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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).

Tough on crime will likely lead to more crime, bigger deficit: report
OTTAWA - The Harper governmentís tough on crime agenda will likely increase the incidence of crime and the deficit, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives...
November 17, 2010 | National Office
BC’s legal aid system is “broken”
(Vancouver) It’s time for a complete overhaul of BC’s legal aid system, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and West Coast LEAF (Women’s Legal Education and...
November 9, 2010 | BC Office
NAFTA investor-state claims against Canada surge: study
OTTAWA—All levels of government in Canada are increasingly being targeted by investors for alleged breaches of Chapter 11, NAFTA’s investment chapter, says an analysis released today by the...
November 4, 2010 | National Office
Every bite counts: Government must set menu for BC's food system in face of climate change
(Vancouver) A new report is calling on the BC government to take action to make BC’s food system work better for farmers, eliminate hunger, shift away from imported products, and reduce greenhouse...
November 2, 2010 | BC Office
Canada-EU free trade deal could cost up to 150,000 Canadian jobs: study
OTTAWA—A Canada-EU free trade deal would create a huge trade deficit for Canada, resulting in the loss of up to 150,000 Canadian jobs, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy...
October 27, 2010 | National Office
Now is not the time for spending cuts: study
OTTAWA—Given the fragile economic recovery and the weak job market, now is not the time for a sharp turn to spending cuts, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy...
October 18, 2010 | National Office
Poverty Free Saskatchewan launches “Let’s Do Something About Poverty” campaign
“Poverty still exists in Saskatchewan and remains a serious problem that affects us all.”  This is the message of Let’s Do Something About Poverty, a discussion document authored by Poverty...
October 18, 2010 | Saskatchewan Office
Poverty costs Nova Scotia over $1billion a year
HALIFAX- The total economic cost of poverty in Nova Scotia is at least $1.5 to $2.2 billion dollars per year, accounting for between 5% - 7% of Nova Scotia’s GDP in 2008. ...
October 16, 2010 | Nova Scotia Office
F-35 Stealth Fighter Purchase a ‘Pilot Error’: Report
OTTAWA—The planned purchase of 65 F-35 stealth fighter jets is the result of a ‘pilot error’ by the Canadian government, says a new report published today by the Canadian Centre for Policy...
October 14, 2010 | National Office
Women to Harper: We won’t be silent
TORONTO – Prominent Canadian women have a message to Prime Minister Stephen Harper: they refuse to be silenced. The women – feminists, activists,
academics, economists, and former...
October 12, 2010 | National Office

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