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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).

15,000 Nova Scotia children still in poverty
HALIFAX, NS - Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Cards have recorded changes in child poverty since 1999. Each annual card has tracked progress on the government of Canada’s 1989 promise to end...
November 23, 2009 | Nova Scotia Office
Une entente pourrait céder les marchés publics canadiens en laissant en place les lois sur l’achat américain, selon une étude
OTTAWA – Des négociations en cours entre Ottawa et Washington au sujet des lois sur l’achat américain pourraient céder la souveraineté des provinces et des municipalités sur les marchés publics,...
November 10, 2009 | National Office
Deal could surrender Canadian procurement, while leaving Buy American laws in place: study
OTTAWA—Ongoing negotiations between Ottawa and Washington over Buy American laws may give away provincial and municipal procurement sovereignty, says a new study released today by the Canadian...
November 10, 2009 | National Office
Ontario’s school funding is falling behind: study
TORONTO –Ontario’s per student school funding places the province far behind most peer jurisdictions in North America, according to a comprehensive study released today by the Canadian Centre for...
November 5, 2009 | Ontario Office
Canadian corporate tax cuts hand $4-6 billion to U.S. treasury: study
OTTAWA—Planned federal and provincial corporate tax cuts will transfer $4-6 billion of annual revenue from Canadian governments to the U.S. treasury, concludes a study released today by the...
November 3, 2009 | National Office
Economy still not recovering: Study
OTTAWA - Canada's economy is still mired in recession and a long way from recovery, despite months of "green shoot" speculation, says a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy...
October 29, 2009 | National Office
Déjà vu: Ontario’s recession and the 1930s
TORONTO – One year after the Crash of October 2008, Ontario’s recession is looking eerily like the Great Depression and governments need to do something about that, says a report released today by...
October 13, 2009 | Ontario Office
Pension system needs urgent attention: report
OTTAWA— Canada’s pension system needs urgent attention, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by CCPA Research Associate and...
October 8, 2009 | National Office
BC government should repeal all secretive, haphazard cuts
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is calling on the BC government to reverse all cuts to public programs and/or grants made since the February 2009 budget.
September 23, 2009 | BC Office
Affordability gap between rich and poor
OTTAWA – There is a major affordability gap between Canada’s richest and poorest households, says a new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study released today. The Affordability Gap:...
September 23, 2009 | National Office

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