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Set minimum wages above poverty line: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Not a single province in Canada pays a minimum wage that lifts working Canadians out of poverty, concludes a study by the Canadian…
Saskatchewan Alternative Provincial Budget
Addressing Poverty and Inequality during a Time of Prosperity READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Economic growth is supposed to benefit everyone, right? That’s not the case right now in Saskatchewan…
Tax cut budget out of step with Canadians’ priorities
OTTAWA—Today’s federal budget may be a short-term attempt to buy votes but it fails to address the long-term priorities of most Canadians, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Two…
Selon un groupe de réflexion, le surplus fédéral s’épuise
Le plan de Stephen Harper va à l’encontre des priorités des Canadiens CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA—Le gouvernement Harper aura bientôt épuisé son surplus fiscal dans un plan…
Ontario Alternative Budget gives Liberals a failing grade, sets out plan to rebuild public services
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO—Four years after the McGuinty Liberals have been in office, Ontario is still living under the shadow of the Mike Harris/Ernie Eves government,…
Miserly 14 cents a day for affordable housing falls short of promise: Ontario study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Despite promises to do more, the Ontario government is spending less than half of what it spent on affordable housing in 2000, says an Ontario…
Province should share forest revenues 50-50 with First Nations
Stronger commitment needed for a long-term “new relationship” READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–BC should turn half of the roughly $1 billion it collects annually in stumpage fees from forest…
No New Year’s hangover for top CEOs
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – By 12:13 pm on New Year’s Day, while many Canadians were still nursing a hangover, Canada”s 100 highest paid CEOs had…
Taxes are good for a nation’s health and well-being—study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada is falling behind a number of OECD nations in a wide range of social and economic areas, and a study released today…
Softwood Lumber Agreement spells trouble for jobs in BC’s forest-dependent communities
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The new Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement, if it is ratified by the Canadian Parliament, spells bad news for BC’s forest-dependent communities. According…
Low-Income Families With Children Owed First Call on Government Surpluses
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX – Authors of Nova Scotia’s Child Poverty Report Card say each tax cut for an economically secure Canadian is a broken promise to a…
Sondage : Écart croissant, préoccupations croissantes
CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT TORONTO – Un nombre record de Canadiens est d’avis que l’écart entre les riches et les pauvres s’accroît au Canada – et cela les…
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