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2010 living wage shows the real costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver
The BC Office has released a 2010 update to the living wage calculation for Metro Vancouver. Read about it here: www.policyalternatives.ca...
May 4, 2010 | BC Office
NFB Film showcases the growing gap in Canada
What does the growing gap look like in Canada? Class consciousness, an NFB film, explores the issue. ...
April 30, 2010
Pensions and Retirement Quiz will have you asking what happened to Freedom 55
The CCPA's new Pensions and Retirement Quiz will test your knowledge of Canadians' financial circumstances as they end their...
April 30, 2010 | National Office
Federal government undermining workplace safety
On the eve of the National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job, the CCPA is releasing two studies highlighting the need for improved health and safety enforcement and regulation....
April 27, 2010 | National Office, BC Office
BC: Higher income households can more easily reduce their GHG emissions
The CCPA-BC office released a Climate Justice Project brief today by Marc Lee. He has found that the richest of BC income earners are responsible for almost double the carbon footprint of the...
April 22, 2010 | BC Office
Restoring the Bargain: Challenging Bill 6
The Saskatchewan office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is releasing University of Regina business administration professor S. Muthu’s study, Restoring the Bargain: Contesting...
April 21, 2010 | Saskatchewan Office
Fraser Institute's "Consumer Tax Index" misrepresents reality
Earlier this week the Fraser Institute released a report claiming the average Canadian family’s tax bill has increased by a whopping 1,624% since 1961. The report was widely distributed by...
April 21, 2010 | National Office
Taxation, "Free" Trade, Site C and more on Policy Note this week
The bloggers have been busy on Policy Note: Marvin Shaffer gets behind the Site C spin to ask why we need more electricity in the first...
April 21, 2010 | BC Office
Proposed Canada-EU trade agreement threatens Canada's procurement policies and public services
The third round of negotiations for the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) are taking place in Ottawa April 19-23....
April 19, 2010 | National Office
Expanding the CPP would be the most effective means of pension reform
A new report by pension expert and CCPA Research Associate Monica Townson argues that expanding the Canada Pension Plan is the most effective way to address Canada's pension difficulties....
April 14, 2010 | National Office

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