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Employers Abuse Their Power Over Pensions
Pension pie shrinks while bosses, unions fight over it The grand debate between defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) models has dominated the pension…
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A Cheap Shot at the Poor
Harper government scraps the National Council of Welfare Ever since its creation by an act of Parliament in 1969, the National Council of Welfare has…
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Bringing Up Baby
How modern motherhood undermines the status of women Book Review: The Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of Women; by Elisabeth Badinter, Metropolitan Books/Holt,…
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Tax Day’s Birthday Presence
This year, once again, I’ll celebrate my birthday as Canadians file their tax returns. I was born on April 30th. And considering my line of…
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Canada’s Secret Bank Bailout
About the authorDavid MacdonaldDavid joined the CCPA as its Senior Ottawa Economist in 2011, although he has been a long time contributor as a research…
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Canadian Mining and Manufacturing Stumble
Statistics Canada reported today that the economy shrank in February, driven by declines in resource extraction and manufacturing. Oil and gas extraction as well as hard-rock mining…
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Dévoilement du sauvetage secret des banques du Canada
CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA – Dans une étude dévoilée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), les auteurs calculent l’ampleur auparavant…
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Canada’s secret bank bailout revealed
OTTAWA—A study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) estimates the previously secret extent of extraordinary support required by Canada’s banks during…
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The Big Banks’ Big Secret
Estimating government support for Canadian banks during the financial crisis Download 2.14 MB46 pages Throughout the 2008-2010 financial crisis, Canadian banks were touted by the…
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Managing Oil Wealth
The Alberta/Canada Model vs. the Norwegian model The post-2000 petroleum-led resource boom is substantially reshaping the Canadian economy. It has driven up the dollar exchange…
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Poverty Reduction: Even Alberta joins the fold. When will BC?
With Alison Redford’s big re-election as Alberta premier last week, Alberta will now join the ranks of provinces with a comprehensive poverty reduction plan. This…
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Climate change will shape BC in 2035, one way or another
I have an oped in today’s Vancouver Sun as part of its BC in 2035 series. Climate change will shape BC in 2035, one way or another…
