress on gender parity among elected officials, but there is still a long way to go.

Inequality makes crises worse—and there are many crises coming

We're heading into an increasingly unstable world, and we're going to need real solidarity to make it through.

Climate inequality defines the present; don’t let it define the future

The people who are least responsible for climate change will feel its effects the hardest. It's time for policy-makers to address that injustice.

Education: Inequality’s solution or great reinforcer?

For the unlucky children born on the lower rungs of Canada's ladder of inequality, accessing quality education is hard. It doesn't need to be this way.

How the CCPA sparked a national conversation about income inequality

Understanding inequality, and providing policymakers the tools to combat it, is a role the CCPA is happy to fill.

What will it take to tackle income inequality?

Our country has the resources to provide dignity for all—our leaders' failure to do so is a political choice.

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