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Reducing the space for democracy – one speaker from the CCPA’s 30th anniversary
Last week I was lucky enough to join 250 people in Ottawa for a daylong conference to honour the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Centre…
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The CCPA: 30 years of making a difference
On November 18, 2010 CCPA celebrated its 30th anniversary with a conference entitled Advancing Democracy and Social Justice in Canada: The Next 30 Years. Click…
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Our taxes really aren’t too high says Liberal backbencher
A follow up to Blair Redlin’s post on municipal taxation. It appears that at least one backbench MLA in BC’s Liberal government also thinks businesses…
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The Fear Factor
Stephen Harper’s “Tough on Crime” Agenda Download 982.08 KB 58 pages According to Statistics Canada, crime rates have been trending down for over 20 years.…
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Tough on crime will likely lead to more crime, bigger deficit: report
OTTAWA – The Harper governmentís tough on crime agenda will likely increase the incidence of crime and the deficit, says a new report released today…
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Fast Facts: Who speaks for the public interest?
One of the most perverse aspects of Canadian society is the way that organized labour and other progressive organizations are dismissed as special interest groups…
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Rights-based legal aid: a proposal for BC
CCPA-BC’s new study on legal aid in BC explores the impact of cuts to the system and proposes a new rights-based approach that would cut…
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Fast Facts: What kind of Economic Development Strategy requires a new convention centre?
The province’s NDP government has determined that its support of a new trade and convention centre in Halifax is in the best interest of all…
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Rights-Based Legal Aid
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BC’s legal aid system is “broken”
Thousands lack access to justice, leading to high economic and social costs READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–It’s time for a complete overhaul of BC’s…
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Feds got it right on Prosperity
The federal government made the right decision in rejecting the Prosperity mine proposal. The project would have had significant adverse environmental effects, and that for…
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Big municipal tax shift a great deal for business
Municipal spending and municipal taxes are amongst the lowest in Canada. KPMG says businesses in Vancouver have the lowest business taxes amongst 41 cities they…
