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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).

Trade treaty 'chill': New Brunswick abandons public auto insurance in face of trade treaty threats
OTTAWA--A study released today concludes that the New Brunswick government should have proceeded with public auto insurance, despite threats from the foreign insurance industry to sue under...
June 30, 2004 | National Office
Conservative platform will put government in deficit
OTTAWA--Can the three major national parties pay for what they say? That's the question posed by a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Can they pay...
June 11, 2004 | National Office
A Step Back
The agreement between the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) and Manitoba Hydro over the development of a 200-megawatt dam and transmission line in Northern Manitoba is of uncertain financial value...
May 26, 2004 | National Office
Liberals choose regressive OHIP premiums over real public service renewal
TORONTO--The first budget of the government elected to repair damage created by eight years of Harris/Eves cuts falls far short of what is needed to adequately respond to Ontario's public service...
May 19, 2004 | Ontario Office
What can we expect and what can it mean?
TORONTO--The McGuinty Liberals campaigned on promises to reinvest in public services, balance the budget, and to not raise taxes. With the Liberals' first provincial budget set to be released on...
May 14, 2004 | Ontario Office
Ontario Alternative Budget 2004-05 recaptures public initiative, provides resources to meet Ontario's needs
TORONTO--The 2004-05 Ontario Alternative Budget advocates new investments of $14.7 billion over four years to address the serious decline in the state of Ontario's public services. "The...
May 10, 2004 | Ontario Office
BC's economy shows signs of life, but no boom on the horizon
(Vancouver) A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says that despite sweeping policy changes by the current government, external factors like low interest rates and...
May 6, 2004 | BC Office
Report lambastes debt reduction target
OTTAWA - Canada is hoarding unprecedented economic wealth while human insecurity - at home and abroad - deepens, says a new international report. Squandering Canada's Surplus, a...
April 26, 2004 | National Office
New book examines Paul Martin's record as a guide to the future
Ottawa--Canadians remember Paul Martin as the man who slew the deficit dragon "come hell or high water. " He fulfilled that promise by making the largest non-military public program cuts in...
April 26, 2004 | National Office
Health care privatization eliminates pay equity gains
(Vancouver) Privatization has eliminated 30 years of pay equity gains and has put BC at the bottom of the barrel nationally when it comes to wages and benefits for women working in health support...
April 21, 2004 | BC Office

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