National Office Updates
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 |
National Office Canada may have fared better than the U.S. during this past recession, but a full economic recovery should mean a jobs recovery. CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan explains why Canada's falling...
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 A new report by the CCPA and the Rideau Instittute says the planned purchase of 65 F-35 stealth fighter jets is the result of a ‘pilot error’ by the Canadian government.
Pilot Error: Why the F-35...
October 13, 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 Join us December 10th in Toronto for an evening with Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone. The CCPA is pleased to co-sponsor this event. Please see...
October 13, 2010 |
National Office, Ontario Office Prominent Canadian women have a message for Prime Minister Stephen Harper: they refuse to be silenced.
The women – feminists, activists, academics, economists, and former politicians – responded to...
October 12, 2010 |
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The CCPA’s 30th anniversary on November 18 welcomed a full house.
We marked this special occasion with a gala dinner at the Chateau Laurier and an all-day conference at the University of...
October 7, 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 Here at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, we’re voracious readers. Our latest favourite is Frank Koller's Spark (2010), from Public Affairs Books.
CCPA Research Associate Jim Stanford’s...
October 1, 2010 |
National Office A new commentary by Erika Shaker asks whether an Ipsos Reid poll indicating overwhelming public support for corporate sponsorship of public school libraries has anything to do with the sponsor of the...
September 30, 2010 |
National Office On June 30th, the CCPA's Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan was among the initial voices leading the criticism over the government decision to eliminate the census long-form questionnaire.
Since then...
September 28, 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 |
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