In this interview with Dan Ahlstrand from 95.7 RadioNews, Dr. Brickner breaks down how precarious work is defined, and what those who do precarious work are experiencing. The segment with Dr. Brickner starts at 31:45: www.seekyoursounds.com/podcasts/nov... #nspoli

Reminder to register for our annual meeting, happening this Thursday at 12PM online!

ICYMI: CCPA National released their analysis on the impact of post-secondary institutions on Canada’s economy. In the Atlantic provinces alone, post-secondary institutions purchased $1.2B of goods and services in 2022. Read the full analysis: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #nspoli

Today is May Day, which marks International Workers’ Day. A day for celebrating worker gains and to recommit to improving working conditions. Our new report raises red flags about the extent of job insecurity in Nova Scotia and outlines policy recommendations. #nspoli

New report finds nearly 1 in 3 Nova Scotia workers in precarious jobs. Using a first-of-its-kind survey, this report reveals the lived experiences of those facing precarious work in Nova Scotia, with low wages, limited protection and job instability. About 43% are on the edge of precarity. #nspoli

At CCPA–Nova Scotia, 2025 was a year marked by both challenge and momentum, by barriers to democratic participation, and by the growing power of collaboration. Join us online on May 7th at 12PM to look back on the work being done here over the past year. Register here: linktr.ee/ccpanovascotia

Dr. Rebecca Casey was interviewed by the Chronicle Herald about our recent report on long-term care in Nova Scotia. She spoke about how the pandemic didn’t cause the problems faced by LTC workers, but exacerbated them. Low wages, chronic understaffing, and lack of support, persist today. #nspoli

NEW CCPA-NS REPORT: Long-Term Care in Nova Scotia: Pandemic Lessons and Persistent Failure - A survey of long-term care workers Today, CCPA-NS released a report on the experiences of long-term care (LTC) workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it connects with the ongoing labour dispute.

Today, more than 2,200 long-term care workers from 24 care homes across the province take to the picket line. Nova Scotia’s long-term care workers are the lowest paid in Atlantic Canada, and do not make a living wage. #nspoli @cupens.bsky.social

Insurgent Love author @ardathjean.bsky.social reflects on what makes small publishers so special, and what it means for the NS government to cut vital funding. Risking the Loss of Critical Ideas and Diverse Voices contributed by @fernpub.bsky.social : linktr.ee/ccpanovascotia #nspoli

Malgré le fait que les augmentations du salaire minimum dans les provinces de l’Atlantique suivent généralement la hausse de l’inflation, elles ne suffisent pas à compenser la hausse du coût des produits de première nécessité. Lire le communiqué de presse complet: linktr.ee/ccpanovascotia

Despite minimum wage increases in Atlantic Canada generally keeping pace with general inflation, they fall short of covering the rising cost of key essentials. All workers deserve a fair, living wage and decent working conditions. Read the full press release linktr.ee/ccpanovascotia #nspoli

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE : Le salaire minimum augmente dans les provinces de l’Atlantique, mais c’est encore insuffisant Les augmentations du salaire minimum dans les provinces de l’Atlantique contribuent peu à réduire l’écart entre le salaire minimum et le salaire vital. linktr.ee/ccpanovascotia

PRESS RELEASE: Minimum wage in Atlantic Canada is rising – but it is still not enough The minimum wage increases in Atlantic Canada do little to bridge the gap between the minimum wage and the living wage. Read the release here: linktr.ee/ccpanovascotia #nspoli #nbpoli #nlpoli #peipoli

NEW RELEASE: Risking the Loss of Critical Ideas and Diverse Voices: Nova Scotia Book Publishers Facing Unprecedented Instability, contributed by Fernwood Publishing Read it here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #nspoli @fernpub.bsky.social

On CBC Information Morning Moncton earlier this week, Christine spoke on the importance of provincial budgets, and how we can open up the process to be more democratic Listen to the full interview: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #nspoli #nbpoli

This afternoon, CCPA-NS Director calls into Now You Know with Rob Snow to discuss current events on their Focus on Nova Scotia Panel. Listen live on March 26th at 1:30pm by tuning into 95.7 CityNews, or going to their website: halifax.citynews.ca/audio/ #nspoli

ICYMI: @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social director @csaulnier.bsky.social discusses the recent #NewBrunswick provincial budget here: #nbpoli www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Tomorrow morning, CCPA-NS Director Christine Saulnier will be talking about how budgets are made (and how they should be) on CBC Information Morning Fredericton, Saint John, and Moncton, airing between 6:00 and 8:30 AM. Listen live at cbc.ca/listen/live-radio. #nspoli #nbpoli

REMINDER: There are alternatives to Nova Scotia's budget. Last month, CCPA-NS Director Christine Saulnier phoned into the Todd Veinotte Show to talk about the 2026 NSAB. They spoke about Nova Scotia’s fiscal health, returns on investment, the housing market, and resource extraction. #nspoli

“If you take a look at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ (CCPA) alternative budget, there are some actually very simple, very actionable strategies that will benefit Nova Scotians.” – Benny Welter-Nolan, executive director of IONS in the Halifax Examiner #nspoli

NEW RELEASE: Arts and Culture: Nova Scotia’s Undervalued Public Good by Sébastien Labelle This piece emphasizes the contributions of the art & culture sector to NS, and how these sectors will be impacted by budget cuts. Read the full piece here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #nspoli

RAs, TAs, and independent course appointees at NSCAD face low wages & job insecurity. As Larissa Atkinson writes, ”A post-secondary system that relies on a precarious underclass cannot reliably meet its core mandate to provide quality higher education.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Last week, the Halifax Examiner covered our community forum with NSACCW, where we broke down what this provincial budget really means for Nova Scotians. Read the article here: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-... #nspoli

CCPA-NS director Christine Saulnier made the front page in Chronicle Herald’s print news, which highlighted the community forum hosted by CCPA-NS and NSACCW on Friday. Read the article here: www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/... #nspoli

NEW RELEASE: Who Really Benefits from Nova Scotia’s Tax Cuts? Our analysis reveals who will actually benefit from tax cuts in NS. Families in the highest income group benefit 11 times more than families in the lowest income group. These tax cuts also result in a $465 million loss of revenue.

