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The Harper Government’s Record on Medicare
Canadian Medicare faces growing threats across the country. Many patients using private, for-profit clinics find themselves paying out of pocket for services covered by Medicare.…
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Fast Facts: Literacy, Women and Poverty
The Manitoba Government recently announced increased funding of $700,000 per year for adult literacy programs and Adult Learning Centres, bringing the yearly total to 20.6…
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Which Party Will Bring Military Spending Under Control?
It’s hard to walk down Ottawa’s Sparks Street these days without tripping over some lobbyist or public relations consultant for the arms industry. Strategically located…
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Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is
The Future of Dental Care in Canada Download 3.22 MB 44 pages The renegotiations of the federal-provincial-territorial health accord are on the horizon, and everyone is looking for a way…
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Robin Hood In Reverse: The Real Numbers Behind Income Splitting
Family Income Range # of Families with children under 18yr Yearly Average “Family Tax Cut” Savings Cost % of total Families with under 18yr children…
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Still Left Out in the Cold After EI Re-Announcement
Visiting Atlantic Canada today, the Prime Minister re-announced the modest EI measures from the Budget. By way of background, in February, there were 1,448,500 unemployed workers, up…
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Ten Years of Tax Cuts: A Household’s Perspective
I did my taxes yesterday and once again was surprised to see how low my family’s income taxes have gone. In 2010, my wife and…
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Our Schools/Our Selves: Spring 2011
Critical Mass: A primer for social change What do progressive people do when they realize that there are victories we can no longer take for…
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The Tobin Tax
The case for a tax on international monetary transactions This article is based on a speech delivered in 1995 at a CCPA conference in Ottawa…
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The Middle East Revolution (Part 1)
Uprisings a stunning blow to U.S. control of the Middle East “Fight like an Egyptian!” was the cry echoed by supporters of the Egyptian Revolution…
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From Charity to Entitlement
Look to history for best way to end persistent poverty I recently heard a caller to a radio talk-show complain about poor people turning to…
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The Charge of the Left Brigade
Changing governments can bring change only in a democracy George Bernard Shaw used to tell the story of how he encountered “the man who lost…
