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Old Age (In)Security
Old Age Security (OAS) is the basic building block of Canada’s retirement income system. Canadians build on that foundation, saving for their retirement with benefits from the Canada or Quebec...
February 8, 2012 | National Office
What economic recovery?
We've all heard political leaders boast that the Canadian economy has fully recovered from the recession and that the recession was not as severe in Canada as in other countries. It turns out that...
January 26, 2012 | National Office
What austerity really does
The Toronto Star today published an interesting story on the...
November 9, 2011 | National Office
Pre-Budget Submission Season
Every year the federal finance committee invites different groups to submit their budget ideas. The theory goes that good ideas can then be incorporated into the federal budget. This year the list...
October 27, 2011 | National Office
Federal budget commentary and analysis
Yesterday on our blog, Behind the Numbers, Alternative Federal Budget Coordinator David Macdonald drew back the curtain on Federal Budget...
June 6, 2011 | National Office
What to expect in Monday's federal budget
Despite the government’s stay-the-course rhetoric, the upcoming federal budget will lay the foundation for one of the most aggressive assaults on public service delivery in Canadian history....
June 1, 2011 | National Office
Federal budget analysis
Why analyze a budget that was a live option for all of 45 minutes? Budgets reveal government priorities — and this budget could have ramifications for Canadians for many years to come. ...
March 24, 2011 | National Office
This or that: Which would you choose?
Budgets are about choices, they reflect a government's values and priorities. With a $250 billion federal budget, the Harper Government could choose to invest in programs like universal child...
March 23, 2011 | National Office
Federal budget tosses crumbs to Canadians, bread to Harper's pet projects
The CCPA’s leading economists find this year’s federal budget obscures the true cost of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s plan to balance the books while favouring Harper’s pet projects over...
March 22, 2011 | National Office
So you think you can budget
From corporate tax cuts to seniors benefits, everyone on Parliament Hill seems to think they know what should be in the budget. But can you do better? What if you were finance minister for...
March 21, 2011 | National Office

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