Alternative Federal Budget Updates
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has continued to release analysis on spending from the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund adding much needed transparency despite the general lack from the federal...
December 3, 2010 |
National Office Although at the periphery of federal budget debates, transfers the provinces were put in focus again this week. The Chretien government with Paul Martin as finance minister put Canada through the...
November 12, 2010 |
National Office The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) yesterday released its assessment of the federal government's October economic update. In its October update, the government projected that the federal deficit...
November 5, 2010 |
National Office Every year as part of the federal government's budget process, the budget committee asks for "pre-budget submissions." Essentially these documents are ideas that any person or group can put forward...
October 27, 2010 |
National Office When you think about taxes, do you think about the $10,000 having a baby could cost if you lived in the U.S. and didn't have health insurance?
Do you think about an education system that allows even...
October 26, 2010 |
National Office Two new online calculators highlight the fact that government spending changes have a real effect on the economy. The calculators demonstrate the change in employment and economic activity based on...
October 20, 2010 |
National Office A new CCPA study examines Canada's debt and deficit and finds that debt in Canada—even after two years of stimulus—is still at very low levels compared to other countries, and compared to the mid-...
October 18, 2010 |
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Today the OECD released a report on environmental taxes and found Canada ranks 29th out of 33 OECD member countries when it comes to taxing polluters. Canada's tax on environmental ills amounts to...
October 14, 2010 |
National Office Yesterday's economic update showcases how fragile Canada's economic recovery is and serves as the case against implementing austerity measures anytime soon. Read AFB Coordinator David Macdonald's...
October 13, 2010 |
National Office Although released in August, this Parliamentary Budget Office analysis examines the likelihood of government estimates of both GDP growth and deficit projections by using a "fan chart". Instead of a...
October 7, 2010 |
National Office The federal government seems hell-bent on stopping stimulus spending on April 1st 2011 even if it means saddling municipalities with unpaid bills and hobbling the already weak recovery. The Irish...
September 27, 2010 |
National Office The AFB has long argued that budgets are always about choices. Canada is a rich country and governments can and should spend our money on priorities that are important to us. Today, it was revealed...
September 21, 2010 |
The AFB 2011 process has begun anew with many new ideas for the 15th anniversary. Stay tuned with an RSS feed for AFB related developments.
September 17, 2010 |
Commentary on the federal budget and Speech from the Throne by CCPA staff and research associates are available on the CCPA website.
The Speech from the Throne signaled the Harper government's intent...
March 12, 2010 |
National Office The CCPA released the Alternative Federal Budget for 2010 today. In addition to the budget document, the alternative budget put forward a six point jobs plan to confront the jobs crisis and get...
March 1, 2010 |
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