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Waking up from the Enbridge pipe dream: how many new jobs will we really see?
Supporters of Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline claim that the project will create many thousands of jobs for Canadians, and have attempted to polarize public discussion into a "jobs...
March 20, 2012 | BC Office
Ontario Budget Watch: A Post-Drummond, Pre-Budget Analysis
In his new report, ...
March 19, 2012 | Ontario Office
Winnipeg Operating Budget Goes Off in All Directions
Judging by the preliminary operating budget, it looks like this year’s operating budget will not offer Winnipeg a clear course of action that will allow it to meet the goals stated in...
March 19, 2012 | Manitoba 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
Nova Scotian workers need improved standards
“Workers in Nova Scotia are worse off economically than they were a quarter century ago.  For the most part, this deterioration in wages happened at the same time that the economy of the...
March 12, 2012 | Nova Scotia Office
Inequality: The role of unions and race
The University of Toronto's Richard Florida has an important two-part series in The Atlantic focusing on what is driving the growing income gap in American cities. In particular, he and...
March 8, 2012 | National Office
Toxic spill and communications chill
Last August, a pipeline broke near Fort St John, spilling toxic liquid that killed at least one cow and sickened other cattle. The Oil and Gas Commission has refused to release much information...
March 7, 2012 | BC Office
Shared Futures: Big Institutions and their Inner-City Neighbours
In a new report from CCPA-MB, Valerie Shantz examines cases of institutional expansion in three neighbourhoods within Winnipeg's inner city. Download the full report:...
March 7, 2012 | Manitoba Office
Nova Scotia doubles number of temporary foreign workers in past five years
The number of migrant labourers working in Nova Scotia has doubled over the past five years.  While such rapid increases benefit the Canadian economy, they pose difficult questions for...
March 6, 2012 | Nova Scotia Office
New Brunswick needs to change direction
A new study from UNB-SJ economist Roderick Hill and CCPA-NS researcher Jason Edwards outlines why New Brunswick should move toward a more progressive tax structure.  The report, titled ...
February 22, 2012 | Nova Scotia Office

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