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March 2007: A Special CCPA Report on Work, Wealth, and the Economy
Lots of insecure jobs created in 2006, but more good jobs lost Pundits have acclaimed 2006 as a banner year for the Canadian labour market,…
Canada’s growing gap at new 30-year high
Majority of families working harder, less payoff READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Canadian families are putting in more work time, yet most –…
Atlantica agenda would have serious detrimental effects – new CCPA study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX–The proposed Atlantica export corridor would have serious detrimental effects on Atlantic Canada, says a study released today by the…
BC-Alberta “trade” agreement a bad deal that should not be expanded to other provinces: studies
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Ottawa and Vancouver–The BC and Alberta governments should not implement the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA), according to…
BC surplus to top $3 billion this year and next
CCPA calls for bold action on poverty and homelessness READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – BC’s budget forecasts have become more fiction than fact,…
Aggressive measures needed to control drug spending: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada’s current system of controlling drug prices helps contain spending but more aggressive measures are needed, says a new study…
2007 BC Budget must tackle poverty, homelessness
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – Amid rising public concern about poverty and homelessness, the provincial government is being urged to adopt a comprehensive…
BC lags rest of Canada on funding for public watchdogs
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – A report published today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that BC ranks 8th among Canadian…
Canadian troops bearing brunt of coalition casualties
OTTAWA—Canadian Forces are incurring a disproportionately heavy burden of casualties among coalition forces in Afghanistan, says Canada’s Fallen, a report released today by the Canadian…
BC needs comprehensive mental health strategy with focus on income, housing and employment supports: Professor
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – An Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University is calling on the provincial government to re-think…
“Fiscal imbalance” caused by interprovincial tax competition–study
OTTAWA—The largest contributor to the so-called fiscal imbalance, is interprovincial tax cut competition—not federal cuts in transfer payments, says a study released today by the…
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