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Revised federal budget is affordable and should be passed: economists
OTTAWA – The revised federal budget is affordable and should be passed in the House of Commons, Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) economists said in an assessment released today.   ...
May 10, 2005 | National Office
New CCPA report makes the case against more corporate tax cuts
OTTAWA—Despite outraged business and media reaction to the NDP’s demand for rescinding a new round of corporate tax cuts in return for supporting the Liberal government’s 2005 Budget, a strong...
April 29, 2005 | National Office
Time to draw a line in the sand on the softwood lumber dispute—report
OTTAWA—It’s time to play hardball with the US Administration on the long-running softwood lumber dispute, says a report released today by the CCPA. The report, entitled...
March 31, 2005 | National Office
Government Moving Under Radar to Align Policies, Regulations to the U.S.—Report
OTTAWA—The federal government’s soon-to-be-released foreign policy review will say little, if anything, about one of its most important priorities—aligning its policies and regulations with those...
February 28, 2005 | National Office
New CCPA study charges Health Canada with abandoning its duty to protect Canadians’ health and safety
OTTAWA—If Health Canada’s proposed “modernization” of the Food & Drugs Act is adopted, the Department’s already inadequate protection of Canadians’ health and safety will be even more severely...
February 25, 2005 | National Office
U-shaped federal surplus projections don’t hold water—report
OTTAWA—After years of inaccurate budget forecasting, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale has finally acknowledged that there will be a large federal surplus in the current fiscal year. However, he...
February 22, 2005 | National Office
Le temps est venu : Selon l’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral, un surplus de 45 milliards de dollars pourrait régler les ennuis des gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux et alléger la pauvreté
OTTAWA — Selon l’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral en 2005 (ABGF), on estime que le gouvernement fédéral aura un surplus de 45 milliards de dollars au cours des trois prochaines...
February 17, 2005 | National Office
It’s time: $45 billion surplus could fix federal-provincial woes and address poverty, says Alternative Federal Budget
OTTAWA — The federal government will have an estimated $45 billion in surplus over the next three years – money that could significantly reduce poverty and inequalities in Canada and lay to rest...
February 17, 2005 | National Office
Getting the most bang for our bucks
OTTAWA—In the lead-up to the 2005 federal budget, debates about the potential uses for the fiscal dividend—debt repayment, tax cuts, or social reinvestment—have intensified. However, if the...
February 9, 2005 | National Office
FTAA negotiations stalled, but U.S. negotiating efforts intensifying--study
With the January 1, 2005 deadline for concluding a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) over, hemispheric negotiations are at an impasse.  But the U. S. administration continues to...
January 13, 2005 | National Office

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