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Economist writer on the three top reasons why income inequality matters
MIT Economist Daron Acemoglu writes in The Economist that there are three main reasons to care about worsening income inequality: Harmful effects on personal well-being, limited equality...
January 25, 2011
Amy Goodman will be the featured speaker at CCPA-BC Fundraiser Gala
We're very pleased to announce that Amy Goodman will be the featured speaker at our 2011 Gala Fundraiser on Friday, April 29. You can buy your tickets online now:...
January 25, 2011 | BC Office
Gap between rich and poor: 8th Wonder of the World?
That's the tongue-in-cheek conclusion of the satiristic news source, The Onion, which names the growing gap between the rich and poor the 8th natural wonder of the world, calling the...
January 24, 2011
Income inequality: A defining public issue in 2011
Picking through the wreckage of the global recession, former Privy Council Clerk Alex Himelfarb takes stock of what happened and points to two trends he predicts might shape politics and policy in...
January 20, 2011
Health Canada putting profit before health in drug regulation harmonization
Health Canada is holding its final consultations on proposals to “modernize” standards on prescription drugs this week. A...
January 19, 2011 | National Office
A challenge to BC’s leadership candidates: dare to be bold and to tell us the truth
On our Policy Note blog, Seth Klein suggests a new approach for BC leadership hopefuls: "As a number of fundamental crises become more apparent (ecological and economic, not to mention the...
January 14, 2011 | BC Office
Ending Our Addiction to Coal: The Wind and Solar Potential of Saskatchewan
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Saskatchewan Office released today Transforming Saskatchewan’s Electrical Future: The Potential for Wind and Solar Power, by Mark Bigland...
January 11, 2011 | Saskatchewan Office
CEO pay under review
A week after we released our review of CEO pay in Canada, the Ontario Securities Commission says it's time to...
January 10, 2011 | National Office
Why are Canadian corporate taxes so low?
PricewaterhouseCoopers and the World Bank published their "Paying Taxes 2011" study.  Among other things it examines the...
January 10, 2011 | National Office
CEO pay: Recession-proof
A new study by CCPA Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie shows Canada's best paid 100 CEOs appear to be recession-proof. ...
January 2, 2011 | National Office

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