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Fast Facts: A middle of the road budget for tough times
No one can envy Minister Wowchuk’s job of delivering this year’s budget. As we work our way through the “great recession” the budget will face…
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…
Job creation should be top Ontario budget priority: Report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – The global recession hit Ontario harder than most provinces, making the need for job creation –…
Steering Ontario Out of Recession: A Plan of Action
OAB 2010 Technical Paper Download 437.61 KB11 pages
Back-to-Balance
“The Government of Nova Scotia has a serious problem,” states the Back to Balance website, “and needs your help to solve it.” The serious problem,…
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…
Austerity is the wrong move
Harperite budget can only prolong the recession The Harper government’s economic policy, as enunciated in the Throne Speech and the Budget, is properly described by…
Harper budget fumbles on job crisis
OTTAWA – The Harper government’s budget fails to measure up to its own job creation promises, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), a…
It’s time for a post-Olympics vision for BC
In just a few short days, British Columbians will say goodbye to our party guests and turn back to everyday business. On Tuesday the government…
Climate inaction and BC’s budget
The 2010 BC Budget was a disappointment on the climate action front. Even as Premier Campbell waxed poetic in the Globe about the impact of…
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