• Take the welfare time limit off the books

    The Government of British Columbia now says that, over the next year, only 339 people will be affected by the 24-month time limit on welfare…

  • Balanced budget for BC — but on a razor’s edge

    No room for error in 2004/05 provincial budget READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–Gary Collins tabled his first balanced budget as Finance Minister today, but…

  • BC’s Budget 2004 fails Olympic test

    Tuesday’s budget speech and the recent Speech from the Throne were full of references to the Spirit of 2010. But rather than setting out a…

  • FastFacts: Safe, Stable, Affordable

    The Housing Needs of Women Download 432.95 KB 2 pages About the authorMolly McCrackenMolly McCracken (she/her) is the Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy…

  • The world will be watching in 2010, but what will they see?

    2004 Solutions Budget uses Olympics deadline as focus for plan to revitalize BC’s economy, public services CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The…

  • BC Solutions Budget 2004

    Getting Ready for 2010 Download 414.72 KB28 pages Attachments Summary: BC Solutions Budget 2004 About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

  • PEI fiscal situation

    No cause for alarm READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax–A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) finds that the current…

  • Federal government crying wolf again

    Alternative Federal Budget forecasts $8.3 billion surplus CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–Every year since the elimination of the federal budget deficit in…

  • Crying Wolf Again?

    A Pre-Budget Assessment of Federal Finances Download 143.8 KB6 pages About the authorEllen Russell

  • February 2004: Poisoning the Environment –Free

    What is remarkable about the latest environmental law decision from the Supreme Court of Canada is not how ecologically enlightened the Court is (since a…

  • February 2004: Lies, Damn Lies, and Political Promises

    In our political system, the politicians profit from perfidy With crucial national elections looming this year in both Canada and the United States, it may…

  • Waging war over wait times

    Will Canadians win? Belinda Stronach and Ralph Klein have declared open season on the concept of universal health care. Their timing is impeccable. In a…