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Christine Saulnier
Budgets more than numbers
The Nova Scotia Department of Finance recently launched an interactive “Back to Balance” website, giving community members an opportunity to try their hands at government…
Cost of Poverty in Prince Edward Island (2011)
Download 625.04 KB13 pages This report estimates that the direct cost of poverty for the PEI government is just under 100 million dollars per year…
Cost of Poverty in New Brunswick
Download 420.7 KB12 pages There has always existed a moral obligation to end poverty, first and foremost for those who are living in poverty. However,…
Coût de la pauvreté au Nouveau-Brunswick
Download 438.85 KB13 pages L’obligation morale de mettre fin à la pauvreté a toujours existé, d’abord et avant tout, pour les personnes qui vivent dans…
Fairness, Funding and Our Collective Future
A way forward for post-secondary education in Nova Scotia Download 593.57 KB 38 pages
Response to the Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Review Committee Report
Download 188.14 KB3 pages The Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Review Committee’s report is a very valuable resource document for understanding the situation of the most…
Fast Facts: What else could we do with $84 million?
One of the NS NDP’s election promises was to institute an 8% energy tax rebate. In an interview in the initial weeks of the new…
What would you do with $84 million?
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax – For 10 years, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Nova Scotia has published alternative budgets that challenge…
Fast Facts: What kind of Economic Development Strategy requires a new convention centre?
The province’s NDP government has determined that its support of a new trade and convention centre in Halifax is in the best interest of all…
The Cost of Poverty in Nova Scotia
Download 759.83 KB34 pages The Nova Scotia Government’s 2009 Poverty Reduction Strategy sets out dual goals of reducing poverty and creating opportunities for prosperity. Inherent…
Over-taxed or under-serviced, both or neither? Let’s get beyond the rhetoric in Atlantic Canada
The media report that the Canadian Taxpayers Foundation (CTF) wants to open up shop in Atlantic Canada. Is this a good thing for our region?…
Minimum Wage: Staying the course right decision
The Minimum Wage Review Committee, with representatives from labour and business organizations at the table, is an example of how public policy should be made…
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