Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in Ottawa, Ontario

New research from David Macdonald and the CCPA reveals that the majority of Canadian provinces have left billions of dollars in COVID-19 funding unused during the crisis, with the vast majority of funding during this time coming from federal sources. Learn more about the situation where you live with our interactive map: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/multimedia/picking-tab

Affordable housing is needed in BC and meeting those needs is going to require a lot of new construction. As Marc Lee and Seth Klein outline, that makes now a great time to look at the parallel need for changes to ensure that new housing meets the highest standards for energy efficiency. https://www.policynote.ca/zero-carbon-housing/

If you: Think about ladders of engagement a bit too much Believe building good newsletters is an art Know that a more equitable, sustainable world is possible... then we want to you to send your CV because we've got a great job waiting for you. https://www.policyalternatives.ca//senior-digital-communic

Erika Shaker reflects on Ed Finn's legacy: "His incredibly principled stands. His generosity. His refusal to pass a picket line without making a donation to the coffee fund and providing a few words of support to the striking workers. His ability to never ever stop learning, stop growing, stop fighting for something better, more fair, more just." https://behindthenumbers.ca//living-principles-in-memory-/

Looking for a perfect last minute gift? Give them a subscription to the Monitor! policyalternatives.ca/givemonitor

"The centrist impulse to find symmetry between fascists, violent white supremacists and people who rightfully abhor them is indicative of the horrifying lack of logic that drives so much of centrist politics. How can one be so irrationally committed to appearing to be in the reasonable middle that one lends credence and legitimacy to white supremacist political entities? It is exactly this impulse to dismiss these elements of society that makes an attack like the one on the C...apitol possible. It also makes possible the various recurring white supremacist attacks on Black, Indigenous and other people of colour, as well as religious institutions." Sandy Hudson's must-read analysis of the role that centrist complacency played in last week's attack on the Capitol. https://behindthenumbers.ca//centrist-complacency-the-u-s/

When it comes to income inequality, Canada's highest paid CEOs are #KeepingIt200. For the third year in a row, David Macdonald's report on CEO compensation reveals that, in 2019, Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs received more than 200 times what the average worker was paid. Learn more at buff.ly/356LZcf

COVID-19 has reshaped Canada in a multitude of ways. Today on Behind the Numbers, Senior Economists Katherine Scott and David Macdonald highlight three top trends in this year's Labour Force Survey data that show the pandemic's effect on Canada's labour landscape. https://behindthenumbers.ca/2020/12/18/15576/

When the leadership failed; community prevailed The latest State of the Inner City Report from CCPA Manitoba is out now! https://bit.ly/3qGKLOd

Today is the 40th anniversary of the first news article ever published about the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. We've come a long way since then. And we couldn't have done it without supporters like you across the country who make our work possible.

Forgiving student loan debt is not only feasible, but Ricardo Tranjan said it’s a necessary measure for recent grads facing the typically bumpy road of employment made more challenging by the pandemic economy. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca//student-loans-pandemic-cana