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Expanding CPP most effective means of pension reform: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Expanding the Canada Pension Plan would be the most effective way to ensure all Canadian have adequate retirement…
The Global Financial Meltdown
Can We Avoid Another Minsky Moment? Download 120 KB3 pages
The Temporary Recovery
Forget total employment numbers, it’s the types of jobs coming back that count There is a shadow side to this recovery that may undo it…
Financial markets must be regulated to avoid another Minsky moment: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—In a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), two prominent economists warn of…
Income gap for Aboriginal peoples stubbornly high: Report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Income inequality between Aboriginal peoples and the rest of Canadians is stubbornly high, says a groundbreaking…
Coming Down from Mount Olympus
National pride, to endure, must have a strong foundation The tidal wave of patriotism unleashed by our country’s performance in the Olympics is subsiding, but…
First, Do No Harm: The Doha Round and Climate Change
Download 225.82 KB22 pages Can World Trade Organization negotiations on environmental goods and services play a positive role in reducing climate change? This green justification…
Off target: Ontario budget misses the point on economic recovery
OAB 2010 Technical Paper Download 177.06 KB3 pages
Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2010
Finding a New Balance: Building Capacity for Nova Scotia’s Future Download 1.33 MB54 pages Since 2000, the CCPA-NS has stimulated the dialogue on Nova Scotia’s economy through its alternative budget document, a tool to…
Budget 2010/11
A message from the people As the Manitoba government prepares for this year’s budget, the air of equanimity evident in last year’s budgetary deliberations has…
Now is the wrong time for fiscal frugality
This opinion piece was featured in Canadian Business, April 12, 2010 edition. The Harper government just pressed the wrong panic button — prematurely tackling the…
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