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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).

Ontario's "made by the Harris government" fiscal crisis
In a study released today the Ontario Alternative Budget says that the Harris Government's tax cuts are the sole reason why Ontario is facing a revenue crisis. The study documents that the...
November 7, 2001 | Ontario Office
Report warns against "new era" of rising inequality
(Vancouver) Inequality increased in most provinces during the 1990s, but BC held its ground, according to a new report, Behind the Headlines 2001, from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives...
October 29, 2001 | BC Office
New CCPA study warns against privatizing public auto insurance
(Vancouver) A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives urges the provincial government to reconsider its plans to open auto insurance in BC to "full competition"....
October 10, 2001 | BC Office
Tax cut experiment must be called off, CCPA tells BC's Finance Committee
(Vancouver) New analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, presented today to the BC Legislature's Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, indicates proposed spending...
October 9, 2001 | BC Office
Cutting Pharmacare would be a costly mistake, says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says that if the provincial government cuts Pharmacare, it will be a costly mistake for British Columbians. "The ideas...
September 6, 2001 | BC Office
Fiscal Review Panel sounds false fiscal alarm, says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
(Vancouver) BC's Fiscal Review Panel presented its report today. Upon reviewing the report, the CCPA is concerned that it will be inappropriately used by the government to justify spending cuts...
July 23, 2001 | BC Office
Investment strategy needed for BC's resource sector
(Vancouver) The BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a new report today that sets out a bold collection of policy ideas for promoting new investment in BC's resource...
July 20, 2001 | BC Office
FTAA draft text released
OTTAWA--The draft text of the Free trade of the Americas Agreement document (FTAA) has just been released. Researchers from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives were part of the team...
July 3, 2001 | National Office
Shedding light on "invisible" gang members
Most of what is known about gang activity and involvement centres around men. With the exception of some media reports, female gang members have remained mostly invisible in research about gangs,...
June 27, 2001 | Manitoba Office
Private school funding just the tip of the iceberg in Ontario public education cuts
"The Ontario Government's plan to spend $300 million on a tax credit for private schooling is just a fraction of the total of $2.3 billion cut from public education since Mike Harris was elected...
June 14, 2001 | Ontario Office

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