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Challenging Conventional CEO Wisdom
A former CEO makes a refreshing case for CEOs to abandon the current short-term 'conventional wisdom' and to operate according to more sustainable practices...
September 27, 2011 | National Office
Did you know poverty costs New Brunswick $2 billion per year?
The direct cost of poverty for the NB government is an estimated $500 million per year--6.5% of the 2009/10 provincial budget.  Health care spending alone amounts to $196 million per...
September 27, 2011 | Nova Scotia Office
Why Conservatives are Worried about a Growing Gap
It's a strange world. Senior economist Armine Yalnizyan was commissioned by the National Post to make a case about income inequality for their opinion...
September 23, 2011 | National Office
Hudak charts a skewed course
An op-ed by CCPA-Ontario Research Associate Jim Stanford was featured in today's ...
September 22, 2011 | Ontario Office
CWB Vote: The Tories' Fair-Weather Democrats
Simon Enoch, Director of the CCPA Saskatchewan Office, puzzles about Stephen Harper and Gerry Ritz's about-face on direct democracy in the wake of the CWB producer plebiscite. Full essay...
September 14, 2011 | Saskatchewan Office
Income Inequality in Canada Rising Faster than the U.S.
The latest from the Conference Board of Canada: “The gap between the rich and the rest is growing ever wider -- with the chasm increasing at a faster pace in Canada than in the United States. That...
September 13, 2011 | National Office
Graphs in Conservative Changebook misleading
CCPA's Ontario office has released a detailed statistical review of the 13 statistical graphs contained in...
September 13, 2011 | Ontario Office
The Voice of Nunavut: Learning from the Eastern Arctic's education challenges
In 1999, Nunavut was officially celebrated and regarded as a governance gem: a masterfully crafted work of public administration that would serve the Inuit in the best way. However, today, more...
August 31, 2011 | National Office
The impact of rising tuition fees on Ontario families
A new CCPA study finds that over the past two decades, Ontario's system of financing higher education has become...
August 30, 2011 | Ontario Office
CCPA statement at the passing of Jack Layton
We are all heartbroken at the passing of Jack Layton. On behalf of the staff and Board of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, our deepest condolences, love and support to Olivia...
August 22, 2011 | National Office

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