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America or Sweden: Which would you choose?
Ask Americans, as Micheal I. Norton and Daniel Ariely did in this study, to build their ideal system of wealth distribution and...
February 22, 2012 | National Office
Deconstructing Drummond
In response to the February 15 Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services report – widely referred to as the Drummond report after its author, retired banker Don Drummond – the...
February 22, 2012 | Ontario Office
Iglika Ivanova dissects BC Budget 2012
The BC budget was released today, and Iglika Ivanova posted her analysis on Policy Note as soon as she got out of the budget lockup. The government claims it had no choice but to present an...
February 21, 2012 | BC Office
BC Ombudsperson releases roadmap for seniors care
The much-anticipated final report by BC Ombudsperson Kim Carter on her investigation into the crisis in seniors care was released last week. With 176 recommendations,...
February 19, 2012 | BC Office
State of the Inner City Report 2011
Neo-Liberalism:  What a difference a Theory Makes "We need to say no to the neoliberal fatalism that we are witnessing at th end of this century, informed by the ethics of the market,...
February 17, 2012 | Manitoba Office
Drummond Commission report: countering cutbacks in Ontario
In the wake of the Drummond report on reforming Ontario's public services—which includes 362 recommended reforms to balance the books by 2018—CCPA Research Associates share their analyses:...
February 17, 2012 | Ontario Office
Is the free trade debate back on the agenda?
CBC Radio's The House did a segment last Saturday (Feb. 11) on the Harper government's bilateral free trade strategy and specifically its approach to China. CCPA's Scott Sinclair was on...
February 15, 2012 | National Office
The ugly new face of capitalism
A halting and fragile "recovery" from the biggest global economic meltdown since the Great Depression has seen the growth of the ugliest side of capitalism....
February 15, 2012 | National Office
Alternative Federal Budget Roundtable: Can Canada Escape a Lost Decade?
As part of the consultations undertaken in preparation of our forthcoming Alternative Federal Budget, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives hosted an economist roundtable, The Global...
February 8, 2012 | National Office
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

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