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Fast Facts: It’s Budget Time Again
A glimmer of hope and a healthy dose of skepticism On April 17th Minister Stan Struthers will release details of how the Province will manage…
A Cure for Dutch Disease
Active Sector Strategies for Canada’s Economy Download 424.48 KB11 pages This Technical Paper reports on the negative structural consequences of the mostly unregulated resource boom…
Twelve Things You Should Know about Nova Scotia’s Fiscal Situation
Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2012 Backgrounder To help Nova Scotians fully understand the fiscal situation and the full range of choices this government has, the…
Five Tests By Which to Evaluate the Federal Budget
The coming government budget–if the advance billing is accurate– could fundamentally change the direction of this country. An austerity budget would not only threaten Canada’s…
Cinq critères d’évaluation du budget fédéral
Le prochain budget du gouvernement – si les annonces se révèlent exactes – pourrait changer fondamentalement l’orientation du Canada. Un budget d’austérité ne ferait pas…
Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2012
Forward to Fairness Download 2.28 MB85 pages This document shows Nova Scotians that minor changes in government spending could have a major impact on the…
Alternative Budget Moves Nova Scotia Forward, Not Back
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Nova Scotia released its 2012 alternative provincial budget today. In contrast to the…
Alternative Federal Budget 2012: A budget for the rest of us
Canada’s job market remains stalled and Canadians are understandably anxious about their future, and increasingly question whether their children and grandchildren will do better than…
Think tank calls on feds to scrap spending cut plans
Alternative Budget promotes a budget for the rest of us CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) urges…
Alternative Federal Budget 2012
On March 15th, 2012, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives held a press conference to release its flagship report—the Alternative Federal Budget 2012: A Budget…
Alternative Federal Budget 2012
A Budget for the Rest of Us Download 1.59 MB200 pages This release is comprised of three documents: Full report Click above to…
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…
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