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The Canada-Cuba relationship has always been a test of sovereignty
Playing the “Cuba card” has allowed for Canada to assert an independent foreign policy from the United States. It’s time to play it again.
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Ontario’s HST Rebate on New Homes: A Bail Out in Disguise
The federal and provincial governments are engaged in a massive tax giveaway to the people that broke the housing market
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Debt by Design: OSAP and the Political Economy of Student Aid in Canada
Ontario’s attacks on OSAP are part of a broader restructuring of public post-secondary
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Scaling up what works: The future of child care in Canada
Public talk by Morna Ballantyne at the Child Care Coalition of Manitoba’s Annual General Meeting, April 15, 2026 in Winnipeg.
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Manitoba can’t afford PC’s ideological tax cut
Previously published in the Brandon Sun on March 19, 2026
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Back to Blakeney: Keeping oil industry super-profits in Saskatchewan
The province has implemented excess profits taxes on the oil industry before. With no end in sight to the Iran war, it should do so…
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The post-secondary transition experiences of Indigenous and racialized students
CEDA Pathways graduates need more support in their post-secondary transition
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Manitoba housing needs and rental housing data 2025-26
This report provides extensive data to understand housing need and the affordability of rental housing in Manitoba for lower income households.
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Realizing potential: Reflections on policy responses to displaced persons in Manitoba
Supports available to newcomers under the special cohort-based initiatives for displaced Syrians, Afghans, and Ukrainians model what’s possible for Manitoba, and Canada.
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Manitoba Living Wage Update 2025
Winnipeg’s living wage rises by $1.02 per hour, Brandon and Thompson essentially hold steady
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The Roadmap is Clear, Detours are Risky: Nova Scotia’s Child Care System at a Crossroads
The report commends the government for meeting Nova Scotia’s targets in the bilateral funding agreement with the federal government. However, significant challenges remain to realize…
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B.C. budget’s hidden austerity and tax increases put fiscal burden on low-income households
BC’s Finance Minister says “this is not an austerity budget.” Let’s look at the numbers and see for ourselves.
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Back to Blakeney: Keeping oil industry super-profits in Saskatchewan
The province has implemented excess profits taxes on the oil industry before. With no end in sight to the Iran war, it…
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Scaling up what works: The future of child care in Canada
Public talk by Morna Ballantyne at the Child Care Coalition of Manitoba’s Annual General Meeting, April 15, 2026 in Winnipeg.
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Ontario’s HST Rebate on New Homes: A Bail Out in Disguise
The federal and provincial governments are engaged in a massive tax giveaway to the people that broke the housing market
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Backgrounder: Long-Term Care in Nova Scotia: Pandemic Lessons and Persistent Failure
This backgrounder details the research methodology and full survey findings of the CCPA-NS report Long-Term Care in Nova Scotia: Pandemic Lessons and…
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Pre-trained in an AI governance vacuum
What a macaque’s selfie reveals about the AI governance gap
