News Releases
TORONTO—Ontario’s finances are in substantially better shape than the McGuinty government’s constant cries of poverty would suggest, says a new study from the Ontario Alternative Budget project of...
February 2, 2006 |
Ontario Office (Vancouver) The province must invest in education programs for low-income adults with upgrading needs if it wants achieve its goal of making BC the best-educated and most literate jurisdiction in...
February 1, 2006 |
BC Office OTTAWA—Today the Alternative Federal Budget released a detailed report card on the achievements of the 2004-05 Minority Parliament and awarded the Martin Minority an overall C grade for “some...
January 5, 2006 |
National Office OTTAWA—A study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that there are public sector solutions to Canada’s wait list problems. While often touted, private for-profit...
December 15, 2005 |
National Office HALIFAX: Single parents face a monthly shortfall of between $180 and $415 while attending university according to study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, “...
December 8, 2005 |
Nova Scotia Office (Vancouver) A study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says there is no shortage of solutions available to the provincial government to secure the future of BC's forestry-...
December 7, 2005 |
BC Office HALIFAX: Child poverty in Nova Scotia has increased for the fourth year running and now stands at 20.7 percent, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives....
November 24, 2005 |
Nova Scotia Office (Vancouver) Numbers obtained from the BC Ministry of Labour show that sweeping changes to the employment standards system have dramatically undermined the province’s ability to enforce minimum...
November 23, 2005 |
BC Office The Saskatchewan government appointed a commission to review business taxes in Saskatchewan earlier in the year. This Business Tax Commission will release its report on Thursday, Nov. 24th.“We are...
November 17, 2005 |
Saskatchewan Office OTTAWA—Monday’s Economic and Fiscal Update is animated more by politics than economics. In the present political circumstances the temptation for the Liberals to massage their financial disclosures...
November 11, 2005 |
National Office (Vancouver) As the BC government enters into collective bargaining with over 80% of the province’s public sector workers, it will have to consider that wages in the broader labour market are on the...
November 9, 2005 |
BC Office OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that, contrary to popular belief, it does not make economic sense for the Canadian government to pay down the...
November 9, 2005 |
National Office OTTAWA—The federal government will jeopardize Canadian culture by allowing foreign ownership of our telecommunications industry, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives....
October 31, 2005 |
National Office OTTAWA—In its presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives announced that Canadians can continue to expect large federal...
October 24, 2005 |
National Office Monday, October 17th has been declared International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty by the United Nations. However, anti-poverty
groups and researchers at the University of Regina say...
October 14, 2005 |
Saskatchewan Office