The Edmonton Social Planning Council has an Issue Brief Blog that they will be updating regularly with commentaries on a variety of current and topical issues. In addition, film and book reviews will...
Keywords: Alberta, Government Policy, Poverty Research
As Alberta gears up for a provincial election, parties are promising various ways to reduce poverty. The Edmonton Social Planning Council plans to occasionally analyze social policy commitments of...
Keywords: Alberta, Government Policy, Poverty Research
The ESPC is an independent, non-profit social research organization. Thier work is primarily focused on increasing public awareness and promoting positive policy change on issues related to low-...
Keywords: Alberta, Government Policy, Poverty Research
Public Interest Alberta is a non-profit, non-partisan, province-wide organization focused on education and advocacy on public interest issues. PIA exists to foster an understanding of the importance...
Keywords: Alberta, Government Policy, Poverty Research, public interest, public policy
Public Interest Alberta (PIA) is a province-wide organization focused on education and advocacy on public interest issues. PIA exists to foster in an understanding of the importance of public...
Keywords: Alberta, democracy, education, Government Policy, public interest, public service
"Although Calgary boasts one of the strongest economies among all Canadian cities, the population is increasingly divided into “haves” and “have-nots.” In the past few years, child poverty rates have...
Keywords: Alberta, Government Policy
The Alberta government's refusal to use the Market Basket Measure (MBM) as a system to determining poverty levels in the province has allowed the government to ignore the fact that their policies and...
Keywords: Alberta, Government Policy
The Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC), in cooperation with four other organizations, is asking people to provide feedback to the Alberta government on the regulations for the new Income and...
Keywords: Alberta, Government Policy, Welfare
