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Cutting infrastructure spending the wrong choice for Canada, says think tank
OTTAWA—Despite government claims to the contrary, today’s federal budget actually reduces infrastructure spending, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Building Canada Fund has…
Avoid Austerity: Keep Newfoundland and Labrador’s economy strong, says report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. St. John’s, NL—At a time when global austerity measures are causing profound hardship among populations and are proving harmful to…
Austerity doing Ontario more harm than good: report
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT. TORONTO – Ontario’s experiment with austerity in 2012 is contributing to an economic slowdown that demands a different…
Property tax reform advocates team up for change
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia and the Nova…
Bitumen development poses critical challenges for Canada: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A failure to carefully regulate the Canadian bitumen industry is putting Canada on a dangerous economic and environmental trajectory, says…
Canada’s tax system needs fairness overhaul: study
OTTAWA—Canada’s tax system is in dire need of reform, says a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). According to the study,…
Change in direction on tax policy needed to escape budget crunch, ensure high-income British Columbians and corporations pay fair share: study
(Vancouver) The BC government likes to boast that our province has the lowest personal and corporate income taxes in Canada, but a new report says…
Income inequality spikes in Canada’s big cities
OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ analysis of new data on Canada’s richest 1% shows how much the income gap has been rising in Canada.…
Canada missing $145 billion in infrastructure due to underfunding: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Underinvestment in infrastructure is not a crisis but a chronic problem in Canada, says a new study by the Canadian…
Canada can learn from Norway’s management of oil wealth: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives compares the Canada and Alberta experience to that of Norway,…
CCPA-NS report warns Atlantic Canada to suffer disproportionately from federal austerity
ALANTIC CANADA – A new CCPA-NS report released today makes projections for federal public sector job loss in Atlantic Canada and discusses the breadth and…
The CETA and Nova Scotia: Oversold Benefits, Untold Costs
Halifax—Close consideration of the probable costs and benefits of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (“CETA”) for Nova Scotia reveals that the agreement’s benefits are being…
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