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Public being misled by marketing of medical scans, new research reveals
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Authors of a new study warn that private clinics selling high-tech services to screen healthy people for disease could be harming Canadians and placing an…
New report questions economic benefits of cruise industry for the Maritimes
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax, NS The Maritimes experienced an 1800 percent increase in cruise passenger numbers between 1990 and 2008. However, the author of a new Canadian Centre…
Wood wasted at BC logging sites would fill a cross-country truck convoy — twice
Costs include thousands of potential jobs, sharply higher CO2 emissions: report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new report on BC’s forest industry finds that startling numbers…
Stimulus impact of tax cuts negative in a zero interest rate economy: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Tax cuts are the worst possible economic stimulus with Bank of Canada interest rates heading to zero, and may well have a negative…
Majority of BC families can’t get ahead: study reveals 30-year decline in incomes for all but the richest
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) A new study reveals that BC’s poor and middle class families are in worse financial shape than their parents’ generation. The study, released today…
We need protection now against home heating emergencies – say authors of new reports
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT – Part 1 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT – Part 2 Halifax, N.S. – Our safety is at risk when governments…
Ontario budget must fill federal void
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – The province’s upcoming budget needs to make up for the federal government’s failed response to the economic recession, says the Ontario…
Low interest rates alone not enough to jump-start global economy: report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Monetary policy with zero or close-to-zero interest rates are not enough to pull the national and global economies out of the current recession, says a…
The time is now for a legislated poverty reduction plan
200 community organizations & leaders to BC political parties CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT On February 5, the CCPA’s BC Office joined with 200 other organizations from across…
Poverty reduction commitment needed from all BC political parties
Concrete plan more important than ever in economic downturn: report READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–As the provincial election draws closer, a new report calls on BC’s political parties to…
Ontario must get past the “d” word and deliver on investments to boost economy
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—During this economic downturn, Ontario could tolerate a deficit in its normal operations of up to $3 billion and provide temporary economic stimulus and support…
Softwood Lumber Agreement rebates not invested in BC
BC companies spend more than US$620 million on US sawmills while local forestry communities founder: study CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VICTORIA — In just two years, the…
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