CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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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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“The fact that we do live next to the largest private health care insurance market in the world, the largest private, for-profit health care provider market in the world, is reason to take these issues very seriously,” @alonghurst.bsky.social said. #cdnpoli
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Alberta’s Bill 11 violates Canada’s Public Health Care Act, says new report - Red Deer Advocate
Alberta’s New Democrats launch health care emergency petition
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February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“The fact that we do live next to the largest private health care insurance market in the world, the largest private, for-profit health care provider market in the world, is reason to take these issues very seriously,” @alonghurst.bsky.social said. #cdnpoli
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"[This will create] Canada’s first private health-care insurance market for medically necessary physician + hospital services already covered under the Canada Health Act." The risk is that then US investor interest will take over in Canada. @alonghurst.bsky.social medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
Dual practice means two-tier health: critics - Medicine Hat News
[email protected] Experts say Bill 11, the Health Statutes Amendments Act, represents the foundations for the first two-tier health-care system in Canada. Although the province says it is dra...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
"[This will create] Canada’s first private health-care insurance market for medically necessary physician + hospital services already covered under the Canada Health Act." The risk is that then US investor interest will take over in Canada. @alonghurst.bsky.social medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
Don't miss this, next week! @policyalternatives.ca Senior Researcher focused on climate change, @hadrianmk.bsky.social, will be speaking. Details here: globeandmailevents.com/futureofauto...
February 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Don't miss this, next week! @policyalternatives.ca Senior Researcher focused on climate change, @hadrianmk.bsky.social, will be speaking. Details here: globeandmailevents.com/futureofauto...
“The more provinces that join Alberta, the greater the likelihood that it will lead to the dismantling of the Canada Health Act...This could end could end Canadian medicare as we know it.” #cdnpoli @alonghurst.bsky.social @poliscirish.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca
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How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada | The Tyee
A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare.
thetyee.ca
February 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
“The more provinces that join Alberta, the greater the likelihood that it will lead to the dismantling of the Canada Health Act...This could end could end Canadian medicare as we know it.” #cdnpoli @alonghurst.bsky.social @poliscirish.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca
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“This is unlike what exists in any other part of the country...,” said @alonghurst.bsky.social.
“...it basically undermines the single-payer nature of public health care in Alberta, and it has huge ramifications for the rest of the country.” @policyalternatives.ca www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“...it basically undermines the single-payer nature of public health care in Alberta, and it has huge ramifications for the rest of the country.” @policyalternatives.ca www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta legislation could pave way for two-tiered health-care system, new report says | CBC News
A report that was jointly produced by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Parkland Institute finds Alberta's Bill 11 could pave the way for a two-tiered health-care system.
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
“This is unlike what exists in any other part of the country...,” said @alonghurst.bsky.social.
“...it basically undermines the single-payer nature of public health care in Alberta, and it has huge ramifications for the rest of the country.” @policyalternatives.ca www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“...it basically undermines the single-payer nature of public health care in Alberta, and it has huge ramifications for the rest of the country.” @policyalternatives.ca www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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New research out today from @policyalternatives.ca on the groceries and essential benefit. Read the full details at www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
February 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
New research out today from @policyalternatives.ca on the groceries and essential benefit. Read the full details at www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Interesting to see that HALF of all econo activity in Canada is just gvts providing: health care, education, infrastructure, pensions. The other half is the private sector selling things. Cuts to govts are cuts to GDP growth...shocking ;) @policyalternatives.ca
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The Daily — Public Sector Universe, 2024
Today, Statistics Canada is publishing the 2024 list of entities in the Public Sector Universe. This year's product presents public sector units from 2008 to 2024.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Interesting to see that HALF of all econo activity in Canada is just gvts providing: health care, education, infrastructure, pensions. The other half is the private sector selling things. Cuts to govts are cuts to GDP growth...shocking ;) @policyalternatives.ca
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Time-of-use electricity pricing is "a controversial item," noted @ccpamb.bsky.social senior researcher Naill Harney.
"It is ultimately one of the cheapest ways to expand grid capacity and manage electricity load for ratepayers in the
long term." www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
"It is ultimately one of the cheapest ways to expand grid capacity and manage electricity load for ratepayers in the
long term." www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Hydro looking at incentives to reduce power usage as electricity shortage looms
Manitoba Hydro is eyeing incentive programs to lessen power usage during peak periods as it projects an electricity shortfall by 2030.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Time-of-use electricity pricing is "a controversial item," noted @ccpamb.bsky.social senior researcher Naill Harney.
