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The CCPA is Canada's leading progressive policy research institute. We offer independent, non-partisan research on social, economic & climate justice.
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Responsible resource development will be complicated—not enhanced—by United Kingdom’s accession to Asia-Pacific trade pact. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Investment treaties, UNDRIP and the Building Canada Act - CCPA
“Build big things” has become a mantra of the current federal government. Partly in an effort to lessen our economic vulnerability to U.S. shocks, Prime Minister Mark Carney has been out luring foreig...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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The share of Toronto neighbourhoods with adequate child care coverage has almost tripled since 2022. Many high-need neighbourhoods have been rapidly adding new spaces—but inequalities still persist: @carolinaaragao.bsky.social @rromard.bsky.social ky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Still building: Child care availability in Toronto since 2022 - CCPA
Child care availability in Toronto has improved since 2022. But provincial funding is needed to expand access—especially in the non-profit sector.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Budget 2025 does little to contain the cost-of-living crisis or rising rates of poverty. Important programs are targeted for cuts, others to be starved of funds. Is this the route to an inclusive future? #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The path to prosperity set out in budget 2025 leaves millions behind - CCPA
The millions struggling to pay their rent and put food on the table were looking for relief in budget 2025—and they were disappointed.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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The real message Ontario's fall economic statement delivered is that there is no help on the way for Ontario families and communities by @ricardotranjan.bsky.social
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Ontario Fall Economic Statement: No help on the way - CCPA
Last May, CCPA’s detailed analysis of the Ontario budget argued that it failed to address years-long funding shortfalls, leaving the province vulnerable to the economic storm on the horizon.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Canadian climate policy a decade after the Paris Agreement
The good, the bad and the ugly. By @hadrianmk.bsky.social @marclee.bsky.social and Rachel Pettigrew #climatecrisis @policyalternatives.ca
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Canadian climate policy a decade after the Paris Agreement - CCPA
The Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 by 196 countries amid a wave of global urgency to confront the defining crisis of our time—climate change. Grounded in the best available science, it called for ...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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🎧 Left Out in the Cold – Canada recognized the right to housing. Why is affordability worse than ever?🎙 Sarah Rowe speaks with Michèle Biss & Ricardo Tranjan about financialization, rent control, and real solutions to the housing crisis.
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#111 | Left Out in the Cold – Episode 2: Advancing the Right to Housing while Financialization Pulls the Strings | Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
In this episode, host Sarah Rowe is joined by lawyer Michèle Biss, Executive Director of the National Right to Housing Network, and political economist Ricardo Tranjan, senior researcher with the Cana...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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In the hunt for billions in defence dollars, the federal government has chosen to follow the neoliberal playbook—shrinking government, cutting taxes and leaving more to the private sector. This leads to greater inequality. @kjscott.bsky.social #budget2025 www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The path to prosperity set out in budget 2025 leaves millions behind - CCPA
The millions struggling to pay their rent and put food on the table were looking for relief in budget 2025—and they were disappointed.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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"In the lead-up to this budget, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives did a deep dive into government spending to see what could be sacrificed at the altar of austerity.
@davidmaccdn.bsky.social said the budget still leaves him guessing." #budget2025 www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Susan Delacourt: Once again, Mark Carney doesn’t quite live up to the hype
Despite the image it tries to project, Carney’s government finds itself dealing with change instead of driving it, Susan Delacourt writes.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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« Pire encore, il y a environ trois milliards $ de coupures des programmes environnementaux existants à travers les efforts pour réduire les dépenses », précise @hadrianmk.bsky.social , analyste au @policyalternatives.ca #budget2025
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Les libéraux de Carney déposent un budget à saveur conservatrice – Pivot
Le budget fédéral est marqué par les baisses d’impôt, l’absence d’investissements en environnement et l’explosion des dépenses militaires.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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“There’s huge differences between what were in the election platforms and what are actually being proposed in the budget,” said @davidmaccdn.bsky.social, senior economist with @policyalternatives.ca www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Public service will be cut as Ottawa slashes spending by $58.2 billion over five years, budget says
Mark Carney’s Liberals plan to curb federal spending by about $58.2 billion over five years by slashing public service jobs, axing and winding down programs, and reducing benefits for some
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November 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The federal government’s budget signals an abandonment of previous government’s climate commitments. By @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #climatecrisis www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Will the feds’ climate climb down placate petro-province premiers? - CCPA
Perhaps lost in yesterday’s federal budget news dominated by job cuts and military spending is the extent to which the federal government is also abandoning the climate commitments of the previous gov...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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“We wouldn’t say [the budget] is transformational,”
said senior economist @davidmaccdn.bsky.social.
“There are some interesting new programs to be sure...[b]ut [it's not] a radical departure from how governments attempted to manage the economy yesterday.” #budet2025 www.thestar.com/business/the...
