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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
Infographic visualizes rising income inequality in Canada
Income inequality has been getting worse in Canada, rising at a faster pace than it has been in the U.S. The inequality is being driven by what’s happening at the very top of the income spectrum:...
January 25, 2012 | National Office
Infographic: Canada's CEO Elite 100
CBC Radio’s weekly series, Type A released a comprehensive infographic based on the Canadian Centre for Policy...
January 24, 2012 | National Office
Federal cutbacks will cost more than 60,000 jobs and slash services
In its 2010 and 2011 budgets, the federal government announced cuts totalling $7.82 billion. A new CCPA study...
January 23, 2012 | National Office
Pooled plans won’t solve pension crisis
A new CCPA report finds that the government's proposed Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP) program will do nothing to solve Canada’s pension crisis. The report, by Monica Towson, concludes that...
December 6, 2011 | National Office
OECD: Canada's income gap is at a record high
A new OECD report on income inequality among 34 industrialized nations asserts what CCPA research has long revealed: Canada's income gap is at a record high. As the Globe and Mail reports in this...
December 5, 2011 | National Office
Canadian fossil fuel exports threaten climate
A new CCPA report finds that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions embodied in Canadian exports of fossil fuels in 2009 were 15% greater than the emissions from all fossil fuel combustion within Canada,...
November 29, 2011 | National Office
Instruments of Social Change
The recent Occupy movements have sparked a number of fundamental conversations about the world in which we currently live and how it needs to change. But how do we nurture societal change that...
November 15, 2011 | National Office
Carbon footprints increase with income
A new CCPA report finds household carbon footprints increase with income. In fact, the richest 20% of Canadian households are responsible for almost double the greenhouse gas emissions of those in...
November 15, 2011 | National Office
Recommended reading: Fearmonger
Fearmonger, by CCPA research associate Paula Mallea, is the first comprehensive independent analysis...
November 14, 2011 | National Office

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