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Fact Sheet: The economic case for Pharmacare
Attachments Fact Sheet: The economic case for Pharmacare…
A look at Canada’s housing market
Who might be in trouble and what can be done? The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a study showing that, for the first time in 30 years, six red-hot…
Canadian households: Among highest debt to income ratios in the world
In the past few weeks some of Canada’s most respected economic authorities, including Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, have voiced concerns over the fragility of the recovery, globally and…
The Importance of Bill C-474
Our farms need to be saved from genetically modified crops With the release of its National Food Policy on April 26, the federal Liberal Party is hoping to make agriculture…
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 progressive think tank. Instead of…
Buy American deal should be rejected
Government ministers and Canadian trade officials have avoided saying just how much the tentative deal on Buy American preferences is worth to Canadian suppliers. As the details of the agreement…
Fast Facts: Nous avons un plancher, il nous faut maintenant un plafond : réduire les inégalités de revenu au Canada
Au cours des dernières décennies, nous avons observé une augmentation spectaculaire des inégalités de revenu, qui ont fait en sorte que les gains de la croissance économique se retrouvent surtout…
EI system failing recession “stress test”—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s Employment Insurance system is failing the “stress test” of the recession and fixing it must be a key priority in the upcoming…
Fast Facts: Augmentation du salaire minimum
La Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI) et le Winnipeg Free Press (WFP) ont demandé dernièrement au gouvernement manitobain de renoncer à la politique de 1999 d’augmentation annuelle obligatoire du…
Federal environment spending dwarfed by rising defence budget
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A new report shows that Canada’s rising National Defence spending is $21.185 billion in 2009-2010, making Canada’s rank 13th highest in the world,…
Fast Facts: It takes all day to be poor
The State of the Inner City Report 2009 For the past five years, CCPA Manitoba has conducted inner-city research in collaboration with community-based organizations. The purpose of our research has…
15,000 Nova Scotia children still in poverty
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX, NS – Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Cards have recorded changes in child poverty since 1999. Each annual card has tracked progress on the…
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