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Loop – 4 Col Blog Index w/Feature Alt

December 9, 2023

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    March 23, 2015
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    Download 985.33 KB 3 pages When the Government of Canada decided to cancel the long form census for 2011 and replace it with the voluntary…

    March 20, 2015
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    Alternative Federal Budget 2015: Delivering the Good

    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…

    March 19, 2015
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    March 19, 2015
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    Think tank projects federal deficit in 2015-16

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    March 19, 2015
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    Delivering the Good Download 2.23 MB165 pages The Alternative Federal Budget 2015: Delivering the Good demonstrates that the federal government’s continued obsession with austerity and balancing…

    March 19, 2015
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    Download 1.99 MB195 pages    RAPPORT COMPLET Cliquez ci-dessus pour télécharger l’Alternative budgétaire complète. VERSION ANGLAIS Cliquez ci-dessus pour télécharger la version anglais de l’ABGF. INFOGRAPHIES Cliquez…

    March 19, 2015
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    Infographics: Delivering the good

    Alternative Federal Budget 2015 Budgets are about choices that reflect a government’s values and priorities. The Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), now in its 20th year, demonstrates that…

    March 19, 2015
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    March 18, 2015
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    By Shannon Daub, Co-Director of the CCPA-BC’s Seniors Project, and Sandra (Sandy) James LEED AP MCIP CCPI, Director, Walk Metro Vancouver Society Between now and…

    March 17, 2015
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