The @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on P.E.I. puts the child poverty rate that year at 16.7% down less than 1% from 2022. “There’s a lot of people suffering out there.” www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

Following the tabling of the 2026-2027 budget, CCPA-NS Director Christine Saulnier was interviewed by Global News, where she spoke about where this budget falls short. Read the full article: globalnews.ca/news/1168928... #nspoli

The 2026-2027 NS budget was tabled today, and it calls for cuts to the public sector, and lacks the investment needed in child care, income supports, and affordable housing. Read CCPA-NS Director Christine Saulnier’s full response to the budget: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #nspoli

NS is tabling a budget today, and the government is signalling cuts to the civil service and public programs to address a large deficit. The NS Alternative Budget shows the choices they could have made to meet the needs of Nova Scotians: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #nspoli

What the Budget Means for Nova Scotians A public forum on poverty, affordability, and the road ahead, co-hosted by CCPA-NS and NSACCW. Join us Feb 27 at 12PM AST at the CLC Atlantic Regional Office, 1718 Argyle Street, Halifax, Main Floor meeting room, or Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Following the release of our Nova Scotia Report Card on Child and Family Poverty earlier this week, CCPA-NS Director Christine Saulnier has been speaking with media across the province. Here are three highlights, linked below. #nspoli

Here are what report co-authors have to say about the new Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on Prince Edward Island. Linked here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Here is what report co-authors and CCPA-NS Research Associates have to say about the new Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia. Linked here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #nspoli

CCPA-NS released the 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on PEI today with the MacKillop Centre for Social Justice. Child poverty remained essentially unchanged from 2022 and the number of children living in poverty increased Read the full report: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Today, CCPA-NS released our annual Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia using 2023 data. In 2023, more than 40,000 children in Nova Scotia lived in poverty. Read the report: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #nspoli

Hannah Main and Catherine Leviten-Reid in a recently published op-ed: “Nova Scotia should license landlords: Not enough oversight to ensure safe, adequate housing” This solution is just one of many brought forward in the 2026 NS Alternative Budget: www.policyalternatives.ca/NSAB2026 #nspoli

It is no small task to summarize the year that was 2025. At CCPA–Nova Scotia, it was a year marked by both challenge and momentum, by barriers to democratic participation, and by the growing power of collaboration. Read the 2025 Annual Report: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

The decision by HRM council to end contracts with a company over failure to pay a living wage as part of the Supplier Code of Conduct highlights the importance of enforcing and strengthening the policy If not for SEIU Local 2 raising the alarm about this issue, would HRM have known & acted? #nspoli

Civil society groups call on NS government to improve transparency in this year’s provincial budget processes CCPA-NS, EAC, NSFL, and ACE are calling on the NS gov’t to improve transparency and include us in this year’s budget lock-up. Full release here: ecologyaction.ca/resources-me... #nspoli

To understand who will benefit from the one-time payment for GST credit recipients, and a further ongoing top-up to the credit, read David's analysis. Read the 2026 NSAB for our proposals on how to make life affordable for Nova Scotians. Both linked here: linktr.ee/ccpanovascotia #nspoli

CBC News story on the housing crisis in CBRM interviews CCPA-NS Research Associate Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid. Read the full article here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Read her work on the CCPA website: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Long-term care workers are responsible for caring for our most vulnerable populations, but they’re offered poverty wages and expected to be grateful. Another CUPE NS local votes in favour of a strike mandate, and wages are a significant concern. View CUPE’s full statement, linked below. #nspoli

Nova Scotia has the worst provincial-federal contribution ratio in Atlantic Canada, and the second worst of all the provinces. “It’s time for laggard provinces to do their part and at least match federal dollars so the system can be expanded more rapidly.” – David Macdonald Linked below. #nspoli

Every budget reflects values and priorities. The Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2026: For the Many, challenges the status quo, offering a bold, evidence-based vision for a just, green, care economy, and more inclusive province. View the full report: policyalternatives.ca/NSAB2026 #nspoli

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CCPA's new report, "The last mile: Provincial child care expansion at the five-year deadline," provides an analysis of where each province is at in their goal to increase access to childcare, in partnership with the federal government. Here is how Nova Scotia is doing. Link below. #nspoli

Due to the weather, the in-person report launch has been cancelled. This event will be fully virtual. Join us online January 28th from 11am to 12pm AST to discuss the 2026 Alternative Budget. Register for the Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #nspoli

The recent closure of a company's Halifax office just weeks after a successful union drive has put a spotlight on weak worker protections in the province. Let's review some of these gaps. The full report can be found here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #nspoli

The NS budget 2026-27 announcement is expected in the coming month. The Nova Scotia Alternative Budget puts those budget decisions in context of what choices they could have made to best respond to the needs of Nova Scotians. Join us January 28th for the launch of the NSAB. More info below.