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Canada's public health care system holds answers to surgery wait times
(Ottawa) Surgical waitlists can be dramatically cut if governments develop a strategy to scale up innovations already underway in the public health care system, says a new study released today....
May 8, 2007 | National Office
Ontario’s income gap at all-time high
TORONTO – Ontario’s after-tax income gap between the richest and poorest 10% of families raising children under 18 has reached an all-time high, according to a new study released by the Canadian...
May 7, 2007 | National Office, Ontario Office
Les experts voient des menaces à l'horizon pour les soins de santé
Les experts voient des menaces à l'horizon pour les soins de santé REGINA—De toute évidence, l"intégrité du système d’assurance-santé du Canada est menacée sur plusieurs fronts et...
May 3, 2007 | National Office
Health care storm clouds on horizon: experts
REGINA—The integrity of Canada's medicare system is being challenged on several clear and pressing fronts, say leading experts gathering for a two-day conference to fix Medicare. Queue-...
May 3, 2007 | National Office
Set minimum wages above poverty line: Study
TORONTO – Not a single province in Canada pays a minimum wage that lifts working Canadians out of poverty, concludes a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Bringing...
March 26, 2007 | National Office, BC Office
Tax cut budget out of step with Canadians’ priorities
OTTAWA—Today’s federal budget may be a short-term attempt to buy votes but it fails to address the long-term priorities of most Canadians, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. ...
March 19, 2007 | National Office
Federal surplus evaporating: Think-tank
OTTAWA — The Harper government is on the brink of exhausting its fiscal surplus on a pre-election spending plan that is at odds with what Canadians want, says the Canadian Centre for Policy...
March 15, 2007 | National Office
Selon un groupe de réflexion, le surplus fédéral s'épuise
OTTAWA — Le gouvernement Harper aura bientôt épuisé son surplus fiscal dans un plan de dépenses préélectorales qui est contraire aux attentes des Canadiens, nous apprend le Centre canadien de...
March 15, 2007 | National Office
Canada's growing gap at new 30-year high
TORONTO – Canadian families are putting in more work time, yet most – 80% of them – are getting a smaller share of Canada’s growing economy, says a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy...
March 1, 2007 | National Office
L’écart de croissance du Canada à son plus haut niveau en 30 ans
TORONTO – Les familles canadiennes travaillent plus, cependant la plupart – 80 % d’entre elles – ne bénéficient que d’un plus faible pourcentage de l’économie croissante du Canada, si l’on se fie...
March 1, 2007 | National Office

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