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Does size matter? Study challenges belief that big government hurts economic growth
(Ottawa) Would cutting taxes even further boost Canada's economic performance? Would introducing a new social program like early childhood education and care hurt Canada's...
July 22, 2004 | National Office, BC Office
Trade treaty 'chill': New Brunswick abandons public auto insurance in face of trade treaty threats
OTTAWA--A study released today concludes that the New Brunswick government should have proceeded with public auto insurance, despite threats from the foreign insurance industry to sue under...
June 30, 2004 | National Office
Conservative platform will put government in deficit
OTTAWA--Can the three major national parties pay for what they say? That's the question posed by a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Can they pay...
June 11, 2004 | National Office
A Step Back
The agreement between the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) and Manitoba Hydro over the development of a 200-megawatt dam and transmission line in Northern Manitoba is of uncertain financial value...
May 26, 2004 | National Office
Report lambastes debt reduction target
OTTAWA - Canada is hoarding unprecedented economic wealth while human insecurity - at home and abroad - deepens, says a new international report. Squandering Canada's Surplus, a...
April 26, 2004 | National Office
New book examines Paul Martin's record as a guide to the future
Ottawa--Canadians remember Paul Martin as the man who slew the deficit dragon "come hell or high water. " He fulfilled that promise by making the largest non-military public program cuts in...
April 26, 2004 | National Office
Canada has little to gain, much to lose from a customs union with the U.S.
OTTAWA--Among the proposals for closer economic ties between Canada and the United States is a call for a Customs Union, which would entail a common external tariff, a common trade policy, and the...
April 15, 2004 | National Office, BC Office
Canada's equalization program requires reform to meet constitutional requirements
OTTAWA-The 2004 Federal Budget fails to address the flaws in Canada's equalization program, which needs to be reformed if it is to meet its constitutionally required objectives, according to a...
March 30, 2004 | National Office, Nova Scotia Office
Martin sits on surplus while Canada crumbles
OTTAWA--The Martin government is hiding behind the sponsorship scandal as a pretext for inaction in Budget 2004, charges the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Prime Minister...
March 23, 2004 | National Office
La 10e édition de l’Alternative budgétaire s’attaque au copinage pour mieux rebâtir le Canada
OTTAWA—La 10e...
March 16, 2004 | National Office

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