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David Macdonald
David Macdonald (he/him) is a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Follow him on X at @DavidMacCdn.
Federal cuts may lead to 116,000 jobs lost: New Estimate
The Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) today came out today with their own GDP and jobs impact estimates from the $8 billion in federal cuts. They…
Cone of Silence Descends on Federal Cuts
The federal government has further lowered its “cone of silence” over the implications of federal cuts today. Treasury Board has instructed all departments to remove any implications…
Federal cuts could push unemployment to 8%
Last Monday, the CCPA released my paper, The Cuts Behind the Curtain, which examined some possible scenarios for how the conservative government might cut $6 billion from…
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The Cuts Behind the Curtain
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L’épée de Damoclès
Comment les compressions au gouvernement fédéral réduiront les services et feront augmenter le taux de chômage Cette étude a crée trois scénarios possibles pour examiner…
The Cuts Behind the Curtain
How federal cutbacks will slash services and increase unemployment Download 1.41 MB46 pages This study explores the impact of the federal government’s 2010 and 2011…
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…
Surprise, Surprise: The economy is worse than Flaherty thought
The Minister of Finance today revealed that the government will not balance the books in 2014-15 as previously promised, instead that goal will be pushed…
Under Pressure
The impact of rising tuition fees on Ontario families Download 842.75 KB36 pages Over the past two decades, Ontario’s system of financing higher education has…
For Ontario’s low- and middle-income families, paying for university involves priority roulette
This fall, as young people make preparations to enter university, some Ontarians may be feeling nostalgic. But for many Ontario parents, the excitement and pride…
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