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Alternative federal budget 2026: Affordable housing and homelessness
What the Canadian government should do on affordable housing and homelessness. Because true independence needs a new economic model.
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Encore budget offers pittance to tackle Nova Scotia’s real needs
The new provincial Liberal government budget is pretty lacklustre. We expected it to be much the same as the one tabled prior to the April…
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Skewed TD Bank assessment of $15 minimum wage relies on outdated analysis
Another week, another skewed economic assessment of Ontario’s move to a $15 per hour minimum wage.This time, it’s TD Bank making dire predictions about job…
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5 things to know about small business income splitting
This summer, the federal government proposed a series of reforms to the Income Tax Act designed to close certain tax loopholes and address tax avoidance.…
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They huff and they puff: More overblown claims about a $15 minimum wage
Another week, another business lobby report that exaggerates the potential negative impact of Ontario’s plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 by 2019. Actually,…
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Cost Savings Resulting from a National Pharmacare Program
Download 281.79 KB9 pages On September 28th, 2017, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) will release its estimates of the costs of “single-payer universal first-dollar prescription…
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20 years later: How corporations took over Canada’s health care system
Caring for Profit: How corporations are taking over Canada’s health care system was published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and New Star…
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At least 87 per cent of small biz families see no net benefit from income sprinkling: Report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA— The benefits of small-business income splitting, also known as income sprinkling, are concentrated amongst Canada’s richest and not used…
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Splitting the Difference
Who really benefits from small business income splitting? Download 676.22 KB 30 pages This report finds that the benefits of small business income splitting, also…
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Infographic: Splitting the Difference
Who really benefits from small business income splitting? New research finds that the benefits of small business income splitting, also known as income sprinkling, are…
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Firehose of corporate cash or financing our democracy together? A no-brainer
A long-overdue and badly-needed overhaul of BC’s election finance rules was introduced by the provincial government last week. Media headlines mostly focused on the decision…
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The BC Utilities Commission preliminary report demonstrates why independent review of mega-projects like Site C is so essential, even with the short timeframe imposed by…
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As CETA comes into force provisionally, new cautions from Europe
Earlier this year, the Liberal government passed legislation in the House of Commons that paved the way for the full ratification of the Canada–EU Comprehensive…
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