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Fast Facts: Ask Target for Fairness
Retail jobs worth fighting for In 2011, American retail giant Target bought 189 Zellers stores across Canada. Soon after the purchase, the corporation sold 39…
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Five Tests By Which to Evaluate the Federal Budget
The coming government budget–if the advance billing is accurate– could fundamentally change the direction of this country. An austerity budget would not only threaten Canada’s…
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Cinq critères d’évaluation du budget fédéral
Le prochain budget du gouvernement – si les annonces se révèlent exactes – pourrait changer fondamentalement l’orientation du Canada. Un budget d’austérité ne ferait pas…
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Inflation Central
Statistics Canada reported today that consumer prices edged up by 0.1% in February on a seasonally-adjusted basis, bringing the annual inflation rate to 2.6% and the core…
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Brad Wall’s Wonderful World of Laissez-Faire
About the authorSimon EnochSimon Enoch is the senior researcher for Saskatchewan issues and policies. He holds a BA in Political Science, a Masters in Labour…
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2012 Québec Budget: timidity and omissions
On March 20th, Québec’s Finance Minister, Raymond Bachand, tabled his third budget. This budget year follows in the wake of those of the last few years.…
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Below 40% of the Unemployed Get EI
Statistics Canada reported today that 12,400 more Canadians received Employment Insurance (EI) regular benefits in January. The increase in recipients reflected higher unemployment. Indeed, the proportion of…
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Alternative Budget Moves Nova Scotia Forward, Not Back
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Nova Scotia released its 2012 alternative provincial budget today. In contrast to the…
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Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2012
Forward to Fairness Download 2.28 MB85 pages This document shows Nova Scotians that minor changes in government spending could have a major impact on the…
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Log exports: waving the white flag of economic defeat
As more and more raw, unprocessed logs leave British Columbia’s coast in ocean freighters bound for the far side of the world, a common refrain…
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Fast Facts: Thinking Alternatives
It is essential that we oppose the terribly destructive policies being imposed upon us by the federal Conservative government, but it is equally if not…
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Enbridge Pipe Dreams and Nightmares
We released today a report by yours truly on the economic costs and benefits of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. In particular, I take aim at the…
