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In addition to our formal news releases (below), you can get informal news about CCPA's activities from our Updates. You can also view news releases and updates from specific CCPA offices across Canada or from specific projects and inititatives (such as The Growing Gap, Climate Justice, Alternative Federal Budget, and others).

Carbon tax was the stick, now we need a carrot
(Vancouver) Aggressive investments in BC's transportation system will not only reduce BC’s greenhouse gas emissions, but lead to healthier, safer communities for all British...
April 19, 2011 | BC Office
Les réductions de l’impôt sur le revenu des sociétés sont inefficaces sur le plan économique
OTTAWA – La réduction en trois points des taux d’impôt que proposent les Conservateurs coûterait au Trésor 6 milliards de dollars par année, mais elle entraînerait seulement quelque 600...
April 13, 2011 | National Office
Corporate tax cuts economically ineffective
OTTAWA—The Conservatives’ proposed 3-point reduction in corporate tax rates would cost the public purse $6 billion per year, yet only stimulate about $600 million of new business investment...
April 13, 2011 | National Office
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
What would you do with $84 million?
Halifax – For 10 years, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Nova Scotia has published alternative budgets that challenge Nova Scotians to...
March 29, 2011 | Nova Scotia 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

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