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Education Property Tax Cuts in Manitoba
Examining Bill 71 Download 473.42 KB24 pages In April 2021, Scott Fielding, Minister of Finance for the Manitoba government, introduced Bill 71. This bill was…
COVID-19 era provincial deficits on track to disappear faster than anticipated
Some provinces are prolonging deficits by handing out tax cuts: report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Provincial deficits are on track to disappear…
Disappearing Act
The state of provincial deficits in Canada Download 1013.13 KB28 pages As Canada reaches two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, provincial deficits are on track…
Catching Up Together
Download 1.16 MB52 pages Two years of the pandemic have disrupted the learning and development of Ontario’s elementary and secondary school students. In particular, households with…
Passing the Buck
The impact of increasing Memorial University tuition to pay down Newfoundland and Labrador’s deficit Download 961.47 KB19 pages The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is…
Still Picking up the Tab
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Fast Facts: Time to flush P3 process for waste plant
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Friday June 18, 2021 When the province of Manitoba ordered the City of Winnipeg to undertake a market…
BC Budget 2021 — Missed opportunities and inadequate investments
VANCOUVER — The BC government made some needed investments in its 2021 budget for COVID-19 recovery, but there is scarce new funding for major priorities like…
Clarity on Manitoba’s COVID spending
On March 10th, 2021 in the Manitoba Legislature Question Period, Premier Pallister cited a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and claimed…
Wealth tax would raise much more revenue than previously calculated by Parliamentary Budget Officer
VANCOUVER — A one per cent tax on wealth over $20 million would generate nearly twice as much revenue as previously calculated by the Parliamentary…
CCPA 2021 pre-budget submission to Finance Canada
Download 231.51 KB 7 pages In this submission, we highlight several key policy areas that demand immediate attention in Budget 2021, including investing in the…
Manitoba leaving money for health care, long-term care, housing and essential worker supports on the table – new CCPA National report
A version of this commentary was published in the Winnipeg Free Press February 2, 2021. A new report finds that Manitoba does not have plans…
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