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Afghan training mission has high risk of casualties, low chance of success
OTTAWA—The government’s plan to extend the Canadian Forces mission in Afghanistan deserves a public debate, argues a new report published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the...
April 11, 2011 | National Office
Corporate tax cuts not delivering on job creation—study
OTTAWA—After a decade of corporate tax cuts, the benefits to Canada’s largest corporations are clear but the job creation payoff for Canadians hasn’t materialized, says a study released today by...
April 6, 2011 | National Office
Harper Budget Priorities: Bread. Canadians’ Priorities: Crumbs.
OTTAWA—Today’s federal budget looks more like an attempt to stay in power than a fiscal remedy for the real problems facing Canadians, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), an...
March 22, 2011 | National Office
Colour code keeps workers out of good jobs: Study
TORONTO – Despite an increasingly diverse population, a new report on Canada’s racialized income gap shows a colour code is still at work in Canada’s labour market. Canada’s Colour Coded...
March 21, 2011 | National Office
Il faut oublier les chasseurs, créer des emplois et non faire la guerre, selon un centre de réflexion
OTTAWA – Le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives exhorte Ottawa à répondre aux préoccupations financières réelles des Canadiens au lieu de les laisser tomber dans la tempête politique qui se...
March 15, 2011 | National Office
Ground fighter jets, make jobs not war: think tank
OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) urges Ottawa to address Canadians’ real financial worries rather than sideline them in the political bluster brewing over a federal budget...
March 15, 2011 | National Office
Canadian military spending higher than any time since WWII: study
OTTAWA—Twelve years of budget increases have left Canadian military spending higher than at any time since the end of the Second World War, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for...
March 9, 2011 | National Office
Federal outsourcing costs untouched despite budget caps: study
OTTAWA—If the federal government wants to get serious about spending controls, it needs to look critically at its ballooning outsourcing costs, says a new study released today by the Canadian...
March 3, 2011 | National Office
Les budgets plafonnés n’ont pas d’effet sur les coûts d’impartition du fédéral, selon une étude
OTTAWA – Si le gouvernement fédéral veut être pris au sérieux lorsqu’il parle de contrôler les dépenses, il doit examiner d’un œil critique l’explosion des coûts d’impartition, affirme-t-on dans...
March 3, 2011 | National Office
Harmonization of drug standards may put private profit before public health
OTTAWA—As Health Canada begins its final consultations on proposals to “modernize” standards on prescription drugs, a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)...
January 19, 2011 | National Office

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