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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).

Small budget misses big picture
OTTAWA – The minority Conservative government has let Canadians down with a budget short on the vision and leadership needed to address the most pressing issues of our time, says the Canadian...
February 26, 2008 | National Office
L’Alternative budgétaire le répète : Ne réduisons plus les impôts et agissons plutôt
OTTAWA – Le gouvernement de Stephen Harper doit abandonner sa propension à réduire les impôts et investir pour régler les problèmes urgents auxquels se heurtent les Canadiens, selon l’Alternative...
February 25, 2008 | National Office
Alternative Budget challenges Feds: Stop cutting taxes, start solving problems
OTTAWA – The Stephen Harper government needs to give up its tax cut addiction and invest in solutions to pressing problems facing Canadians, says the 2008 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB),...
February 25, 2008 | National Office
Make work possible for more people with significant disabilities: study
(Vancouver) People living with mental illnesses, developmental
disabilities and serious conditions such as MS often find themselves in
a catch-22 - unable to take on full-time year-...
February 22, 2008 | BC Office
Manitoba families struggling to get ahead: Study
WINNIPEG – Manitoba families are working harder but the vast majority is struggling to get ahead, says a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study,...
February 21, 2008 | National Office, Manitoba Office
Searching for the "good life" in a carbon-neutral BC
(Vancouver) In the wake of a Premier's meeting dominated by concerns about climate change policies, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a discussion paper today about ways British...
February 7, 2008 | BC Office
Controversial NAFTA challenges continue to grow—study
OTTAWA—The number of challenges launched by foreign investors against Canada under NAFTA’s controversial investment rules continues to grow, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for...
January 28, 2008 | National Office
Canada needs less foreign ownership, not more—report
OTTAWA—Removing Canada’s existing foreign ownership restrictions would be a big mistake, says the author of a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). ...
January 22, 2008 | National Office
Inner-City residents gain strength and hope through their participation in community-based programs
WINNIPEG—Poverty, inadequate housing and lack of opportunity continue to provide immense challenges for inner-city residents. But community organizations are making a difference.
January 15, 2008 | Manitoba Office
New community development model emerging in Saskatoon inner city
Saskatoon – According to a recent Centre for Policy Alternatives groundbreaking study on inner city community development, a unique form of ‘bottom up’ development in Saskatoon and Winnipeg has...
January 14, 2008 | Saskatchewan Office, Manitoba Office

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