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Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2013
Strengthening Connections, Connecting Communities Download 2.99 MB116 pages The 2013 Nova Scotia Alternative Provincial Budget invests in good jobs, strong communities, and participatory economics. It…
Prosperity for All
An Alternative Economic Path for Newfoundland and Labrador Download 1.33 MB 52 pages This report finds that public spending cuts could deeply damage Newfoundland and…
More Harm Than Good
Austerity’s Impact in Ontario Download 558.47 KB36 pages This report shows that Ontario hasn’t returned to pre-recession economic health. Austerity measures are compounding the problem,…
The Bitumen Cliff
Lessons and Challenges of Bitumen Mega-Developments for Canada’s Economy in an Age of Climate Change Download 2.51 MB102 pages The failure to carefully regulate the…
Saskatchewan’s Anti-Poverty Plan, From Dependence to Independence: Does It Measure Up?
Download 376.09 KB14 pages In the summer of 2012, the Saskatchewan government published its anti-poverty strategy, From Dependence to Independence, claiming that no previous administration in the…
Fairness by Design
A Framework for Tax Reform in Canada Download 939.13 KB 44 pages This study finds that ad-hoc tax changes over the last two decades have…
“The Worst Procurement in the History of Canada”
Solving the Maritime Helicopter Crisis Download 3.51 MB 36 pages 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the entry into service of Canada’s Sea King helicopters,…
CETA: Constraining Manitoba’s Economic Prospects and Policy Options
Download 1.2 MB 42 pages This report also examines the potential impact of providing foreign investors with increased access to public procurement and the impact…
Social Impact Bonds
Download 282.85 KB Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are a relatively new method of funding and delivering social services. Under this approach the private or social…
Creating Opportunities with Green Jobs
The story of BUILD and BEEP Download 1.33 MB52 pages Social enterprises have emerged as viable business models that create a blended return on investment…
Governing Motherhood
Who Pays and Who Profits? Download 0 bytes14 pages In this report from CCPA-NS, Phyllis Rippeyoung argues that the increasing pressures put on mothers to…
The Petro-Path Not Taken
Comparing Norway with Canada and Alberta’s Management of Petroleum Wealth Download 1.79 MB 80 pages This report compares the Canada and Alberta experience of managing oil…
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