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Promises, tax cuts and difficult choices
According to a report the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released last week Nova Scotia is performing very poorly on the issue of reducing child…
December 2003: Making a Living
Canada’s social activists should mount a “living wage” movement The goal of many social reformers dedicated to improving conditions for the poor is to enable…
FTAA trade negotiators should heed lessons from NAFTA
OTTAWA-Trade ministers from Canada and 40 other countries in North, Central and South America are meeting in Miami this week to try to reach agreement…
Alternative Federal Budget predicts substantial surpluses and spending room, despite Ottawa’s fear mongering
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–Despite John Manley and Paul Martin’s repeated warnings of a dismal fiscal outlook, the Alternative Federal Budget’s calculations show Canadians…
Cruise ship industry not a panacea for port cities
Study says industry growth will slow, governments should be realistic about economic expectations (Halifax) A report released by the CCPA today finds that Canadian ports…
Canada’s newspapers get failing grade for coverage of new prescription drugs
It’s hard to miss the explosion of media stories regarding miraculous new pharmaceuticals. But given that medicine can both help and harm, how reliable is…
Fish farms no cure for BC’s economic ills
There is a mistaken perception among many British Columbians that BC’s wild fish stocks are dying and that we need salmon aquaculture to replace the…
Alternative Federal Budget delivers real social reinvestment
AFB balanced, needs-driven READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–The majority of Canadians who want the federal government to abandon its narrow focus on tax cuts…
Federal Liberals break their 50:50 budget-sharing promise
CCPA analysis CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–Prime Minister Jean Chretien, during both the 1997 and 2000 federal election campaigns, promised that future…
BC Ferries restructuring will increase costs and reduce accountability
The provincial government has just announced a major transformation of ferry services, promising better service, better access to capital for needed improvements, all without any…
Transcript of an interview with Armine Yalnizyan on Sunday Edition
ROY ROMANOW (Commissioner, The Future of Health Care): As you know it was just a year and a half ago that the Prime Minister established…
Mind the growing gap
Inequality in the global economy The growing gap between the world’s haves and have-nots is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Recently,…
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