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Canada’s job numbers barely treading water
Job Growth by major industry, first 8 month of 2015 Industry Change since December 2014 Growing Utilities 2.70% Transportation and warehousing 2.80% Finance, insurance, real…
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“Sharing economy” businesses like Uber need to share the responsibilities too
Most business commentators have nothing but praise for the sharing economy, whose poster children include Uber and Airbnb. A growing number of tech start-ups are…
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BC employment holds steady in August but anemic private sector hiring is a sign of economic weakness
Canada is officially in a recession and while BC is expected to sail through it relatively unscathed, the projected modest GDP growth performance does not seem to be translating…
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The best of all policies: my wish for the ideal platform
About the authorSeth KleinSeth Klein was a CCPA-BC research associate and the former CCPA-BC Director.
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The diminishing of access to government information – and some things to do about it
Freedom of Information legislation (FOI), or Access to Information (ATI) as it is known at the federal level in Canada, was a pretty important addition…
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Recession is just the tip of Canada’s economic iceberg
Year Real GDP Growth (strong growth >= 3%) 2012 1.0% 2013 2.7% 2014 2.5% 2015 (projected) 1.1% 2016 (projected) 2.3% David Macdonald is a Senior…
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3 worrisome facts about Canada’s economy beyond the drop in GDP
About the authorIglika IvanovaIglika Ivanova was a Senior Economist and the Public Interest Researcher at the CCPA-BC.
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Our Schools/Our Selves: Summer 2015
Moving Beyond Baby Steps: Building a child care plan for today’s families This issue of Our Schools / Our Selves takes stock of where we…
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The Monitor, September/October 2015
Election 2015 Download 8.54 MB The September/October issue of the Monitor goes beyond party politics to look at the economic context and big issues framing…
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Cast your vote: think tank unveils platform to end income inequality
OTTAWA – Seizing on the first federal election in recent history where income inequality is a hot button issue, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives…
