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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).

U-shaped federal surplus projections don’t hold water—report
OTTAWA—After years of inaccurate budget forecasting, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale has finally acknowledged that there will be a large federal surplus in the current fiscal year. However, he...
February 22, 2005 | National Office
Le temps est venu : Selon l’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral, un surplus de 45 milliards de dollars pourrait régler les ennuis des gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux et alléger la pauvreté
OTTAWA — Selon l’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral en 2005 (ABGF), on estime que le gouvernement fédéral aura un surplus de 45 milliards de dollars au cours des trois prochaines...
February 17, 2005 | National Office
It’s time: $45 billion surplus could fix federal-provincial woes and address poverty, says Alternative Federal Budget
OTTAWA — The federal government will have an estimated $45 billion in surplus over the next three years – money that could significantly reduce poverty and inequalities in Canada and lay to rest...
February 17, 2005 | National Office
Provincial budget fails to address BC's social deficits
(Vancouver) The provincial government’s pre-election budget, tabled today, fails to address BC’s social deficits, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
February 15, 2005 | BC Office
Getting the most bang for our bucks
OTTAWA—In the lead-up to the 2005 federal budget, debates about the potential uses for the fiscal dividend—debt repayment, tax cuts, or social reinvestment—have intensified. However, if the...
February 9, 2005 | National Office
Surplus should be reinvested in people and communities
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the priority for this year’s provincial budget should be reinvestment in people and communities. “The government is set to finish the...
February 7, 2005 | BC Office
FTAA negotiations stalled, but U.S. negotiating efforts intensifying--study
With the January 1, 2005 deadline for concluding a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) over, hemispheric negotiations are at an impasse.  But the U. S. administration continues to...
January 13, 2005 | National Office
Tax cuts and fiscal retrenchment wrong roads to follow
Winnipeg— The Manitoba economy performed relatively well in 2004. But there are signs that 2005 will be a lacklustre year. A just released report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives...
January 13, 2005 | Manitoba Office
Sorbara has more flexibility than he’s letting on, Ontario Alternative Budget study says
TORONTO—Ontario Finance Minister Greg Sorbara has a lot more flexibility in his upcoming budget than he’s letting on. That’s the conclusion of a new study released by the Ontario Alternative...
January 12, 2005 | Ontario Office
Inequality on the rise in BC
(Vancouver) BC's rich got richer and our poor got poorer, according to a new report on inequality. And that is before the sweeping policy changes undertaken by the current provincial government....
December 22, 2004 | BC Office

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