Saskatchewan Office Director Simon Enoch evaluates the provincial budget and whether our province is in the grips of the same fiscal delusions as Alberta.

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In the summer of 2012, the Saskatchewan government published its anti-poverty strategy, From Dependence to Independence, claiming that no previous administration in the province had approached the challenge of poverty “with a comparable commitment to holistic, cross-government solutions.”

"Mapping Corporate Power in Saskatchewan" traces the ties between the major corporate contributors to both the Saskatchewan Party and the New Democratic Party, and their links to other corporate interest and advocacy groups.

In Alberta and British Columbia, liquor retail privatization has meant higher liquor prices but lower government revenue. Moreover, the increased availability of alcohol brought on by privatization and its lax regulation contravene recognized methods for protecting public health.

Unions in a Democratic Society: A Response to the Consultation Paper on the Renewal of Labour Legislation in Saskatchewan, a new CCPA report by Christopher Schenk, critically reviews the contemplated changes to labour legislation proposed by the Saskatchewan government in their Consultatio

Of the litany of proposed changes contained in the Saskatchewan government’s Consultation Paper on the Renewal of Labour Legislation in Saskatchewan, the most pernicious is the suggestion that employees be allowed to opt out of paying union dues, yet still recieve the full benefits of union membership. This idea is dangerously reminiscent of U.S.

Dan Cameron reviews the Saskatchewan government's recent Consultation Paper on the Renewal of Labour Legislation and asks whether the consultations may actually serve as an opportunity for the provincial labour movement to expand the process of collective bargaining.

The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is proud to
present our commemorative 2013 calendar that documents the struggle for universal
medical coverage in Saskatchewan and Canada. With original archival images, trace
the battle for medicare from the creation of Swift Current Health Region No.

On June 15th, the Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is proud to present a unique Citizen's Conference on the Future of Medicare. "Envisioning the Future of Medicare" will both celebrate fifty years of universal medicare and look to the future of how we sustain and improve this most important of Canadian social programs.

Is the Wildrose challenge to Tory supremacy in Alberta over? Or is it just beginning? Find out here.

Simon Enoch, Director of the Saskatchewan Office, wonders what a Wildrose Party victory in the upcoming Alberta election will mean for Saskatchewan. More here.

With the elimination of the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit and the certain demise of the film industry in the province, Premier Brad Wall asked:

Saskatchewan Director Simon Enoch discusses the upcoming federal budget and the CCPA's Alternative Budget with Prairie Dog's Gregory Beatty. Read more here. 

See the Saskatchewan office's response to Minister Krawetz's "Austerity for Prosperity" 2012 budget here. 

Saskatchewan's labour movement won a significant victory yesterday as Justice Dennis Ball ruled that Bill 5, The Public Service Essential Services Act (PSES) violated the constitutional right to strike and bargain collectively as upheld in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.