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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
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Despite an increasingly diverse population, a new report co-produced by the Canadian Centre...
March 20, 2011 | National Office
CCPA economists promote a budget that connects with Canadians
The CCPA released its Alternative Federal Budget Tuesday, promoting a federal budget that connects with Canadians' real financial worries....
March 16, 2011 | National Office
CCPA releases Alternative Federal Budget 2011
The CCPA released the Alternative Federal Budget for 2011 today. This year's AFB presents a comprehensive recovery plan designed to: get Canadians working in good jobs again;...
March 15, 2011 | National Office
Canada's military spending higher now than any time since Second World War
A new CCPA study finds Canadian military spending is higher now than at any time since the...
March 9, 2011 | National Office
Celebrating International Women's Day
Fun fact: Did you know 69 per cent of the staff at the CCPA are women? In the past year the CCPA has been proud to publish two major books that focus on women's knowledge and empowerment....
March 8, 2011 | National Office
Things about a changing Canada that 'You Oughta Know'
The CCPA has launched a graphics-based series aimed at highlighting poignant facts and figures distilled from the many reports and studies that we publish every year. The series is called...
March 7, 2011 | National Office

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