The federal budget could be a boon to the economy — but benefits might take years to be felt, economists say
Mark Carney’s government announced a $78.3 billion deficit for 2025-26, a number that surpassed earlier projections made by the independent Parliamentary Budget Officer.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Check out responses to the 2025 federal budget from progressive policy organizations. (Keep an eye on this page, as it will continue to be updated in the coming days.) @policyalternatives.ca #Budget2025 www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
2025 federal budget analysis roundup - CCPA
This page exists to bring together progressive policy organizations' responses to the 2025 federal budget. Keep an eye on this page, as it will continue to be updated in the coming days.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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“This will have a big impact on the Ottawa-Gatineau area,” @davidmaccdn.bsky.social, a senior economist with the @policyalternatives.ca, told CTV News Ottawa.
“In terms of the likely impact in Ottawa, it’s going to be about 14,000 FTEs over this period 2024 to 2028.”
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Federal government to cut another 28,000 public service jobs by 2029
The Canada Strong Budget 2025 outlines the plan to reduce the size of the federal public service by 40,000 jobs through job cuts, attrition, and early retirements from its peak of 367,772 employees in...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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“There’s huge differences between what were in the election platforms and what are actually being proposed in the budget,” said @davidmaccdn.bsky.social, senior economist with the @policyalternatives.ca #Budget2025 #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Public service will be cut as Ottawa slashes spending by $58.2B over five years, budget says
Mark Carney’s Liberals plan to curb federal spending by about $58.2 billion over five years by slashing public service jobs, axing and winding down programs, and reducing benefits for some
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November 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget. By senior @policyalternatives.ca researcher @hadrianmk.bsky.social #budget2025 #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...
Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget
The budget makes clear that fossil fuel production for export is a central pillar of this government’s economic strategy — and that it won’t let climate measures get in the way.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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#Budget2025 analysis from @policyalternatives.ca: Major military spending will come at a huge cost to vital public programs and services. Which parties will support the minority government on this one? By @davidmaccdn.bsky.social @hadrianmk.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Post-election budget could plunge Canada into another federal election - CCPA
With so much on the line, the newly elected federal government has tabled a budget that, in many ways, could pass as a Conservative budget.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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There’s no olive branch for the NDP in today’s federal budget--might Canada be plunged into another election? Full CCPA analysis of the budget is now live: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Post-election budget could plunge Canada into another federal election - CCPA
With so much on the line, the newly elected federal government has tabled a budget that, in many ways, could pass as a Conservative budget.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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.@policyalternatives.ca senior economist David MacDonald predicts specific cuts will be made via “stealth” over the coming months. He does not expect them to be clearly laid out on Tuesday. #budget2025 #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Public service braces for billions in spending cuts ahead of Tuesday’s budget
The finance minister has hinted at shrinking the size of the public service, a move union leaders say could put up to 70,000 jobs at risk
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November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Canada should strive for fair trade in North America—not agree to another bad deal on Trump’s terms. By @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social director Stuart Trew @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli #trade #CanadaUSTradeWar www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
CUSMA 2.no - CCPA
Submission from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives to the Government of Canada consultation on the mandated review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)
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November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Bill 60 is a vicious, one-sided tenancy legislation. It will cause widespread suffering and loss of life. Anyone who stays neutral is complicit. In this @thestar.com article, I focus on why mayors should fight it.

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Ricardo Tranjan: Think Doug Ford has walked back his war on tenants? There’s more to come. Here’s how it should be fought.
Last week, the Ontario government introduced Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act. It includes many troubling legislative changes, but popular outcry so far has focused on the direct attack
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November 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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New figures on Canada’s top income earners were released today by StatsCan. In 2023, the top 1% took home $606,000 in total income, and $778,500 after dividends and capital gains were thrown in – down from the 40 year high reported in 2021 but still above pre-pandemic levels. 🧵 1/5
October 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Who in Canada is really getting the treats in "trick or treating"? (Hint: it's the rich) @policyalternatives.ca
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Doug Ford and Mark Carney are making big moves on housing — but tenant groups and housing experts are raising an alarm.

@ricardotranjan.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how the emerging policy heavily favours corporate landlords. breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-...
Mark Carney and Doug Ford keep serving Big Landlords ⋆ The Breach
Economist Ricardo Tranjan joins Desmond Cole to discuss how Ford and Carney’s housing policies heavily favours corporate landlords
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October 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Canada needs a new playbook to establish economic self-sufficiency, post-Trump. Renewable energy, value-added industries and investing in housing and the care economy are among the keys. Co-sponsored by @policyalternatives.ca & @futurework.org.au #cdnecon www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Elbows up: A practical program for Canadian sovereignty - CCPA
A playbook for economic self-sufficiency. Because Canada can’t become a sovereign country by doing the same old things.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM