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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 has little to gain, much to lose from a customs union with the U.S.
OTTAWA--Among the proposals for closer economic ties between Canada and the United States is a call for a Customs Union, which would entail a common external tariff, a common trade policy, and the...
April 15, 2004 | National Office, BC Office
Canada's equalization program requires reform to meet constitutional requirements
OTTAWA-The 2004 Federal Budget fails to address the flaws in Canada's equalization program, which needs to be reformed if it is to meet its constitutionally required objectives, according to a...
March 30, 2004 | National Office, Nova Scotia Office
Martin sits on surplus while Canada crumbles
OTTAWA--The Martin government is hiding behind the sponsorship scandal as a pretext for inaction in Budget 2004, charges the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Prime Minister...
March 23, 2004 | National Office
La 10e édition de l’Alternative budgétaire s’attaque au copinage pour mieux rebâtir le Canada
OTTAWA—La 10e...
March 16, 2004 | National Office
10th Alternative Federal Budget targets corporate cronyism, rebuilds Canada's foundations
OTTAWA--The 10th annual Alternative Federal Budget cuts to the heart of federal funding scandals - not with more tax cuts and spending restraints but with hard measures of accountability to clean...
March 16, 2004 | National Office
New report on Newfoundland and Labrador's finances released
ST. JOHN'S--While Newfoundland and Labrador must face a number of important issues of financial management in the next few years, provincial finances are not spiraling out of control, and they do...
March 11, 2004 | National Office
Riding Off in All Directions
The debate over Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray's proposed New Deal for Winnipeg is central to the City's future. His assertion that the services gap that Winnipeg currently faces is not sustainable,...
March 9, 2004 | Manitoba Office
The preventable cancer epidemic
Cancer has become such an epidemic that 41% of Canadian males and nearly 38% of Canadian females will develop some form of the disease, and 27% of males and 23% of females will die from it. ...
March 4, 2004 | National Office, Manitoba Office
BC now has lowest child labour standards in North America
(Vancouver) Recent changes to the province's Employment Standards Act mean BC is now the most child labour-friendly jurisdiction in North America. Who's Looking Our for Our Kids? Deregulating...
March 4, 2004 | BC Office
Balanced budget for BC -- but on a razor's edge
(Vancouver) Gary Collins tabled his first balanced budget as Finance Minister today, but his projections for 2004/05 leave little room to move. "This budget is balanced, but on a...
February 17, 2004 | BC Office

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