"It is ultimately one of the cheapest ways to expand grid capacity and manage electricity load for ratepayers in the
long term." www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
"It is ultimately one of the cheapest ways to expand grid capacity and manage electricity load for ratepayers in the
long term." www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
ICYMI: The report by @alonghurst.bsky.social and @poliscirish.bsky.social, The End of Canadian Medicare? outlines in plain language 10 ways that without a sharp national response the blandly named act will undermine and likely destroy public health care in Canada. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/albe...
Alberta’s two-tier health care bill is designed to kill public health care – a new report shows how - Alberta Politics
Despite its name, Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, is not health care legislation. The purpose of the law that was granted Royal Assent on Dec. 11 last year is to destroy public health ...
albertapolitics.ca
February 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM
ICYMI: The report by @alonghurst.bsky.social and @poliscirish.bsky.social, The End of Canadian Medicare? outlines in plain language 10 ways that without a sharp national response the blandly named act will undermine and likely destroy public health care in Canada. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/albe...
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New report from me + @poliscirish.bsky.social
Bill 11 brings US-style two-tier health care system with a private health insurance market for care covered under the Canada Health Act
It appears that the insurance industry ITSELF has shaped the legislation
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Bill 11 brings US-style two-tier health care system with a private health insurance market for care covered under the Canada Health Act
It appears that the insurance industry ITSELF has shaped the legislation
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
February 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
New report from me + @poliscirish.bsky.social
Bill 11 brings US-style two-tier health care system with a private health insurance market for care covered under the Canada Health Act
It appears that the insurance industry ITSELF has shaped the legislation
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Bill 11 brings US-style two-tier health care system with a private health insurance market for care covered under the Canada Health Act
It appears that the insurance industry ITSELF has shaped the legislation
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Beginning with kidnapping Venezuela's president, the United States has spent 2026 so far rampaging across the world. By Bruce Campbell @policyalternatives.ca
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After Venezuela and Greenland, is Canada on the U.S. target list? - CCPA
Beginning with their kidnapping of Venezuela's president, the United States has spent 2026 so far rampaging across the world.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Beginning with kidnapping Venezuela's president, the United States has spent 2026 so far rampaging across the world. By Bruce Campbell @policyalternatives.ca
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Alberta's Bill 11 puts Canadian medicare at risk. By @alonghurst.bsky.social #abpoli #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The end of Canadian medicare? Alberta legislation opens the door to U.S. health care - CCPA
Alberta’s two-tier health care legislation ends single-payer public health care and puts Canadian medicare at risk
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Alberta's Bill 11 puts Canadian medicare at risk. By @alonghurst.bsky.social #abpoli #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
What to know about Alberta's Bill 11, which threatens public health care in Canada. Report by @alonghurst.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
What to know about Alberta's Bill 11, which threatens public health care in Canada. Report by @alonghurst.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
What to know about Alberta’s Bill 11: It creates a private health insurance market for services that are publicly insured under the Canada Health Act. This encourages US investment interests to establish a for-profit health care system in Canada. #cdnpoli
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February 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What to know about Alberta’s Bill 11: It creates a private health insurance market for services that are publicly insured under the Canada Health Act. This encourages US investment interests to establish a for-profit health care system in Canada. #cdnpoli
A number of legislative and policy reforms in the 2000s aimed to increase private investment into the long-term care and assisted-living sectors, said @alonghurst.bsky.social, “We ended up with a very destabilized workforce.” #canlab @policyalternatives.ca www.biv.com/news/real-es...
Seniors’ care workers brought into B.C.’s public labour regime
A new collective agreement in B.C. for seniors’ care turns tide away from privatization
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February 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM
A number of legislative and policy reforms in the 2000s aimed to increase private investment into the long-term care and assisted-living sectors, said @alonghurst.bsky.social, “We ended up with a very destabilized workforce.” #canlab @policyalternatives.ca www.biv.com/news/real-es...
ICYMI: senior economist @marclee.bsky.social said the numbers reported by the IMF and Tombe are based on a “flawed methodology.”
“Those numbers don’t make any sense based on what we know about internal trade,” said Lee. “It’s vastly overestimated.”
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“Those numbers don’t make any sense based on what we know about internal trade,” said Lee. “It’s vastly overestimated.”
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Eliminating Canada's trade barriers could generate $210 billion, says IMF
International Monetary Fund report finds smallest jurisdictions would see largest gains, though B.C. would still see a 5.7 per cent boost in real GDP per worker over time
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February 3, 2026 at 12:52 AM
ICYMI: senior economist @marclee.bsky.social said the numbers reported by the IMF and Tombe are based on a “flawed methodology.”
