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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).

Canada prohibited from cutting gas and oil exports to the U.S.
EDMONTON—Despite the fact that we are running out of natural gas, and that we import 49% of the oil we consume, NAFTA dictates that Canada’s government cannot reduce the percentage of oil and gas...
May 28, 2008 | National Office
Corporate tax cuts will increase gap between oil-producing provinces and rest of country—study
OTTAWA—The federal government's planned corporate tax cuts will only exacerbate the existing inequalities in Canada's economy—both between regions and across industries, says a study released...
May 8, 2008 | National Office
Ontario plan for building hospitals could be pricey: Study
TORONTO – Ontario taxpayers could be saddled with $585 million in higher costs due to the provincial government’s decision to let private sector bidders oversee 14 hospital projects, says a study...
May 7, 2008 | Ontario Office
Budget provides opportunity to tackle climate change and poverty
HALIFAX -- The government has the opportunity to tackle pressing problems like poverty and climate change in their upcoming budget, according to a report released...
April 28, 2008 | Nova Scotia Office
Wealth, income inequality rising: Study
TORONTO – Canada’s inequality in wealth and income is growing, and at a more rapid pace than before, says a new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The...
April 28, 2008 | National Office
Redesigning HRM: What will happen to Uniacke Square?
HALIFAX – Uniacke Square could become a model for healthy and vibrant, low-income communities if there is a deliberate and strategic program of public investment in community-led revitalization....
April 24, 2008 | Manitoba Office, Nova Scotia Office
Ground-breaking study follows BC welfare recipients for two years
(Vancouver) A ground-breaking study that for two years followed British Columbians living on welfare paints a disturbing picture of how people are forced to make ends meet under new welfare rules...
April 22, 2008 | BC Office
CCPA study demonstrates Bill 6’s damaging effects on Saskatchewan’s industrial relations
Regina – A recent Centre for Policy Alternatives’ in depth analysis of Bill 6, the Saskatchewan government’s tabled amendments to the Trade Union Act, predicts significant damages to the province’...
March 26, 2008 | Saskatchewan Office
BCE deal could finesse Canada’s foreign control rules for telecom companies
OTTAWA—CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein is right to be skeptical about the proposed takeover of BCE Inc. by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and three U.S. private equity firms, say the...
March 10, 2008 | National Office
Ontario owes women workers $78.1 million in pay
TORONTO— Twenty years after Ontario introduced pay equity, a new study finds the practice is dying on the vine – starving from years of government neglect. The Canadian Centre for Policy...
March 7, 2008 | Ontario Office

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