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Buy American sell-out
Proposed procurement deal bad for provincial, local governments Despite the Conservative government’s hopes for a quick deal, prospects for an exemption from the Buy American procurement preferences in the recent…
Deal could surrender Canadian procurement, while leaving Buy American laws in place: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Ongoing negotiations between Ottawa and Washington over Buy American laws may give away provincial and municipal procurement sovereignty, says a new study released…
Fast Facts: Je veux juste vivre dans un lieu decent:
l’histoire de {Jos} Le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives — Manitoba (CCPA-Manitoba) a beaucoup publié sur les questions de pauvreté et d’itinérance. Malheureusement, le problème semble s’aggraver au lieu de…
Fast Facts: Comment un salaire vital pourrait réduire la pauvreté au Manitoba
En ce temps de tourmente économique, des politiques de salaire suffisant pour vivre constituent une façon de stimuler notre économie locale. On applique une politique de salaire suffisant pour vivre,…
Déjà vu: Ontario’s recession and the 1930s
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – One year after the Crash of October 2008, Ontario’s recession is looking eerily like the Great Depression and governments need to…
Message to Health Minister: Enough with the numbers game – it’s time to deal with serious problems in seniors’ care
With an election on, it’s no surprise that the provincial government is claiming success on everything from the environment to the economy. But one area where it hasn’t earned bragging…
Make poverty reduction the focus of economic stimulus plans
A growing chorus of voices from across BC is calling on all political parties to commit to a provincial poverty reduction plan with legislated targets and timelines. Some wonder, however,…
Protecting Canada’s world-class grain system
Well-functioning regulatory systems tend to be invisible, until tragedy occurs. It is only after someone dies from drinking contaminated water or eating tainted food, a bank fails or a highway…
Ontario delivers a ‘hit and miss’ budget
Ontario’s 2009-10 budget is a substantial, complex budget. In some places the budget was bold, in some places it merely did what it had to do, and other key areas…
A call to all BC political parties: time to commit to a poverty reduction plan
In early February, over 200 organizations and community leaders from across BC issued an open letter to BC political parties, calling on them to commit – prior to the May…
Why Budget 2009 Leaves Canadians in the Cold
For Stephen Harper, the only thing that matters about the 2009 budget is that it meets the political imperatives he imposed on himself with his disastrous December fudgit-budget. On that…
Five tests for Canada’s next federal budget
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA— The January 27 federal budget will be one of the most important in Canada’s history and should meet five key tests, says…
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