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New CCPA report highlights inequality in the global economy
(Ottawa) A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives sheds some light on the pressing issue of inequality in the global economy. The report, The Global Divide, comes as officials...
April 18, 2002 | National Office, BC Office
Getting rid of the Reference Drug Program would be a costly mistake
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says a study it released today shows BC's Reference Drug Program has been effective at slowing down the growth of prescription drug...
March 27, 2002 | BC Office
Different lifestyles, different worries
(Vancouver) British Columbians have strikingly different lifestyles and financial priorities because of their strikingly different assets and debts, according to new analysis released today by the...
March 22, 2002 | BC Office
CCPA says pay equity report acknowledges need for government action
(Vancouver) The BC Task Force on Pay Equity's report to the BC government, tabled in the legislature yesterday, repeats what researchers and women's groups have been saying for years: sex-based...
March 8, 2002 | BC Office
BC Budget more poison pill than tough medicine, says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
(Vancouver) "The government says it is giving us tough medicine for the economy, but this budget plan is more like a poison pill," says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. "This plan...
February 19, 2002 | BC Office
BC needs solutions
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a "Solutions Budget" today, which it says will restore economic and social security to British Columbians. "The government'...
February 14, 2002 | BC Office
Forty BC economists call on the BC Government to reconsider spending cuts
Vancouver--Forty British Columbia economists and political economists from across the province today called on the BC government to rethink its planned spending cuts. In advance of the...
February 7, 2002 | BC Office
CCPA responds to MSP premium increase
(Vancouver) The BC government's announced plan to increase MSP premiums by 50% is a regressive tax increase, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
February 7, 2002 | BC Office
Offshore oil not the path to wealth or jobs
(Vancouver) A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that offshore oil and gas development off BC's coast will not bring the hoped for levels of wealth or job...
December 4, 2001 | BC Office
New analysis by CCPA shows BC home to greatest wealth gap in Canada
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released an analysis today of wealth distribution in Canada by region. The regional numbers, obtained by special order from Statistics...
November 28, 2001 | BC Office

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