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Federal budget leaves unemployed in the cold
OTTAWA -- Today’s federal budget leaves hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Canadians hanging on a very short rope and won’t provide the immediate stimulus our economy needs, says the Canadian...
January 27, 2009 | National Office
Five tests for Canada’s next federal budget
OTTAWA— The January 27 federal budget will be one of the most important in Canada’s history and should meet five key tests, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). “What’s...
January 23, 2009 | National Office
Cinq critères pour le prochain budget fédéral du Canada
OTTAWA – Le budget fédéral du 27 janvier sera l’un des plus importants de toute l’histoire du Canada et devrait respecter cinq critères essentiels, a indiqué le Centre canadien...
January 23, 2009 | National Office
Le Programme de stimulation de l’alternative budgétaire injecte 2% du PIB dans l’économie et permet de créer 407 000 emplois
OTTAWA—Le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) a publié aujourd’hui le Programme de stimulation fiscale de l’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral,...
January 6, 2009 | National Office
Alternative Budget stimulus package injects 2% of GDP into economy and creates 407,000 jobs
OTTAWA—Today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released the Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) fiscal stimulus plan, a one-year package that would create 407,000 jobs, boost the...
January 6, 2009 | National Office
Canada’s top CEOs reach new pay high
TORONTO – Canada may be in for a rocky economic ride, but the nation’s best paid 100 CEOs are still basking in the glow of the banner year of 2007: they got a record 22% average pay hike in 2007...
January 2, 2009 | National Office
Budgets profoundly affect human rights says international report
(Ottawa)—On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights a new international report concludes that budgets profoundly impact the attainment of human rights, and...
December 8, 2008 | National Office
Federal government response to economic crisis out of step
OTTAWA—The federal government’s response to Canada’s shaky economic situation is wildly out of step with what governments around the world are doing to protect their citizens, says the Canadian...
November 27, 2008 | National Office
Federal deficits could be much larger than anticipated, says Alternative Federal Budget
OTTAWA — While it is now generally acknowledged that the federal government is headed for deficit in the coming years, a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA...
November 25, 2008 | National Office
Les déficits fédéraux pourraient être bien plus grands que prévu, révèle l’Alternative budgétaire
OTTAWA—On convient généralement à présent que le gouvernement fédéral encourra des déficits ces prochaines années, mais un rapport rendu public aujourd’hui...
November 25, 2008 | National Office

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