Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

10/15/2026

Coming November 15: Join Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood in conversation with Paris Marx.

The discussion will confront the rapid growth of AI data centres and the corporate power behind them, and how this expansion affects water, energy, communities, and our democracy.

Join us for “HYPERSCALE” — an afternoon with author Paris Marx and local organizers confronting the rapid growth of AI data centres and the corporate power…

10/15/2026

New by Stuart Trew and Kyla Tienhaara: Corporate promises in Building Canada Strong Act could easily trigger investment arbitration headache for government.

Corporate promises in Building Canada Strong Act could easily trigger investment arbitration headache for government

10/15/2026

Taking a look at AI in academia and in the fascist political project. New from the Monitor:

Considering AI in academia and in the fascist political project

10/14/2026

Join us tomorrow!The harms of the AI industry are real and the benefits are speculative. Before we embrace it, we should count the costs.

Register for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives's latest webinar Think Twice: A Citizen's Guide to AI with CCPA experts in AI, Senior Researchers Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood and Simon Enoch, and Research Assistant Rachel Pettigrew, will weigh in and answer questions.

October 15, 12 PM ET, Zoom

Register now:

Canada's federal government is pushing Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and the build out of data centres, but Canadians can, and should, push back. The harms of the AI industry are real and the benefits are speculative. Before we embrace it, we should count the costs. CCPA experts in AI, Senio...

10/14/2026

Canada’s private sector is failing to close gender and immigration pay gaps while Canada’s public sector is leading the way by narrowing those pay gaps. New report from CCPA Senior Researcher David Macdonald:

While pay gaps persist, the public sector remains a fairer place for both women and new Canadians to work

10/13/2026

"The real threat is not the rights of First Nations. It is a political system that repeatedly forces First Nations to prove and defend our rights in court instead of providing a durable, co-developed framework for governments to work together." - Grand Chief Stewart Phillip.

All political parties must make an unqualified commitment that the basic human rights of every person— and every people— are sacred and non-negotiable.

10/10/2026

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10/09/2026

🚗 In British Columbia’s election, public auto insurance is in the crosshairs. How does the system work—and compare to other provinces? by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Senior Economist Marc Lee.

In British Columbia’s election, public auto insurance is in the crosshairs. How does the system work—and compare to other provinces?

10/09/2026

"Canada can choose to govern the asymmetric value extraction it is already part of. Or it can entrench the dependency that the strategy was designed to escape."

Read Hewers of code, drawers of data by Si Thu Naing, from the Fall 2026 Monitor:

Canada in the precarious middle of the global AI supply chain

10/08/2026

The housing and homelessness crisis in Saskatchewan has worsened: Regina’s houseless population quadrupled in the last 10 years and Saskatoon’s is up by 30 per cent since 2024.

Read Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' new report: A Cracked Foundation.

Few meaningful actions have been taken by governments to seriously address the worsening housing and homelessness crisis in Saskatchewan