“Those numbers don’t make any sense based on what we know about internal trade,” said Lee. “It’s vastly overestimated.”
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“Those numbers don’t make any sense based on what we know about internal trade,” said Lee. “It’s vastly overestimated.”
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ICYMI: There aren’t enough [child care spaces] to go around, and a new report from @policyalternatives.ca says the [Saskatchewan] provincial government has fallen far short of its goal for new spaces. #skpoli
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Saskatchewan not expected to meet new child-care space goal: Report
Thousands of parents across Saskatchewan are still hoping and waiting for a coveted subsidized daycare space u...
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February 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
ICYMI: There aren’t enough [child care spaces] to go around, and a new report from @policyalternatives.ca says the [Saskatchewan] provincial government has fallen far short of its goal for new spaces. #skpoli
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Local journalism is on the decline, and so are programs that train those who want to work in community news. According to a report released last July by @policyalternatives.ca, Canada had a net loss of about 25 print outlets a year during most years in the 2010s. ottawacitizen.com/news/algonqu...
Algonquin: 'We don't want the college to raise the white flag on journalism'
The program is one of 30 the college has proposed cutting this fall, but those fighting to save it say the world still needs storytellers.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Local journalism is on the decline, and so are programs that train those who want to work in community news. According to a report released last July by @policyalternatives.ca, Canada had a net loss of about 25 print outlets a year during most years in the 2010s. ottawacitizen.com/news/algonqu...
"Building retrofit investments create more local jobs, dollar for dollar, than almost any other investment in the energy system," said Niall Harney, senior researcher at @policyalternatives.ca. #mbpoli www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Groups call on Manitoba for more action, more money to meet targets
In the wake of a devastating wildfire season and severe drought year, a group of more than two dozen environmental organizations is calling on the Manitoba government to step up investments in climate...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"Building retrofit investments create more local jobs, dollar for dollar, than almost any other investment in the energy system," said Niall Harney, senior researcher at @policyalternatives.ca. #mbpoli www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Selon les données du @policyalternatives.ca parues le 2 janvier, la rémunération moyenne des 100 p.-d.g. les mieux payés au Canada correspondait à 248 fois le salaire moyen des travailleurs. www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...
Le salaire du président et les mythes
Décidément, des croyances doivent être déboulonnées.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Selon les données du @policyalternatives.ca parues le 2 janvier, la rémunération moyenne des 100 p.-d.g. les mieux payés au Canada correspondait à 248 fois le salaire moyen des travailleurs. www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...
Ontario is expanding private surgical care while hospitals struggle with staffing levels and patient loads. By @alonghurst.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #onpoli camrosevoice.ca/health/priva...
Ontario’s health crisis isn’t an accident
Billions are moving in health care, just not where patients expect
camrosevoice.ca
February 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Ontario is expanding private surgical care while hospitals struggle with staffing levels and patient loads. By @alonghurst.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #onpoli camrosevoice.ca/health/priva...
Few Canadians know that slavery once existed in Canada, or that many of the British Loyalists who came here after the American Revolution were Black. They do not know that segregation was accepted in Canada well into the 1960s….racism is not a matter just of the past. @policyalternatives.ca
February 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Few Canadians know that slavery once existed in Canada, or that many of the British Loyalists who came here after the American Revolution were Black. They do not know that segregation was accepted in Canada well into the 1960s….racism is not a matter just of the past. @policyalternatives.ca
Carney’s speech drew international praise. While he correctly identified the hypocrisy underlying the rules based order, his government has shown little interest in pursuing solutions. By John Calvert #cdnpoli @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Carney’s speech drew international praise. While he correctly identified the hypocrisy underlying the rules based order, his government has shown little interest in pursuing solutions. By John Calvert #cdnpoli @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
There is a time for pragmatism, but there is also a time for idealism. What time is it now? By @hadrianmk.bsky.social #ClimateAction www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Where does the climate movement go from here? - CCPA
The following is a re-print of the December 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and climate change. Click here to subscribe to Shift St...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
There is a time for pragmatism, but there is also a time for idealism. What time is it now? By @hadrianmk.bsky.social #ClimateAction www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Ontario has the lowest per-capita hospital spending in the country. Expanding private care will worsen access. By @alonghurst.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #onpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
In Ontario, it’s a time of plenty for private health care while public hospitals starve - CCPA
Ontario public hospitals face large deficits even as the provincial government doles out more cash to for-profit providers.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Ontario has the lowest per-capita hospital spending in the country. Expanding private care will worsen access. By @alonghurst.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #onpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...