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New report lifts fog on government job cuts
Due to the opaque reporting methods used by the federal government to detail its spending and employment projections, getting a clear picture of core public service job losses is unnecessarily...
May 16, 2012 | National Office
Study reveals secret Canadian bank bailout
Throughout the 2008-2010 financial crisis, Canadian banks were touted by the federal government—and the banks themselves—as being much more stable than other countries’ big banks. Canadians we...
April 30, 2012 | National Office
What’s at stake for working seniors?
It is argued by some that eligibility for Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) at age 65 discourages older Canadians from remaining in the workforce, and that we need...
April 16, 2012 | National Office
Taxing the rich
There's a growing movement in Canada to pressure our governments to ask those who have more to give to contribute more in taxes. A new Environics Poll for the...
April 10, 2012 | National Office
Income Inequality Un-Canadian: Poll
The Broadbent Institute has launched its new Equality Project with a poll by Environics Research that shows the majority of Canadians view growing income inequality as a big problem with long-term...
April 10, 2012 | National Office
Youth and Community-led Activism in Canada
In spite of system and systemic failure, young people are—with creativity, passion and determination—fighting for change across sectors and within communities. They are pushing the progress...
April 5, 2012 | National Office
Why we need a Canadian sector development policy
Today CCPA released a paper on sector development policy by Jim Stanford. The general goal of...
April 4, 2012 | National Office
Federal budget commentary and analysis
The federal budget will leave Canadians peniless in more ways than one. Read CCPA's news release in reaction to the budget...
March 29, 2012 | National Office
Tuition fees and accessibility to higher education
This week, three hundred thousand students from 178 associations are boycotting their classes in Quebec to protest the provincial government's decision to raise tuition fees $325 a year for the...
March 22, 2012 | National Office
CCPA releases Alternative Federal Budget 2012
Today, CCPA releases the Alternative Federal Budget 2012: A Budget for the Rest of Us. This year's AFB presents a public investment plan that promotes a better quality of life for all...
March 15, 2012 | National Office

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