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There is power in working across generations
Over the past few years, a number of media reports and popular articles have reported at length on the idea of generational tensions—focusing largely on what divides generations, not on what...
June 3, 2013 | National Office
New video from our Budget Forum featuring Kevin Page
On April 25th, the CCPA hosted a forum on the changing nature of federal budgets, featuring former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page. As the keynote speaker, Mr. Page delivered a...
May 14, 2013 | National Office
Is wealth too powerful in Canada?
Thursday evening at the Canadian War Museum, in a debate presented by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and moderated by historian Jack Granatstein, CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan and...
May 12, 2013 | National Office
CCPA presents on income inequality to the Standing Committee on Finance
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May 6, 2013 | National Office
Without change in public policy, Canada's gender gap will persist
The coming weeks will see women and men graduating in nearly equal numbers from schools across Canada. By the time those women and men reach their 30s, they will see the gap between their incomes...
April 24, 2013 | National Office
Full List of Canadian Companies Authorized to use Temporary Foreign Workers
The Globe and Mail has published a...
April 22, 2013 | National Office
The Budget in Focus: A forum featuring former PBO Kevin Page
Join us in Ottawa Thursday, April 25 for a forum on the changing nature of federal budgets featuring former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page. The Budget in...
April 15, 2013 | National Office
Armine Yalnizyan on the business of outsourcing in Canada
In recent years, Canada has seen an explosion of low-skilled temporary foreign workers. Though outsourcing is not new, the practice is under renewed scrutiny—especially given the recent alleged in...
April 9, 2013 | National Office
New information on federal job and service cuts
After four austerity budgets and lots of hide and seek, there are finally some answers about what services federal departments are going to cut. CCPA’s Senior Economist David Macdonald has...
April 8, 2013 | National Office
Businesses, not unions; guests, not customers, team members, not employees
For some old arguments in a new format, check out this Orwellian video,...
March 28, 2013 | National Office
Employee association, traditional union or new social order?
More and more we’re starting to hear how groups of precariously-employed workers are responding to the vagaries of the “new normal” labour market. From lower-skilled workers to professionals of...
March 27, 2013 | National Office
Deflating the "carbon bubble" through fossil fuel divestment
Between two-thirds and four-fifths of known fossil fuel reserves have been deemed to be "unburnable carbon" that cannot safely be combusted without leading to catastrophic climate change. ...
March 26, 2013 | National Office, BC Office
Analysis of the 2013 federal budget
The following CCPA staff, research associates, and Alternative Federal Budget partners have posted their budget analysis on our blog (watch this space—we'll be posting links as they come in):...
March 21, 2013 | National Office
Norway's Petro-Lessons for Canada: Bruce Campbell on The Agenda
Like Canada, Norway has considerable petro-wealth. However, unlike Canada, the Norwegian government has a hand in the development, allocation and sharing of...
March 13, 2013 | National Office
CCPA releases Alternative Federal Budget 2013
On March 12th, the CCPA released the Alternative Federal Budget 2013: Doing Better Together. This year's AFB shows how growth-killing austerity can be replaced by a plan that...
March 11, 2013 | National Office
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