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Implications of the Canada-EU CETA for municipal governments
In ongoing Canada-EU trade negotiations, the European Commission is seeking full coverage of sub-national (provincial and municipal) procurement.  In Canada, as in Europe, many important...
June 16, 2011 | National Office
BC's poverty rate still highest in Canada
Statistics Canada released a report today on incomes across Canada in 2009. As First Call BC points out in their news release, key points for BC include:...
June 15, 2011 | BC Office
BC Commentary on the HST
In the lead up to the provincial referendum, our Spring/Summer issue of BC Commentary takes a closer look at the HST. Check it out...
June 8, 2011 | BC Office
Federal budget commentary and analysis
Yesterday on our blog, Behind the Numbers, Alternative Federal Budget Coordinator David Macdonald drew back the curtain on Federal Budget...
June 6, 2011 | National Office
Vancity now a living wage employer
Great news! Vancity Credit Union has announced that it is now officially a living wage employer, committed to paying its employees a living wage, as calculated by the CCPA. In Vancouver in 2011,...
June 1, 2011 | BC Office
Rising CEO Pay: Could it fuel social unrest?
BNN (Business News Network) has taken on the thorny topic of soaring CEO pay in Canada. Two former CEOs joined CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan for a discussion about CEO pay and came...
June 1, 2011 | National Office
What to expect in Monday's federal budget
Despite the government’s stay-the-course rhetoric, the upcoming federal budget will lay the foundation for one of the most aggressive assaults on public service delivery in Canadian history....
June 1, 2011 | National Office
CEO Pay Soared in 2010
Did your pay go up by 13% last year? If you were a CEO at one of Canada's 100 biggest companies, it did. The Globe and Mail review of executive pay in 2010 reveals CEOs at Canada’s 100...
May 30, 2011 | National Office
Conservative tax policies could aggravate the gap between the rich and the rest of us
"The Conservatives, who will soon deliver their post-election budget, are championing a set of plans that may accelerate Canada’s growing gap between rich and poor, a sign of inequality that has...
May 30, 2011
CCPA's new blog: Behind The Numbers
We had such a positive response to our federal election blog, we've decided to continue blogging. We've just launched Behind the Numbers,...
May 25, 2011 | National Office

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