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Thirsty for Change?
Alternative Federal Budget 2012 Infographics Budgets are about choices that reflect a government’s values and priorities. With a $250 billion federal budget, the Harper Government could choose to invest in…
Canada’s Incomplete, Mediocre Recovery
This study finds that, despite claims to the contrary, the damage of the recession is still very much with Canadians and that the labour market is still much weaker (measured…
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 budgeting. The site is technically…
Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2011
Striking a healthy balance Additional Documents: Alternative Provincial Budget 2011.pdf APB 2011 Budget in Brief.pdf CCPA_NS_Fast_Facts_APB__What_would_you_do_with_84_million.pdf CCPA NS Fast Facts APB Lets Make Poverty Reduction a Priority.pdf CCPA NS Fast…
Canada’s 45-Minute Budget
A post-budget analysis Download 139.93 KB 5 pages Events around this year’s budget unfolded rapidly after its release at 4 p.m. March 22nd. By approximately 4:45 p.m., the leader of…
The “Other Saskatchewan”
A Budget Response by CCPA Saskatchewan If yesterday’s budget was designed to give something to everyone in order to win over voters for the upcoming election, then it is clear…
This or That
Budgets are about choices, they reflect a government’s values and priorities. With a $250 billion federal budget, the Harper Government could choose to invest in programs like universal child care…
This or That
Budgets are about choices. What would you choose? Budgets are about choices, they reflect a government’s values and priorities. With a $250 billion federal budget, the Harper Government could choose…
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 Nova Scotians to consider the…
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 government – two years ago…
Il faut oublier les chasseurs, créer des emplois et non faire la guerre, selon un centre de réflexion
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives exhorte Ottawa à répondre aux préoccupations financières réelles des Canadiens au lieu de les laisser…
Ground fighter jets, make jobs not war: think tank
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) urges Ottawa to address Canadians’ real financial worries rather than sideline them in the political bluster…
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