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Collaborating for municipal tax reform
Collaborating for municipal tax reform. This is a first. We have partnered with the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, and the Nova Scotia Chambers of Commerce to ask that the...
February 25, 2013 | Nova Scotia Office
Canada heading for 'bitumen cliff'
A new study published by the CCPA and the Polaris Institute shows how the failure to carefully regulate the bitumen industry is putting Canada on a dangerous economic and...
February 21, 2013 | National Office
Saskatchewan's anti-poverty plan, does it measure up?
In the summer of 2012, the Saskatchewan government published its anti-poverty strategy, From Dependence to Independence, claiming that no previous administration in the province had...
February 14, 2013 | Saskatchewan Office
CETA: Constraining Manitoba's economic prospects and policy options
This report also examines the potential impact of providing foreign investors with increased access to public procurement and the impact of weakening the provincial government’s ability to...
February 13, 2013 | Manitoba Office
Canada’s tax system needs ‘fairness’ reform
According to a new study by CCPA economists Marc Lee and Iglika Ivanova, Canada’s tax system is in dire need of reform. ...
February 13, 2013 | National Office
Breaking the silence around bullying
With mass mobilizations like Idle No More re-imagining how we work together for progressive, just and caring communities, standing up against bullying and calling out and naming oppressors is...
February 12, 2013 | National Office
Repeat after me: Ontario is not Greece
It's an apples to oranges comparison, of course, but the Fraser Institute's attempt to frame Ontario as the next Greece because of debt level is flawed for other reasons too. CCPA Director Trish...
January 31, 2013 | Ontario Office
It's time for an 'Equality Premier'
Trish Hennessy suggests in this blog that...
January 30, 2013 | Ontario Office
Fix our tax system. Improve quality of life. Reduce inequality.
BC has the lowest taxes in Canada, and it's not a good thing. We don't have the money we need for important public services, and at the same time, we haven't seen any economic benefit from a...
January 29, 2013 | BC Office
Income inequality on the rise, especially in large cities
Income inequality in Canada is on the rise—especially in the country's largest cities. CCPA analysis of new data finds the richest 1% of Canadians make almost $180,000...
January 28, 2013 | National Office

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