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Deficit hysteria no excuse to end economic stimulus
As Canada’s recession winds down, there is growing talk of housing and debt bubbles but there is an even bigger bubble that’s set to burst.…
Federal budget task: Fix Canada’s job crisis
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Canada faces its worst job crisis in a generation and the federal government needs to step…
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Creating a Just Society
Reducing poverty, inequality will spur economic recovery An economic recovery that is mainly reliant on consumer spending is unavoidably fragile, since most Canadian consumers are…
Alternative Budgétaire pour le Gouvernement Fédéral 2010
Bien Faire le Travail Download 3.06 MB188 pages
Alternative Federal Budget Roundtable: Recession, Recovery and Transformation
Meeting the policy challenges of our time On November 18th, 2009, in Ottawa, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Canadian Labour Congress held…
A Closer Look at Low Wages in BC
Download 269.06 KB9 pages Workers in British Columbia earned an average of $21.46 an hour in 2008, according to the latest annual wage data published…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2010, Volume 13, Number 1 Download 1.71 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Managing BC’s Forests for a Cooler Planet: Carbon Storage, Sustainable Jobs and…
Fast Facts: We have a floor, now we need a ceiling
Reducing Canada’s income inequalities In recent decades we’ve seen a dramatic increase in income inequality, which has concentrated the gains from economic growth in the…
Equality is the Core Value of Democracy
Stop backsliding, put Canada back on road to equality There has never been a better time in recent history when the core democratic value of…
Is EI Working for Canada’s Unemployed?
Analyzing the Great Recession Download 347.83 KB 8 pages Canada’s Employment Insurance system is failing the recession “stress test” and many unemployed workers are falling…
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