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full analysis: https://t.co/gEzaHEjUck

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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 @ccpa https://t.co/5XCxG4pgDc

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Ontario has the lowest per-capita hospital spending in the country - and we're expanding private care, which will only make matters worse.

#onpoli, check out this new @ccpa analysis by @a_longhurst

https://t.co/i0ZShkFbGz

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There is a time for pragmatism, but there is also a time for idealism. What time is it now? By @hadrianmk #ClimateAction https://t.co/35u5lfiWQP

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Ontario has the lowest per-capita hospital spending in the country. Expanding private care will worsen access. By @a_longhurst @ccpa_dps911 #onpoli https://t.co/LezGXKa1C7

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Canada’s policy response to the spread of #disinformation remains limited. It's time to take this issue seriously. By Sondos Kataite @ccpa #cdnpoli https://t.co/MtuE0KIicX

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Ministers responsible for child care meet this week. It’s time to laggard provinces responsible for dragging their feet on $10-a-day child care expansion. By @DavidMacCdn #cdnpoli https://t.co/DDg3xXKgoN

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ICYMI: In its alternative budget for 2026, @ccpa laid out how a tax on Canada’s richest could be used to fund the federal public service and create new projects. [https://t.co/qOsTIesWQm] https://t.co/ZnwTRac8K1

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.@CCPANS estimated that the living wage in the province [of #NovaScotia] ranges from $24-$29 an hour, at a minimum. #canlab https://t.co/aMToyJHkTe

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.@ricardo_tranjan believes the profitability of REITs highlighted in the report shows public policy discourse around affordability is missing the mark by focusing on supply...rather than rent control or nonmarket housing that doesn’t need to be profitable. https://t.co/3nucUIzvUn

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.@ccpa avertit que si l’expansion continue sur cette voie [dans des centres à but lucratif], cela "verrouillera un système de garde d’enfants plus coûteux que nécessaire, avec une qualité inférieure". @DavidMacCdn https://t.co/NvS8Qlv3rY

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Perhaps most troubling for supporters of a public, non-profit child-care system, the report found 57% of all new spaces have been created in for-profit centres.
“This has been an overwhelmingly for-profit expansion,” said report author @DavidMacCdn @ccpa https://t.co/BUp9aypUXH

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Overall, the "provinces are going to come up short," said @DavidMacCdn of @ccpa. "That being said, the [$10-a-day] program has absolutely supported expansion, and...[all provinces have] signed up for at least another year if not five." #childcare #cdnpoli https://t.co/13VvLjihl5

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Minnesotans have put their lives on the line to defend their neighbours and their democracy. They have set the standard for what it means to resist authoritarianism. By @peggynash @ccpa #resist #democracy #cdpoli https://t.co/BbbtXHFKWZ

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Real estate industry sentiment has shifted towards pessimism in #BC. But for many, the current downturn is actually a relief, and this moment offers a chance to restore some sanity to housing affordability. By @MarcLeeYVR @ccpa #bcpoli https://t.co/VHRUme4CmU

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New report from @ccpa➡️ The Last Mile: Provincial child care expansion at the five-year deadline